3 Days In...

Wow!

The last week has been eventful to say the least. I am now in Odessa, Ukraine with Christina, Dan and John.

God is doing a lot in Peter's life at the moment and as a result he made the brave and wise decision to stay in the UK. Although I firmly believe this was the correct decision it feels like something is missing. Please pray for him back in the UK that he would encounter the fullness of what God has in store for him.

I will try and give you a few updates over the next couple of days but for starters here's a taste of our journey to Ukraine:

We set off from Birmingham at lunchtime on Thursday and arrived in Kiev - the capital city of Ukraine - after a short stopover in Amsterdam. Arriving in Kiev we endured the mildly intimidating welcome of customs and immigration. Ukranian people are wonderfully friendly...with the exception of strangers in uniform who are trained to avoid smiling at all costs! Eventually we all got through unscathed so that we could pick up our luggage. Christina thought she had seen her luggage but then it disappeared. The rest of us retrieved our bags without any problem but Christina's was nowhere to be seen. The terminal slowly emptied of bags and people and we were left with the likelihood that somebody had walked off with Christina's luggage. Great start! So we prayed. The situation was outside of our control, there was very little likelihood of the suitcase being returned without God's intervention so we needed Him to come through for us. Before you can say 'amen' a lady runs back into the terminal and exchanges Christina's bag for her own. Now that is a great start to a missions trip!

Unfortunately the internet connection I am on does not allow me to upload large files so pictures will have to wait until I return to the UK.

Please keep praying for vision, health, energy and good relationships. All of the team are picking up Russian phrases quickly and Christina's linguistic abilities are a fantastic asset.

Paka! (Bye)