Dear blog-followers,
It has been an incredible, emotion-filled 9-month journey to the Ukraine and back. I am writing this post in the Pacific Standard Time zone again. Yep, I moved back to LA. My visa in the Ukraine had run its course, and so I must stay out of the country for 3 months, or get another visa before I can return again. I want very badly to return next spring, as the trees and plants were just beginning to grow leaves again when I left. We will see.
I am so grateful to God for everything I learned and experienced on this journey. It was hard to say goodbye to my new family in Kiev. It will be a wonderful joy to return to them again someday. I pray for the opportunity to visit again soon.
In the meantime, I am happy to see my old friends again, and look forward to seeing what new adventures God is leading me to here in Los Angeles. He has provided me a wonderful home to live in, new friendships to invest in, and new hearts to win for Christ.
I feel so refreshed and grateful to be able to speak to people about God and invite them to church again...at least, in a much deeper way than I could in Kiev. I can't wait to study the Bible again with those who are seeking to know God. It's just amazing to be able to connect with so many people again in English.
So, until the Lord leads me to another city, another country, or another continent, I will continue to practice putting my trust and security in Him here in LA. And no matter where I go, I want always to remember that my true citizenship is in heaven, and wherever God is, there I am home.
Until my next blog, farewell dear readers. До Свидания. (Dasvedania.)
It has been an incredible, emotion-filled 9-month journey to the Ukraine and back. I am writing this post in the Pacific Standard Time zone again. Yep, I moved back to LA. My visa in the Ukraine had run its course, and so I must stay out of the country for 3 months, or get another visa before I can return again. I want very badly to return next spring, as the trees and plants were just beginning to grow leaves again when I left. We will see.I am so grateful to God for everything I learned and experienced on this journey. It was hard to say goodbye to my new family in Kiev. It will be a wonderful joy to return to them again someday. I pray for the opportunity to visit again soon.
In the meantime, I am happy to see my old friends again, and look forward to seeing what new adventures God is leading me to here in Los Angeles. He has provided me a wonderful home to live in, new friendships to invest in, and new hearts to win for Christ.
I feel so refreshed and grateful to be able to speak to people about God and invite them to church again...at least, in a much deeper way than I could in Kiev. I can't wait to study the Bible again with those who are seeking to know God. It's just amazing to be able to connect with so many people again in English.
So, until the Lord leads me to another city, another country, or another continent, I will continue to practice putting my trust and security in Him here in LA. And no matter where I go, I want always to remember that my true citizenship is in heaven, and wherever God is, there I am home.
Until my next blog, farewell dear readers. До Свидания. (Dasvedania.)
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