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  • At first thought, Ukraine conjures up vague bits of info from Social Studies classes in Gr.8 like: - Bread basket of Europe - USSR - National Flag is blue and yellow - Perogies and cabbage rolls - wooden shoes....oh wait…

  • When I was a missions deacon, I was asked why we do short term missions at all. What's the purpose? Why spend so much money sending people overseas to run a VBS? Aren't there locals there who can do that? Do the people e…

  • I've been thinking about the children....how of all places, they were born where they were (poor SW province of Ukraine), to parents who are what they are (drunk, abusive, disabled, absent, dead), to circumstances that a…

  • Been back from Ukraine for a month now....it's been a blur! And already the thoughts/experiences I had and wanted to share are fading from memory.... I've worshipped with my SCCEFC and F3C families and it felt great t…

  • Ukraine

    I'm in Uzhgorod, Ukraine on a short term missions trip to the children and staff at the House of Mercy. Check the following for updates/pictures: www.twitter.com/calvin_sun www.gomercy.org

  • Go.Mercy.2009

    This summer (July 21 - Aug 11) I'll have the opportunity to return to Uzghorod, Ukraine to serve the staff and children at the House of Mercy again! We'll be conducting a five day VBS for the House of Mercy children as w…

  • Ukraine Update #10

    The music program has officially closed May 11th 5:30pm. Two weeks has passed. We cannot believe it. On one hand we're the ones singing "Hallelu Hallelu Hallelujah Praise Ye the Lord" for never having to hear the three n…

  • Ukraine Update #9

    Dobry Den.... There's feeling helpless and there's feeling helpless. Yesterday we went to the oblast hospital in Mukachevo (an oblast is like a province). Vasya knows one of the doctors there who is a specialist in pul…

  • More pictures for you!

    This is Tanja and Oxanna...they are painting the mini flower pots to make bells from them. (FYI - the "j's" are pronounced as "ya" sounds....so Tanja is "Tanya". I'll probably end up using both the "j" and "y"s.) T…

  • Ukraine Update #7

    (I'm not posting all my email updates up....ask me if you want to receive them!)Previtt! It's almost bed time for us....and it's been a packed couple days. We bought food supplies for 5 boxes of humanitarian aid for …

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