Featured Photo: Pasha standing among the pieces of scaffolding he made.
There are a number of snippets from our trip that I want to share with the readers.
The construction on the Church building is progressing and a BIG part of that is because of Pasha Tuznichenko! Pasha is involved in a number of critical aspects of the Lord’s Church’s operations in Ivano-Frankivsk. He is seen as one of the irreplaceable cogs in the operations. He is really capable of doing almost anything. He graduated from preaching training school in Gorlovka and can present a good lesson or address the church publicly very well. He has developed as one of Gif’s “go-to” guys in the Ivano-Frankivsk congregation (he is not the only male member that assists Gif, but he is a steady help especially in the building and materials operations!).
In a few weeks Gif will host Avery & Spencer in Ivano-Frankivsk to discuss reviving the World Bible Institute (WBI) curriculum that was terminated because of difficult attitudes in Ivano-Frankivsk that once existed by has now left. Gif’s presence and the Church building’s accommodations have revived the interest. The presence and work of WBI in Ivano-Frankivsk will be a springboard for marvelous achievements throughout western Ukraine and in the neighboring nations. WBI is able to offer a fully accredited diploma and not just a “certificate.”
I believe that Pasha is able to fabricate almost anything. He took scraps from the construction and made the grill that the Church used and that you saw in an earlier report. Pasha has cut and wielded shelfing for the storage building so shipments can be stored and accessed. He is constantly working on finishing various parts of the Church building (laying tile, fabricating decorative railing on the stairs, etc.).
The most recent work of Pasha is focused on finishing the Church auditorium. He wants to cover the ceiling that now only has the orangish insultation showing. The problem is that the ceiling is probably 50+ feet high and the work cannot be done by ladders. The scaffolding that had previously been used is woefully inadequate. Here is a photo of what was being used.
Pasha took it upon himself to address this problem. He had no pattern or print. He said it was only in his head. He took steel pieces, cut and wielded sections that could be added or removed depending on the working height needed. He said he wanted to make it where it could also be used outside for the exterior work remaining.
I saw the various pieces as he fabricated them. He hand painted the entire assembly. He then moved it to the auditorium and put it together. Here are the photos of the finished project and the photos do not do justice to the expertise that conceived, designed, fabricated, painted, and pieced together!
THANK YOU PASHA!
An interesting note to take to heart and apply to daily living…Perry gave Pasha sincere compliments for this amazing work. Pasha replied that it was good to hear someone tell him how good his work was instead of always finding fault! All reading this report should let that comment sink deep into their hearts and modify their language in everyday life!
And…this is made possible by your generosity in supporting our efforts in collecting, shipping and funding various actions that are often unseen! THANK YOU!
Pray for our success in seeing and taking advantage of the “open doors” that are before us!
John L. Kachelman, Jr, Ukraine Missions, Dalraida Church of Christ, Montgomery, AL 36109
