Preparing to Leave
I'm going to begin Wednesday's post now because we will be very busy in the morning preparing to leave Odessa and Grace Church. It will not be easy for there have been many heart connections made this week.
As our meeting was ending today, your Joshua Team and the team from Grace began to share what the week has meant to them. The expressions were heartfelt and sincere. They thanked us for being so "open" with them in our discussions because they don't always feel that from some teams. They also thanked us for wanting to explore something new to both of us - the possibility of doing ministry work together. It is easy to make acquaintances and sometimes easy to make friendships, but relationships take work by both groups involved especially in the beginning stages. Sitting and talking over meals, over tea, at home in the evenings have helped to forge lasting bonds.
Pat and Allan Wright, Terri Bolt and Gail Jenner have been sharing this week with Ira and Vova Balaban, Grandma 1, Grandma 2 and Grandpa, as well as 8 year old Darina, Masha and her husband and baby Igor. Sounds like a crowded house; however, they will have to share with your all the laughter and love that revolves around this household. Pictures have been exchanged, email addresses swapped, but most of all is the sharing of knowledge that God's children are truly international, multi-lingual and full of faith!
Tony and Danner have fallen in love with the Bandura children: Daniel,10; Irina, 8; Emilia, 3 (going on 20), and Timothy, 16 months. The children have entertained them royally this week with games, boundless energy, drawings and hugs.
This Joshua Team has represented Walnut Hills Baptist Church very well. They have shared their faith and mission spirit and are preparing to share with you when we arrive back home. At the end of the Sunday service our Team presented, on your behalf, a gift to Grace Baptist Church of a beautiful white Communion Table Cloth. As we observe the Lord's Supper on the same Sunday of each month, it will serve as a reminder that we are one in the Spirit and one in the Lord.
Please pray for safe flights for us tomorrow from Odessa to Vienna, Austria and on Thursday from Vienna to Dulles.
KJP
As our meeting was ending today, your Joshua Team and the team from Grace began to share what the week has meant to them. The expressions were heartfelt and sincere. They thanked us for being so "open" with them in our discussions because they don't always feel that from some teams. They also thanked us for wanting to explore something new to both of us - the possibility of doing ministry work together. It is easy to make acquaintances and sometimes easy to make friendships, but relationships take work by both groups involved especially in the beginning stages. Sitting and talking over meals, over tea, at home in the evenings have helped to forge lasting bonds.
Pat and Allan Wright, Terri Bolt and Gail Jenner have been sharing this week with Ira and Vova Balaban, Grandma 1, Grandma 2 and Grandpa, as well as 8 year old Darina, Masha and her husband and baby Igor. Sounds like a crowded house; however, they will have to share with your all the laughter and love that revolves around this household. Pictures have been exchanged, email addresses swapped, but most of all is the sharing of knowledge that God's children are truly international, multi-lingual and full of faith!
Tony and Danner have fallen in love with the Bandura children: Daniel,10; Irina, 8; Emilia, 3 (going on 20), and Timothy, 16 months. The children have entertained them royally this week with games, boundless energy, drawings and hugs.
This Joshua Team has represented Walnut Hills Baptist Church very well. They have shared their faith and mission spirit and are preparing to share with you when we arrive back home. At the end of the Sunday service our Team presented, on your behalf, a gift to Grace Baptist Church of a beautiful white Communion Table Cloth. As we observe the Lord's Supper on the same Sunday of each month, it will serve as a reminder that we are one in the Spirit and one in the Lord.
Please pray for safe flights for us tomorrow from Odessa to Vienna, Austria and on Thursday from Vienna to Dulles.
KJP
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