A Certain Woman in Eastern Europe

On a number of levels, the following article and "Call" has deeply touched my heart and spirit. At the end of the article are web sites you can check out for more information. May God divinely lead us, guide us and answer us at this pivotal time. God bless you! May 25, 2007 Lou Engle: "REPOST: CALLING ALL MINISTRIES AND INDIVIDUALS--PLEASE PRAY ABOUT JOINING THIS GLOBAL 40 DAYS OF PRAYER AND FASTING" There are moments in history when a door for massive change opens , and great revolutions, for good or evil, spring up in the vacuum created by these openings. In these divine moments, key men and women and even entire generations risk everything to become the hinge of history --the pivotal point that determines which way the door will swing. The rebellious generation of the 60's seized its moment , and history crashed into the deep abyss of drug addiction, sexual immorality, hatred for authority, and a rejection of the law of God. 1967 was a culminating and defini

Marte on guitar with some of the girls Karlos and Ruslan I just returned from a trip into Ukraine with my missionary friend Arden and a mission director from a church in Atlanta, GA. It was a "vision" trip for Dan, and Arden and I were opening up some new territories for him. We first met with 2 pastors in Debrecen and discussed ways to enlarge an existing church and then drove on to the Ukraine where we stayed in the guest house of a girl's home. This is a very special ministry, " The Good Samaritan Reformed Church Home for Handicapped Girls" . Besides the house for the 70 girls, there is a guest house, a bakery and a bio-farm, a small lake, a swimming pool, horses, pigs, cows, chickens and a "guard" duck. Marte , the young, anointed "pastor" and Laci-baci the director showed us all around and told us about the wonderful cooperation between the village, the local reform church and the Dutch reform believers who envisioned this place 12

I was only in Uzhgorod for 2 days but I got invited to a traditional Easter concert held in the former synagouge now the Symphonic Hall. Imagine in that setting singing powerful songs about Jesus being Risen!! The musicians and singers and dancers were all dressed in richly embroidered, traditional Ukrainian costumes. There was beautiful music and festive dancing. Enjoy these photos taken by our dear Alla.

Right after Easter I returned to Ukraine. The assignment - relocate "Hope and Life" to our new office in town center, Uzghorod. After a quick trip by train, I was picked up in Csop by Scottish friend Fred Fox. Before we got out of the parking lot Volodya called to say meet me at the bus stop by the Orthodox Church just as you enter town, we need to get office furniture. In only two days, we located and purchased 10 chairs, 3 desks, bookcase/cabinet and telephone and moved into our new space. The above pictures are Fred and Volodya and the chairs loaded into Fred's van and Pastor Joseph and his mentorees (former street kids) moving the desks and he and the boys. Our new space is smaller but in a great location. It will be a very convenient place for friends to drop in. Within the first 3 days we had a prayer meeting of local church youth leaders, a bible class and various visitors welcoming us.

Easter - He is Risen Indeed!!! Friends, neighbors, egg hunt and fun with heartfelt, grateful worship.