All settled just in time for a ministry trip

Tomorrow I am heading out to pick up Pastor Paul Berube at the airport and then out for coffee with missionary friends and then will catch a 3 pm train to Ukraine. The journey will take 5 hours. Meeting us at the other end will be our "Hope & Life" associates Richard & Anya and Volodya & Oksana. It is the first time we have all been together in over a year. In the 4 days we will be in Ukraine we will be ministering and/or meeting people in 3 different cities Uzghorod, Mukachevo and Khust all in the Transcarpathia area of Ukraine. A leaders meeting and 3 church services are scheduled plus meetings with the heads of the Jewish ministry; Orphans; Outreach to poor; Street children and Gypsies that we currently work with.

On Monday Dec 7, we train back to Budapest and have 90 minutes to eat, change train stations and hop on an overnight train to Krakow, Poland arriving 6.30 am on Tuesday. We are meeting with at least one local Polish pastor and spending time with a ministry that teaches english, runs a cafe, holds special events and houses a church all in english. It is being considered for high school teams coming from New Hampshire. We will also spend Wednesday in Auschwitz and Birkenau. We are hoping that our Jewish ministry connection in Ukraine has connections in Krakow for us to meet. We again take the overnight train on Thursday arriving back Friday morning.

Thank you for praying for all our connections, crossings, meetings and God's will to be done especially on this first trip into Poland. Bessings.

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