Close of Day Three

Today ends our time in Kiev, and what an awesome time it has been! Kiev is the beautiful capital of Ukraine, and we have had several adventures throughout the city, not the least of which was Zip-lining across the Dniper River! Although these past two days have been more of a time of tourism, we start off early tomorrow morning for Uzhgorod in west. We have to get up at 4:30 AM (about 4 and half hours from current local time) and take a train on an interesting little trip.

I have seen many fascinating sights, including an old crypt in a cave system underneath an Orthodox Church. My personal favorite stop today, however, was the WWII Museum (although the museum also included recent wars too.) One of the most impacting sights there was the torn clothing of a child from one of the concentration camps. Tim translated one of the signs and told me that over 2.5 million children were sent to various concentration camps in WWII. A massive photo from the time hung on the wall, with the faces of children looking through barbed wire. Once again, I was reminded of the horrors of the Holocaust, and reminded of why I am even here in the first place. I am here to be the best representative of Christ that I can, so that children, young adults, and adults don't have to enter an eternity without the hope of salvation.

I appreciate and covet all your prayers as we travel tomorrow, and as we prepare for the youth camp that starts on Monday. Pray that the Lord would help us and give us the words to speak and the translators the help to communicate it to the youth.

One of the buildings near the town center.