Village visiting

Szia mindenki tőlünk -ban Ukrajna! (Hello everyone from us in the Ukraine!)
What a beautiful day we have had here. Now we were not told that the sun rises here at 4am...yes you read that correct 4AM!!!! My room was bright and shiny but I went right back to sleep :)

After breakfast we got to visit the Palanok Castle ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palanok_Castle) and get some great pictures over looking the city of Munkacs. We had pizza for lunch -yummy-then we went down to the center of town and walked around and had ice cream.

After dinner we traveled to a village to worship with them and bring God's message to them. What a heavenly sound to walk in and hear them singing "Blessed be the name of the Lord, blessed be the name...."[in Hungarian but God and we understood it!!) The people are amazingly beautiful (made in God's image how could they not be beautiful). Brian gave the message of how we HAVE to share the Gospel with everyone we know and met because they don't know if we don't tell them. He told them that when we die ONLY the relationship we had (or lack of a relationship) with Jesus is going to matter-we can't sit back because of fear and not tell others about Jesus and His saving grace and sacrifice for us. There are now 4 new brothers in Christ in that village-the angels are singing and we are rejoicing!!!! GOD IS GOOD!!!!

We gave out candy, hugs, kisses, and smiles. In return we got so much more-hugs and kisses and smiles and the love of Jesus on people's faces. God is so good to us to allow us to be a part of His amazing plan for those He created. Tonight was a great night.

And...today is my birthday (since this is my blog I thought I would share the info with you) so our sweet team sang "Happy Birthday" to me while we were at the castle. Brian told the church tonight it was my birthday and I came away with gifts-a basket and a necklace-what precious gifts from precious people. I told them that hearing them sing was what Heaven will be like and if I don't get to see their faces again on this earth I will in Heaven....what a glorious day that will be!

Tomorrow is GAME ON....we are expecting 200+ children here at the church to have "VBS" with -games, Bible stories, crafts, food, and lots of love.

Prayers needed:
Praise for ALL He has done so far
Praise for no one getting sick or hurt
Praise for new brothers in Christ
Praise for safe travel

Pray for good weather (it's hot here but we don't want rain!)
Pray for logistics to run smooth with all the children-flexibility is key
Pray for love to just abound

Thanks for praying for us. Thanks for taking care of whatever or whoever we have left behind. You are just as much a part of this mission as we are-we are the BODY of Christ and we need ALL the members!!!



Most Fáradt vagyok és Megőrülök -hoz ágy. Jó éjszakát -ból Ukrajna
(Now I'm tired and I'm going to bed. Good night from the Ukraine

All safe and accounted for

We have arrived at New Life Gypsy Church in Munkacs Ukraine!!

Our flights from RDU to JFK to Budapest were pleasant with no issues and all our luggage arrived -thank You Lord!

We arrived in Budapest at 10:45am (4:30am EST)-I had the times wrong on the previous blog entry-sorry. We stopped and ate at McDonald's then headed out. We arrived here at the church at 6:30pm. We passed through beautiful countryside and quaint villages. It took an hour and a half to cross the borders from Hungary to Ukraine-which we are told is good timing. As we were driving we encountered the cows which we traveling with us to....

We arrived to smiles and hugs and sweet hospitality. We unpacked and then ate dinner. Dinner was yummy-chicken, rice, vegetables and ice cream!!

We are 6 hours ahead of all of you. We are tired but happy. Tomorrow is a day of acclimating to our surroundings and gearing up for the wonderful days ahead of us.

Please keep us in prayer. He has already opened doors and made this trip as best as it can be so far. Pray that all the people we get to love on will see Jesus-He who loves them the most! Pray for continued good health and patience and for us to move out of the way and let God do His thing!!!!

Talk to you tomorrow!!!!

Ready set go....

Well we are packed and ready to leave. Our flight is scheduled to leave RDU at 1:09pm and arrive at JFK then leave at 7:40p (nice LOOOONNNNGGGG layover) for Budapest. We should arrive in Budapest at 10:50am (Hungary is 6 hours ahead of us so that's 4:50pm our time EST). After getting our luggage (which WILL arrive...speaking that now...no problems will be encountered!) we will head to the Ukraine. Our ride will be about 6 hours-has anyone been keeping up with the hours of travel yet? Hint: 2 hour flight to New York, 5 hour layover, 9 hour flight, 6 hour ride = REALLY TIRED PEOPLE!!!! [22 hours]

We will arrive in Munkacs, Ukraine very early on Wednesday June 22 (my birthday btw....what a cool way to spend my birthday huh?). Munkacs is 7 hours ahead of us. Wednesday will be a day of adjusting and getting familiar with our surroundings.

We will update you daily once we get there. Please pray for:
*safe travels
*health (no sick stomachs!)
*patience and flexibility
*luggage arriving on time
*our families back in the US
*the sweet souls we will meet
*that ALL we meet will see Jesus in us and surrender themselves to Him

Thank you for ALL your love, support, prayers, thoughts, money, and just being the Church. God is SOOOOO good and thank Him for allowing you to be a part of His master plan!

Third Day Simpsonville SC

I went to Simpsonville SC to see lots of friends and Third Day. Had a great time. Tried to post these on Facebook and got tired of trying so here ya go....

GLORY REVEALED

JARS OF CLAY

THIRD DAY

What to do....

I like to read other people's blog. I love to see their website and then I come to mine. BORING....What in the world do I have to write about that anyone would want to see? Probably nothing but I want to write so....
I'll start this thing back up and figure out how to make my own layouts and then I'll make world peace because I have the time to do all that I want to do...LOL!!!