Ukraine Missions Trip

~David, Sarah, and Rebecca had to the opportunity to visit the Ukraine this past week.  This was the third time that David has gone to Ukraine to teach in a Bible Institute run by an American missionary.  This was the second time Sarah has been there, and Rebecca's first.  They both thoroughly enjoyed it!  The girls took all the classes along with the students.  This time, David taught the book of Revelation and Dr. Carl Lenderman taught the book of Daniel.  The people there, as always, were a great blessing.  We appreciate all the people praying for us back in the States.  We had safety traveling and all stayed healthy.  We look forward to returning again Lord willing!~

-Going through Ukrainian customs-

-Mushrooms, berries, and honey collected from the forest-

-The main means of transportation in the villages-

-The second largest bazaar in Ukraine-

-Typical Ukrainian houses-

-Grace Baptist Church is kind enough to let the Institute use their facilities for school sessions-

-Some country scenes-

-Institute classes in session-

-David teaching Revelation-

-The Ukrainians love music!  There is a 10 minute break between classes and the students gather in the stairwells to sing-

-The Slavic Baptist Institute choir sang every night-they sang beautifully!-

-Dr. Caldwell held Revival every night at the church.  Many were saved and many lives were changed!-

-There was a graduation this session with four students graduating from the institute-

-Dr. Caldwell and his interpreter, Sergei-

-We had the opportunity to visit an Orthodox cathedral-

-The Orthodox church is the main religion in the Slavic regions-

-Thank God for the light of the Bible being taught to the people there!-

-Sarah and Rebecca with their friend (and twin!) Sophia-

-The dried fish market-

-Amsterdam-Schipol airport on our way home-

-Our last view of Ukraine-

Bits and Pieces

~We got 21 chicks in the mail~

~What can you do on a rainy day when you're bored? Grab a pillow, get a good running start, and slide down the hallway of course!~

~Some pictures taken up in Potter County this past weekend~

October Birthdays

~Rachel turned nine on the first of October~

~She wanted apple pie instead of traditional cake for her birthday~

~We had several people over to hit her pinata.  We quickly discovered that if you

give kids a stick and tell them to hit something, it can get dangerous!~

~Two days later, on the third, Sarah turned seventeen~

~Last, but not least, Joshua turned three on the eighth~

~The Birthday Girls~

Chincoteague Island

-Dad and Hannah-

-Becca and Abbie-

-Lydia and Abbie-

-Abbie is such a Daddy's girl!-

-Rachel holding a baby squid that washed up on the beach-

-Ben and Matt heading out to swim-

-Body-boarding is one of the best parts of the beach-

-We got to swim very close to this pod of dolphins-

Joshua liked being buried in the sand....

.......but Abbie did not!

-the best part of the beach for Abbie was eating the sand!-

-Joshy helping fold up the tent-

-Becca, Matt, and Hannah-

-the Assateague lighthouse-

-pictures at the lighthouse-

-there were lots of these tiny frogs on the path to the lighthouse-

-Abbie wearing Matt's hat-

-the famous Assateague wild ponies-

-one day we went mini-golfing at a nearby park-

-Josh had more fun putting his ball in the hole than anything-

-the park also had go-karts-

-we did the bumper boats and got soaked!-

-Becca got stuck under the fountain and got really wet!-

-we took a day cruise out to Tangier Island, VA-

-Josh-

-the boat was very windy and poor Lydia had a time trying to keep her dress down!-

the wind kept blowing it higher.....

.....and higher.....

....until she eventually gave up trying to keep it down!

-Tangier Island-

-Dad was only trying to keep the sun out of Abbie's eyes, but the only thing he

succeeded in was getting teased for "nursing" her-

-Becca wouldn't get in the water, so her loving family gave her a helping hand!-

-Family pictures on the beach-

-one of our annual beach traditions: Mr. Whippy's ice cream-

-we ended our vacation by taking a kayaking trip in the bay-

-we had a lot of fun learning to kayak-

-we kayaked right up next to a group of ponies-