Group
from John Day, Oregon departing from John Day
Church of the Nazarene
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Entire
group from John Day and Burns, Oregon at the airport
in Seattle |
Typical
tourists waiting to attend church at Kyiv First
Church of the Nazarene |
Boarding
train for 18 hour overnight ride south from
Kyiv to Mariupol
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Destination Russia Coordinators Bob and Greg
Armstrong shoulder to shoulder on the train to
Mariupol |
Arriving in Mariupol and loading luggage in Clarence's
truck for trip to Obnovlenia Children's Home |
Touring
the work site upon arriving in Mariupol. Site
Coordinator, Clarence Rose, gives the team an
overview of the project
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Ken
Phillips standing on the sanctuary balcony prior
to any working being performed
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First breakfast at Obnovlenia. Our team was served
both breakfast and dinner at the orphanage. |
Trip
to the hospital to visit Tanya, the pastor's
wife in Mariupol, who had just had a baby boy,
Alexander
|
Orthodox
church located on bluff over looking the Sea of
Azov in eastern Mariupol
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Pastor
Lee Tiller and Interpreter Dima bringing the message
during the Wednesday night service
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Some
of the residents at Obnovlenia entertaining
the team with singing
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Metal
studs and sheetrock going up on sanctuary ceiling
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Evening
outing to the Sea of Azov . Hey who takes pictures
of the picture taker?
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Missionary
Bob Skinner enjoying himself at the Shashleek
(traditional barbeque picnic)
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Some
of the team members taking a side excursion to
home of sisters, Dasha and Nastya
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Evening
excursion to the “ Extreme Park ”. This was a
recently opened amusement park in Mariupol.
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Sunday
monring worship service with Pastor Sergei and
Dima
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Team
member Rich sharing photos from home during visit
to Yulya's apartment
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Dima, Marla, Larry, Yulya, Slavik, Rich, and Bob
at Yulya'a apartment |
Mariupol
market (pork meat market)
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Siblings
Bob and Pat at a Mariupol fish market
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Work
on sanctuary upper walls and ceiling is progressing
well
|
Good
picture of ceiling insulation and sheetrock
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Out
of time…sanctuary as it was when team left Mariupol
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Prior
to leaving Obnovlenia we gathered with our new
friends for a group photo |
Sightseeing
excursion to Lavra Monastery in Kyiv
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Sightseeing
excursion to Lavra Monastery in Kyiv
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Bob Skinner providing the team with an outstanding
historical lesson prior to touring the war museum
|
Group
picture with freedom tanks outside of war museum
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Final remarks from Bob Skinner before departing
Kyiv for London |
Group
picture while riding largest Ferris wheel in the
world, The London Eye
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Parliament
Building and Big Ben from high above on The London
Eye
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Preparing
to leave London airport for Seattle
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Enough is enough…in Seattle waiting for flight
to Boise |
After
the last team in Mariupol the local church continued
to work on completing the sanctuary
|
They
also continued to work on the rest of the building,
such as the kitchen pictured here
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Pictured
here is the nearly compete dining room with pass-through
to kitchen
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