We’ve been busy traveling the last week or
so – by bus, train, car, metro and foot. Our team first traveled by bus from
Pecsvarad, Hungary, to Budapest. We spent a full day there
exploring the beautiful city. We also met with another team for the
International Night of Prayer. We went to a church and spent the night in
prayer for the nations.
The next morning we traveled by train from
Budapest to Odessa, Ukraine, about 28 hours with a few breaks and train changes
in between. Our first contact for Odessa fell through so we met up with another
contact who has had World Race teams before. He picked us up from the train
station, but we still didn’t have a place to stay since it was so last minute.
God provided though and we got a hostel near their missionary training center,
as well as only a 5-minute walk from the Black Sea! We didn’t have heating, but
we had beds and hot water to shower. We had the chance to do some site-seeing
around Odessa, another nice city. I was even able to go jogging a few mornings
along the Black Sea coast – so awesome!
Last Tuesday we helped teach English and Bible
at a university with our contact, Mark. That was really fun! The next day we
handed out flyers on the street for an English club they have on Saturdays. We
really enjoyed Mark and working with him, but he made plans for us to go to
another city and help some other missionaries who are working on planting a
church. So, back on the train we go. We had another overnight ride, but only 16
hours this time.
We are now in Krasnoarmisk, which means Red
Army in Russian. This city is near the larger city of Donetsk, which is close
to Russia. While here, we are working with some young missionaries (Marina and
Vika) by teaching English and leading Bible studies. We’re only here a little
over a week, then we head to Kiev Monday for our final debrief. I can’t believe
the World Race is almost over. It’s been an amazing ride! Thanks for your
continued prayers. I’ll try to get another blog up before I head back to the
States on November 20.
