September was a great month in Kiev, and October is also off
to a wonderful start. I haven’t posted in a while, so I will try to give you
the highlights of the past month…
Lora and I were granted our Temporary Resident Permits
allowing for full year residency. There
was a technical problem with Lexi’s, so please be praying that everything gets
resolved and she is granted one as well.
Our Discipleship Small Groups are meeting each week. The teens
meet on Friday night and the Young Adults meet on Sunday evening. We are
reading through the Sermon on the Mount with the teens and the Gospel of Luke
with the young adults. The discussions are engaging, and you can see growth
happening from week to week.
I am visiting English classes at Grinchenko University each
week and teaching things like “Building Strong Character,” “Relationships,” and
“What is love?” I am amazed at the language ability of the freshmen classes I
have visited, so much better than 20 years ago!
Lora has been busy creating “teaching artwork” for the
apartment. She made a chalkboard where the memory verse for the week gets
displayed, as well as other signs (see attached pictures). We also send
Facebook posts a couple of times a week to remind everyone of the story we
studied on Sunday.
We are trying to keep the word of God in front of our
student’s eyes in a variety of ways.
School started for Lexi in September and she is busy with
classes, guitar lessons, and small group activities. I am taking online classes
through Loyola University Chicago, working towards a Graduate Certificate in
Spiritual Direction.
Last week we took our young adult small group to a Bethel
Music concert with Jeremy Riddle. Yesterday I attended a lecture and a meet and
greet with Phillip Yancey. We are enjoying living in the big city!
Thanks for being such faithful ministry partners! Your gifts
are changing lives!
Blessings,
Kenny
