Wednesday Leaving Odessa

A quick update before we head back to Kiev. We had a tea last night with about 15 ladies from the Baptist Church. We both shared our testimony's and about HH and each women went home with a copy of the bible study. The woman who organized the event was very touched & the pastor's wife was also present. So, again pray for God to raise up 2 women from that church to give leadership. We slept well last night & are getting packed today. This morning we had an amazing meeting with the regional pastor and a few other men. Pastor Bronyslav is very open to our ministry and wants to partner with us to help move this ministry forward in Ukraine. He recognizes the need and wants to help us educate pastors, print studies and work through the challenges of growing this ministry across Ukraine.....so Praise God for His favor in connecting us with people that can help us. We also discovered that Lydia, the women's ministry leader of Odessa region is in the US and we have never gotten the chance to meet her....we found out she has a house in Seattle and will be there until May!! So, Teresa is planning to contact her and meet with her. Pray for that connection. We also had another amazing contact this morning. A missionary from Lansing Michigan is ministering with the Baptist Union here in Odessa. They moved here after 5 years in Russia and his wife Rhonda has a heart for doing post-abortion ministry here in Ukraine!! We are going to their place for tea at 2:00 and then he will drive us to the train station. He was so excited to meet us and they want to find out more about HH. Pray for that meeting and connection - we know God put that together.
Teresa and I have to get this laundry finished & pack....we were laughing as we were lugging baskets of wet laundry through the seminary to find a dryer (making sure our undies weren't hanging out, smile)....but we are very thankful for a washer and dryer...it is the only ones we have ever used in Ukraine! We are happy & blessed...it is awesome how God energizes us for ministry through His Spirit. We may not have very easy access to a computer this next week, but will update when we can. Thanks for your support...we love you. Barb & Teresa