Saturday Service at Perechin and Wood for Student Desks

We left from Uzhgorod earlier than usual to have some time to get some wood prepared to construct some student desks/tables. We went to Stephen's at Kamyanitza and he and I took some rough boards we had gotten a couple of months ago to a man who cut them to size and milled them. So now we have most all of the materials to build several desks/tables to use in our classes which will begin Tuesday. We doubt that the desks will be built by then, since we do not have all the right tools to do an efficient job. Additionally, since the balcony affords the only place to work on projects, it makes it a bit challenging to work in freezing weather and exposed fully to the inclinations of the weather. We have plenty of room inside, but the dust from working the wood would be stifling. So, we will see what happens.
We had a brief time for lunch and then proceeded to Perechin about six miles away for the Youth and children service. There we were encouraged that four boys were already there before we arrived. Perhaps this was because today was pretty nice and dry. It was very cold, but at least there have been several days without any snow or rain. We had five children at the first service and one of them was a first-time visitor. Cheryl and I were designated to do this service by Stephen, so we offered several object lessons, a Bible story, singing, and then tea and snacks. Afterward we were happy to have five girls come for the youth service. Stephen showed them a short Christian documentary about Christian salvation and then followed up with discussion. All in all we had an encouraging day of service. Next month we will be preparing to have a special program that will be scheduled for the first Saturday in March. This program will highlight Mother's Day in Ukraine and we wish to invite mothers and children in the community.

Cheryl Speaking to the Children at Today's Service