Travel from Chernivtsi to Kharkov to Dnieper

Monday June 3rd, we were up about 4am to catch our flight from Chernivtsi to Kiev.  Once we got to Kiev we had a 5 hour wait in the train station, and then a 5 hour ride on the train from Kiev to Kharkov!  These hours were really a blessing because I had fallen pretty far behind on the updates starting with our problems with the American website refusing our access from a foreign Country.  There are too many stories to tell and as we travel we keep receiving updates from people and places we had already left behind but God's miraculous work continues!  Like the Ukrainian Prayer Breakfast that had 100 members of Parliament attend and the cooperation and legislation that has been impacted by that! Israel producing a video of the Women's Conference that Sue attended and those conferences are spreading even to the East here in Ukraine!  And how people are now grasping the idea that relationships are the foundation of any event or ministry that God can honor! It is so exciting to see this concerted movement of the Holy Spirit bearing fruit in one Country after another!

It is building great anticipating for our Lord's return and for the tremendous opportunities we have in these last daysI like getting up early but my earlys have slipped from 5-5:30 am to 6:00-6:30 since most nights we don't make it into bed until 11 or 12!  But God woke me up early our first day in Kharkov and had a beautiful surprise waiting that still fills my heart! Our hosts parents, Nicholai and Sveta, are living with them now! Sveta had a life threatening stroke in February and has basically lost the use of her right arm and leg and some memory issues.  She is a really sharp lady who was an engineer and has always been active, so this has been a very difficult transition! As I was sitting with the Holy Spirit- praying and reading the Scriptures I heard Nicholai reading the Scriptures very slowly and passionately for his sweet bride of 58 years, Scripture after Scripture- then he stopped and said a few encouraging words to her and they started singing worship songs together!  It felt like we were in the presence of angels! Later, we had a chance to workout with our dear host Gennadii, which is a story in itself and a joy after so many hours sitting the day before. The rest of the day was taking care of business as we prepare for the next week's conference with pastor's from the two largest regions in the East! 

I have continued fasting on several occasions as we have had opportunity to stand with our loved ones back home who are doing the same for this trip.  My dear brother Maxim has joined me in this everytime we are together and it has been a blessing for both of us... We decided to add another time of fasting before praying for continued recovery for Sveta.  So Wednesday morning we did so and had about an hour to read Scripture, share about the wonderful works of God and sing songs of worship before we laid hands on her and anointed her with oil.  Her whole countenance changed and there was great peace and joy following our prayers to God!  Then she got up and started walking with noticeable improvement... It was amazing what happened in our spirits during this time and the peace that came over everybody!  Now, we feel like God has challenged us to pray like the persistent widow (Luke 18:1f) until all of the blessings He desires in this really amazing event come to fruition!