Spring 2009. On May 5, 2009, John will arrive at Kyiv’s Borispol airport and begin a month long trip that will take him thousands of miles and meeting with hundreds of people in numerous cities. The trip will traverse the country of Ukraine, meeting with brethren and preaching and teaching in a number of congregations. At the end of the time in Ukraine, John will be a keynote speaker at a Department of State conference in Kyiv addressing efforts in Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus. After the Kyiv conference, John travels to Moscow and then travels to  in Dushanbe, Tajikistan where he will visit various locations where churches of Christ have shipped benevolent items and speak to various groups about our efforts. The Tajikistan visit will last for a week and conclude with John speaking at another DOS conference that addresses efforts in Kyrgyz Republic, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.

While in Ukraine John will be traveling to these places: Kyiv, Donetsk, Kramatorsk, Konstantinovka, Ivano-Frankivsk, Starry Lysec, Pereginsk, and Chernivitsy.

Email reports will be sent back as John has access to internet connections. You may have already subscribed to the email report list where these are automatically sent to you. If you have not then you can subscribe by clicking here and following the directions for receiving the reports. Or simply read the reports on this web site as they are posted.

John continues to be thankful for the support that has been given that allows this trip to be possible. Thank you also to those who support on a regular basis that allows our efforts in Ukraine and other nations to continue. The scope of our involvement in the world has become a juggernaut and as John leaves we are in involved not only in Ukraine but also in Honduras, India, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, Sudan, Somalia, Nicaragua, Iraq, Tajikistan, Romania, El Salvador and Mexico.   [Read about John's Misison Work around the world]

John will be sending back email reports as often as possible. At times he will be in locations where email is not possible. You can receive the email reports automatically by subscribing to the mailing list.

Be sure to keep John in your prayers as he travels and works in various aspects of this trip!

Click here or on the Ukrainian coat of arms to see a map of Ukraine that you can use to follow the travels and places on this trip.

Last Updated 05.18.2009