Sunday, March 13, 2011

March Second Weekend Ministry

The weather made a tremendous turn toward spring yesterday in the Zakarpatia Region of Ukraine. Temperatures reached into the fifties under a mostly sunny sky. Today (Sunday), even more sunshine helped it reach to 63 degrees!
It was a nice day for the ministry at Perechin. When Stopia, Cheryl, and I arrived, some of the youth were already there and had been organizing and cleaning. We were so happy that they are becoming self-motivated to help.
Cheryl went to work immediately involving the youth girls in another cooking instruction. They made some brownies and macaroni & cheese. They had never experienced macaroni & cheese before. They all decided that it was tasty. They were not able to get too involved with cooking because the facility available has no sink, oven, counter or anything. We had to bring utensils, bowls, mixers, and even a microwave. But all in all the youth had so much fun and they were able to cook enough to share with the younger children when Stopia finished the service with them.
Later, Stopia met with the youth and offered them a practical lesson from the Bible
Today (Sunday) we returned to Perechin, where Stopia led the service and Tim offered a sermon based on Gen. 6:5-6. We were so encouraged because after the message one lady of about sixty years of age came forth to pray for repentance. We did not understand all of her prayer but she prayed sincerely with tears. Stopia reinforced her prayer with prayer he offered also. Praise the Lord for this victory.
A makeshift kitchen
Some of the youth girls enjoying macaroni & cheese and a brownie

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