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| Mornings with words like departure |
It's the morning of the 5th. It's early; to be fair that statement really depends on what part of the world that you live in. Let's say the Ukraine, being 9 hours ahead of Mountain Time in Canada, would currently put them at 1 p.m.
I'd say that this has been the craziest month of my life, but I've had a few before that would like to argue. 1 year birthdays, Homecomings, Residences, Ricies, accidents. Not to mention the final stages of fundraising. Spiritual war fare or bad luck comes in twenty-three's? I'm not going to put a finger on anything, as to use words like 'spiritual war fare', can get some funny emotions kicking.
The whole fundraising process has been a journey in itself. I remember being told, when we first started out and were planning the whole thing, to leave space in our plan for God to show up. And to most importantly pray and expect him to show up. The God stories had me skeptical at first, but now months later, ready to depart on my first mission trip I already have God stories of my own to share.
I know that God had a huge part in getting me to where I am, but I also owe thanks to everyone else that supported me through prayer and finance. Please continue with prayer for the entire team as we continue with the second part of our mission.
Quick Facts:
Full country name: Ukraine
Area: 603,700 sq km
Population: 48.05 million
Capital City: Kiev (pop 2.6 million)
People: Ukrainian 73%, Russian 22%, Jewish 1%
Language: Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian
Religion: Ukrainian Orthodox, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic, Protestant, Jewish
Government: republic
Head of State: President Viktor A. Yushchenko
Head of Government: Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko
GDP: US$218 billion
GDP per capita: US$5,400
Annual Growth: -1.7%
Inflation: 5.5%
Major Industries: Coal, electric power, ferrous and nonferrous metals, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food-processing (especially sugar), grain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, vegetables, beef, milk
Major Trading Partners: Russia, China, Turkey, Germany, Belarus, US, Poland, Italy
Member of EU: No
This Post contains a bit more of a personal look at the Ukraine.
I'll be in the Ukraine tomorrow. Thanks again, and God Bless. We'll be updating this site with journals, news, and hopefully even some media while we are away.
Ryan Fyfe |
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