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John is
currently in Eastern Europe in
Ukraine. The focus of this trip will
be teaching and preaching and following up on the distribution of
our benevolent shipments. John will be traveling to these places:
Kyiv, Donetsk, Kramatorsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Stary Lysec,
Pereginsk, and Chernivitsy. The trip to Chernivitsy is exciting as
there appears to be no congregation of the Lord’s Church in that
Oblast and the Lord’s Church is completely unknown. John will be
visiting with officials that will receive two flood relief
containers.
Once again this trip will have an eye surgical
team (Dr. Gary Jerkins and his nurses) and Dr. Ron Swang a dentist.
The eye surgeon team will perform operations and work with the eye
hospitals in Kyiv and Ivano-Frankivsk. Dr. Swang will continue to
set up a clinic in one of the villages where the Lord’s Church was
established recently and will explore possibilities for working with
some of the orphanages in the region.
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. On this trip
John will be going alone because those that normally travel with him
have spread out their trips to have a more constant presence in the
areas where they are working. This means that I will miss being with
those companions and will especially miss opportunities to torment
my dearest “Emma.”
I continue to be thankful for the support that has been given
that allows this trip to be possible. Thank you also for the
continuing support that allows our efforts in Ukraine to continue.
The scope of our involvement in the world has become a juggernaut
and as I write we are in involved not only in Ukraine but also in
Honduras, India, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, Sudan, Somalia, Nicaragua,
Iraq, Tajikistan, and Mexico. There are discussions as to immediate
involvement in Costa Rica, The Dominican Republic, El Salvador,
Haiti, Laos, Thailand, and Zimbabwe. Just this week we have been
presented with an opportunity to be involved in Dilijan, Armenia!
[Read
about John's Misison Work around the world]
Here is Tanya’s email:
“Hi John,
I'm back home. The trip back went well and the
bus did stop so I didn't have to spend nine hours in an open train
(sometimes bus driver does not want to stop so I prayed he would
stop and God heard my prayers). Also another prayer was answered as
Victor and Andrew met me and helped with heavy bags (Mom sent them
some canned veggies). I had a lot of time to think over the schedule
and I realized that the next week after we get to
Donetsk
will be a holiday week from Mon through Sun. We need to move trip to
Kramatorsk
to May 3-5 and then we could fly to Ivano-Frankivsk the next day and
stay there through May 14 - 8
days and then you have to go to Kyiv for final meetings and
Department of State conference where you are to address the
assembly. You are scheduled to meet with several chiefs in
Ivano-Frankivsk as Ivan is taking care of that situation. Of course
in Ivano-Frankivsk you will be going to several villages and
certainly with Mayor Anatoly in Staryy Lisets. The trip to Krivoy
Rog could occur on the holiday week since most will not be attending
classes because of holiday giving opportunity to work in dachas.
I'll call Volodya and tell him to get in touch with those places
that wanted to meet with you and talk about humanitarian aid and
tell them that if they were still interested in it we could meet
with them April 28, 29 or 30. Also the Sunday upon your arrival
(April 27) is Orthodox
Easter
and Victor and Victoria have invited us. It would be good to visit
with them. Meeting with Our Home will be Thursday April 25. It looks
like we will be traveling a lot. We need to think about best time
for going to Konstantinovka as well and perhaps checking on Rovno.
As for teaching it looks like you are scheduled to teach in
Kramatorsk
(which will include Konstantinovka), Krivoy Rog, and I-F. I received
your note to Ivan about class topics in
Matthew 5-7
so it looks like we are set. Time in Kyiv upon arrival will be full
schedule as you are to meet with Cabinet of Ministers and then with
Sergiy that Ed S asked. I think Sergiy will want you to teach at the
congregation there as well. This is what we have definite. But you
know how appointments become added almost instantly once you set a
foot into
Ukraine
and people hear you are back.”
John will be sending back daily email
reports as often as possible. At
times they will be in locations where email is not possible. You can
receive the automatic updates by
subscribing to them.
Be sure to keep John and the others in your prayers as they travel and
work in various aspects of this trip!
If you would like to help support
him in this trip or any future trips, please
contact us.
 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.
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Those Traveling to Ukraine:
John Kachelman Jr.
(Judsonia, AR)
Thanks to
Spring 2008 Trip
Supporters:
Harold & Jean Bridges
Mel &
Carolyn Brown
Steve & Gayle DeWeese
Jerry
& Marilyn Jones
Tim &
Debbie Meek
James Rickard
Clara Vogt
David & Cindy Walden
Dalraida
church of
Christ
(Montgomery, AL)
East Brainerd
church
of Christ (Chattanooga,
TN)
Friendship church of Christ
(Toney, AL)
Judsonia church of Christ (Judsonia,
AR)
Knob Creek
church of Christ
(Fulton, KY)
North Lexington
church
of Christ
(Lexington, KY)
Pleasant View
church of
Christ
(Pleasant View, TN)
Rivergate church of Christ
(Nashville, TN)
West Huntsville
church
of Christ
(Huntsville, AL)
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