A banquet held for the village of Lashkarivka
This morning we visited a small Church in the village of Loshkarivka. With the team and the Church congregation it was packed (80+ people) Some of us shared testimonies and sang some songs. The service was about 2 1/2 hours long but it did not feel that way at all. We all had a wonderful lunch together with 5 translators which made it easier to communicate. Following the meal we handed out food and hygiene hampers.
The people were so grateful and repeatedly thanks us. While all of this was going on Frank noticed an elderly lady limping down
the road, she was not a
member of the Church so Frank asked if we could give her a hamper. So Frank, Les and the driver (Andrew) jumped into the van and drove towards the old lady handing her a food & hygiene hamper. She responded by saying "I know this is from God."
We are having a great time, lot's of emotions and laughter.
I asked Henry to share some thoughts of the day
"Of all the trips and holidays I have had, this one has been by far the most fun and touched me the most."
I also asked one of the translators which we have hired to comment on what her thoughts have been so far. She has been clean from drugs for over 1 month and had this as a response.
" I am overwhelmed by the way I have been treated by everyone on this trip. I have never been so loved and cared for as much as I am now in my whole entire life."
Mary Martz
HFL Team Leader
2 Comments:
We are so happy to hear from you all and to see you in action. The first two blogs were shown at church today.Phil’s sermon title today was; Ragged Edge Faith I: Temptation, Matt 4:1-11. What a good message this was for all of us.
Anne (your wife, Less) shared that she sat on the computer and followed all your instructions and found the blog.
May God continue to bless you and make you a blessing.
Lots of love from Matthias and Eva
We are so happy to hear that you are all doing well! It's so neat to see what you are doing day by day and to feel part of what you are doing! You are in our prayers every day! Just curious - what song did you sing for the banquet?
lots'a love,
Charlene and Wayne
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