News from Odessa

Greetings from Grace Baptist Church in Odessa, Ukriane. John and I arrived safely on May 1 and have been on the run ever since. We had a bit of a shock on the stop coming over when we received an email stating that Austrian Air had cancelled one of our (many) flights. As it turned out it was for the latter part of May and they rebooked us immediately. Nothing like being in the middle of an international flight and not knowing which leg of the journey just dropped from the itinerary. God is good. We did have one bag inspected at Customs this year in Odessa. It seems they are now questioning each passenger and looking in at least one bag. This is a change from years past. They did look in the bag containing the gifts for the Children's Shelter, but apparently deemed it now worth asking for any "donations" to get it through. Again...God is good