We have home is the states for the last two weeks and we have had a wonderful time with friends and family. We have been able to worship with Cornerstone Bible Fellowship and the Bible Church of Cabot as well as getting together with some Home Groups. What a joy it is to be with believing friends! We’ve also had a great time with family … we’ve been camping and swimming and just enjoying being together. Katya and I have also enjoyed some Arkansas treats including going to an Arkansas Traveler’s baseball game, visiting the Ozark Folk Center and Blanchard Springs Caverns. We had shaved ice and ice cream and watermelon too not to mention Mexican food (not much in Kiev!). Tomorrow (July 1st) we head out on a great adventure –three straight weeks of camping. We will head first to the Palo Duro Canyon in Texas and then will stop near Santa Fe and visit a friend in Albuquerque on our way through. Then it will be on to the Grand Canyon for a few days followed by Mesa Verde and then about a week in Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado). I have never had a vacation this long and I have never camped more than 3 days in a row (last year) so this will be a totally new experience for me. And Katya has never seen these beautiful places in our country. We are both excited even though we will be “roughing it” at National Park campground the whole time. We return the end of July to Arkansas for a week with family and friends and then on to Florida with my children and their spouses and grandkids. From there (Sarasota), we will fly back to Ukraine ready to start the next semester in August. We’ll post a few pictures on Facebook just so you can rejoice with us at the grandeur of God’s wonderful creation! Continue to pray for us and our support levels. We still need some additional people to help with supporting our ministries in Kiev this fall. Also, the General Fund for Teaching Resources has gotten very low this year. Thanks for keeping us in your prayers!!!
