Today we had the opportunity to help serve food to the homeless at a soup kitchen. The people came to the church for some soup, a piece of bread and hot tea. The language barrier was not a problem with the spirit flowing thru all of them and all of us. We were humbled to realize how fortunate we are in America but also the realization of how free the people of the Ukraine are. We prayed for everyone corporately and individually. The prayers there were not elaborate; some just need a job and one asked for healing of a sister relationship. There were many who already knew Jesus and there were some that asked him into their hearts. Two men and a young girl came to the church just to receive prayer. How Wonderful is that!!!
Tonight we visited Pastor Sasha's church for a prayer service. How inspiring we all were from the love that was showered upon all of this team. We went to pray for the churches here and be encouraging but they encouraged and blessed us. This is how every person that we have met has treated us. People on the street are just as kind.
We had a great lunch together again today and that has been great time for the team to relax, fellowship and encourage one another. God is creating such a bond between the 10 of us that it seems like we have been old friends for years.
After lunch, the team gathered to bring up food staples to make up 100 bags of non-perishables to give out to the widows and single mothers that the church ministers too. We are going to hand them out on Saturday. We had an assembly line going to fill these bags and I must say that between the team and the help of a few ladies from the church we had them all done in no time. Laughter rang thru to make the work seem like nothing.
Tonight we visited Pastor Sasha's church for a prayer service. How inspiring we all were from the love that was showered upon all of this team. We went to pray for the churches here and be encouraging but they encouraged and blessed us. This is how every person that we have met has treated us. People on the street are just as kind.
We went to dinner with Nadia, Lena, Dema and Lilia tonight to a traditional Ukrainian restaurant. Some of us started out with a Cesear Salad. Boy were we surprised when the salads came and there wasn't a stitch of romaine lettuce on the plate. It was full of Chicken, Ham, Tomatoe and Parsley. We suggested they make a menu with pictures, lol. We had several different kinds of vareniki. They were filled with many different things like liver, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage and some even had cherries. They were delicious!
Please continue to pray for the people here and for the team. We came to be a blessing but are getting so much more in return than we could have ever imagined.
Blessings,
Katie
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