Trip to Ukraine

Paul and I recently spent 10 days in Ukraine. It was our first time there and we certainly hope not our last. We arrived in Odessa on a Thursday afternoon, went to Don and Nancy Underwood's apartment to reorganize a bit and prepare for an overnight train into the Carpathian Mountains to attend MTW's country retreat. Paul had fun singing "Senior Don Gato" to the kids during the talent show one evening. We had a great time getting to know different team members and enjoying the beauty of that part of the country.

After the weekend was over we got back on the overnight train back to Odessa. The next day we got on a bus and rode about four hours to Kherson to visit with the team there. We stayed with Jamie and Julia Thorton and had a good time getting to know them as well as the team there. It was fun renewing an old friendship with Mel and Cindie Pike and getting to know Melinda Wallace.

After our time in Kherson we rode the bus back to Odessa and enjoyed spending time with each of the team members there. it was great to visit the MK school run by David and Jill Martin. Don and Nancy Underwood were wonderful to stay with and Don gave us a great tour of the city. It was neat to see the Reformed church we'd heard a lot about through the years.

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