Global Youth Initiative
Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »Their vision: a movement of God among the youth of the globe, displaying the wonders of God to the next generation. This organization is a network of ministry partners & youth workers committed to sharing Jesus Christ with the youth of the ...
As Usual
Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »We had some "as usual" moments as we did a camp planning to Zdolbuniv all day Sunday. It is a 3+ hr. drive; we left before 7am. As usual...it is not fun to be away from your own church on a ...
Mike’s Extended Stay
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »For all of you who read earlier and are wondering what Mike, our visiting JV missionary from Latvia since 1/13 looks like...here he is w/ Ben at the Market Square giant nativity. (Supposedly Christmas in Ukraine officially ended on 1/21 ...
Valentine’s Day Mushrooms
Sunday, February 17th, 2008 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »Happy Valentine's Day. Ben, thanks for opting not to give me a plush mushroom as a gift. How is it that Toad can have his place in Super Mario Brothers, and I am fine with that, yet I find it so bizarre ...
Prayers for Our Huskies at NIU
Friday, February 15th, 2008 Posted in General Updates | 1 Comment »We called Ben's mom to thank her for a package that arrived yesterday - she warned us that there was a shooting at Northern Illinois University, where my brother (sr.) & cousin (soph.) attend. Dekalb isn't the safest area, and we didn't realize ...
Humorous Parts About Being an English Teacher
Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »I am so blessed to be teaching 2 great English classes at the moment. I teach both on Wednesdays, loading my schedule so that all the stress of preparing class lesson plans can fall on the same night & morning. (For ...
Carpathians & Cherkasy
Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »The Carpathians are the mountains in the southwestern part of Ukraine. Although little snow and lots of mud, Ben had a great time on the retreat. He connected with students and was able to really share over 4 different sessions ...
Mid-Week Ski Retreat
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »Ben was invited by a university youth group to be the guest speaker at their ski retreat this Tues.-Thurs. in the Carpathians. Ben was bummed when the JV Men's ski retreat was cancelled, but God provided this chance to ski, meet ...
Sauna or Super Bowl?
Monday, February 4th, 2008 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »While our American friends were gearing up for Super Bowl parties, we were invited to a party of a different kind...words cannot describe, and pictures cannot be shown of our Sunday night at Pastor Misha's house. He's invited us over a ...
It’s the End of the World as We Know It
Friday, February 1st, 2008 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »My good friend is always talking about the possibility of Jesus' return & the end of the world in our lifetime! What a great reminder that, if this is going to happen, we need to be boldly telling about the ...