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The story so far:...
As a kid I always wanted to go to CCCP (USSR) and smuggle Bibles and other exciting
stuff. So when I was about 15 and the Union collapsed, I was quite disappointed, and
forgot about wanting to go there. Then when I was 21, a guy I didn't know and who
didn't know a thing about me said that God was about to bring my dream to pass. I was
just gonna say to him that I didn't have any dream, and he said, "You've probably forgotten the
dream, but God will remind you." A few days later I was praying and suddenly I
remembered I'd always wanted to go to the CIS. Then a month or so later, Daniel emailed
me and asked if I'd like to join his team, so in 98 I left NZ, returning
in 2001. Now back in Ukraine since May 2002 for another 2 years.
I arrived in Kyiv in July 98, then moved to Kaharlyk in August. I flatted with
Sam for two years, then with Sergei and Barry for the
third year.
For most of the first year I
lived in a house which had no running water, and consequently no toilet or bathroom
facilities. We got our water from a well, and there was an outhouse out the
back. Houses are heated by a gas stove which is lit in early November and usually burns
non-stop till early April. The second year we house-sat for friends - it was simply wonderful to have running AND hot
water! Sam left mid-2000 to take up a new position in Rovno (Western Ukraine), so Sergei, who had just completed Bible
College, and I moved into an apartment in the centre of Kaharlyk, joined a month later by Barry. There was no hot water
there either until we installed it.
I went through a period where I had a whole pile of stuff stolen from me on three different occasions, which is a
tad disconcerting, but that's life, and God's always in control! Among other things, I've spent a long night out in the snow,
been swimming in a hole cut in the ice, sledded for the first time in my life, been in a rolling van after sliding on ice
(van totalled, no one seriously injured), and been jailed for an hour for not carrying my passport on my person. I've
experienced temperatures ranging from -25° to +40°. To top it all off, I got married in August 2002 right here in Kaharlyk. It's a great life and I'm loving it! Check out the photos.
Our group of approximately 50 believers was recently registered as Calvary Chapel Kagarlyk - you
can follow that in more detail at the church website -
CCK - ÖÃÊ.
If you want an in-depth look at life in Ukraine, email me and I'll send you my bi-monthly
write-up. You can also visit these sites about other people similarly involved in
Ukraine:
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Check out the Christian Ukrainian Top 10 including lyrics & mp3 files |
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The following links are excellent! Check them out if you want a little info about my current home. And yep, that's the Ukrainian National Anthem playing. |
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 Kiev Post |
 Ukrainian Info Resource |
 Kiev Business Directory |
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