First Week

 Well, it's been a crazy 9 days. I'm honestly shocked it's already been that long. God has already done so much and we're just getting started.

After 30 hours of traveling, I arrived in Kyiv at 1 in the morning. Though I was exhausted at the time, I was super excited to find out that we would be staying in the boathouse on the property. It's not on land, but I'm living on a boat for 3 months. C'mon. That's pretty cool.

We had orientation and getting to know each other for the first couple days. Our team is made up of 11 students. Even with a few language barriers, we still are growing close as a team. Everyone on this team is really great, and I'm so blessed to have this opportunity to form these relationships.

We did have a bad sickness go around our team. It was a 24 hour stomach flu that caused a lot of discomfort. Every single American got it. We now are dealing with colds as well. We need prayer for this. Please stand with us here. This is probably not an accident that God is starting to do things and we're ready to change the world and all of the sudden we get hit with sickness. Please come against this with us!

This week we had a full week of teaching on the "Character and Nature of God." It was incredible. We had a local pastor come in and he really pushed us out of our comfort zone. Which for a group of people just getting to know each other was a stretch, but it's YWAM-they do that. It got emotional at times, but God no doubt moved this past week. There was a specific time when a simple exercise that is supposed to take 10 minutes and break the ice turned into an hour of God just absolutely moving and bringing healing and encouragement. The next day we had a group presentation that was supposed to take 10 minutes. Three hours later, God had flipped the plans. Unfortunately, I missed that one because I was in bed with the stomach flu, but it was a great week.

At night, we entertain ourselves with a favorite movie, a good TV show, or a card game. It can get intense at times, but we have a lot of fun and it creates a lot of stories.

On Saturday we went to downtown Kyiv. I love that city so much. Every time I go there, I just love it more. It is so incredible, and there's just something about it that really draws me.

This week we will be having a full week of teaching on "The Father Heart Of God." God will move. He already is. We are going to change the world through this school, our outreach, and our impact beyond this school. Please continue to pray for us guys. It really means a lot.

Thanks!:)