Churchian Adventure

do-bry den' and do-bry ve-chir(good morning and good evening)
Hello. :)
We are on day two in the wonderful city of Kiev. Today we actually wondered outside of our comfort zone. Our comfort zone being the one and a half radius of which we can walk. We managed to actually get a taxi. Now with being such a large group, especially with Lynn and Duke, we had to take two trips. it was very interesting to see all these Christians pulling in the parking lot. We probably prayed more driving to church then everyone inside the Church.The man was very kind. We went to a church that promoted a English service. It was nice we sat with everyone in there meeting room, all 5000 of us, with head phones on, listening to translators. when we got there all of us felt refreshed to be there. They were so energetic and full of life! They were dancing and running with flags and singing with everything the had. not just the pastors and there wives, but the whole congregation. it was so refreshing to see God's love in so many people so far from home. God really is good! now when we got there we didn't know what to expect. of course it started out with worship. Followed then by missionaries talking about the need for missions in the villages. The need for prayer out here is evident. six year olds stuck in drugs and alcohol. It really does tug on our hearts. The service though was probably about 4 1/2 hours at 3 1/2 we snuck out. And by then they hadn't even started the sermon. We were very relieved to see our taxi driver waiting for us. as soon as we walked through the doors he ran and greeted us. Hopefully he got something out of the message! This has definitely been a interesting start to our adventure. Not just our church service but our whole experience. It is amazing to see all of the woman out here in stiletto heals walking around with no problem and then us walking around in flat shoes with grip and what-not slipping and sliding all over the place. Today was the first day of spring, its still very cold. My dad is actually wearing pants. First time since last Easter. If you fail to keep moving for more than thirty seconds your toes fall numb. Now Alex has not stopped calling. he calls between every class...to every single one of us. It is nice to actually be able to hold a conversation with him.the Kevin has also been calling not as much as Alex though. Its nice though to be able to talk to them. There is an underground mall here its nice. We had lunch there yesterday. We had some pizza, all of which was good... until we realized the sauce was mayonnaise. Well it was still good we just lost appreciates.


We've had a few questions about plane ride. Now going to New York the ride was fine. But as soon as we were going to the Ukraine the ride was .... intriguing. Randi got slapped on the plane. She had dropped her glasses and leaned down to get them her blanket brushed the older (irritable) lady who proceeded to turn around and show Randi her mistake. And then she continued to tell my dad (yes Richard) what she felt of his rude children, we've decided that it would probably be very bad to repeat anything she said.

This will defiantly be a adventure all of us will remember. It will be interesting to see were God takes us next and the new experiences we have yet to encounter.

Love the Barkers!