Here is a link to a village’s newspaper. I visited this village on Tuesday. The village name is “Pologye.” If you click the link and […]
Category: Trip Reports
Report #10—May 16, 2017
Slavyansk, Eastern Ukraine 4 June 2014 It was on June 4 2014 that Russian military forces invaded and began aggressive battles to take Ukraine. Bridges […]
Report #9—May 14, 2017
Today I worshiped with the Kramatorsk church of Christ. There were 50 present and as usual worshiping with this congregation is very encouraging. As you […]
Report #8—May 12, 2017
In the above photo Vlad Paizy and I meet in Kramatorsk, Ukraine (Vlad had faithfully stood in the rain waiting for the train to arrive […]
Report #7—May 10, 2017
The photo above shows Mayor Lubov of Gorniky Village, John and Andrew Today started early and has ended later than I expected. I had a […]
Report #6—May 9, 2017
Monday was a day that was miserable weather wise. It was drizzling rain, a cold north wind was blowing and the clouds were so thick […]
Report #5—May 6, 2017
(The above photo shows the congregation outside of our rented facility.) The Lord’s Day on 06 May 2017 in Ivano-Frankivsk started as a sunny day […]
Report #4–May 6, 2017
Report #4—May 6, 2017 When Russia invaded and occupied portions of eastern Ukraine a number of services and institutions had to be removed and set […]
Report #3–May 5, 2017
Still crawling and clawing my way though jet lag…I have arrived in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine! Greeting me late in the night were Ivan, Sveta and Ruslan. […]
Report #2–May 3, 2017
I have arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine! All flights were on time (or early) and all bags arrived with me! And now I’m working to reconnect […]
Report #1 – May 1, 2017
This year’s spring mission trip has begun! I am writing from Detroit’s International airport where I will board the plane in a few minutes. This […]
Fall 2016 Dalraida Mission Trip Report
The mission team from Dalraida church of Christ (led by John Kachelman III) compiled a final report for their congregation and those that helped support […]
October 2016 Newsletter
Above photo: Yaroslav and Luba as the Lord’s Church in Ivano-Frankivsk prepares for the worship assembly. This newsletter covers the autumn 2016 mission trip to […]
Report #20—October 18, 2016
(Above photo: Baby boy Zakhar & Dasha in Fastiv, UA) I arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine with air temps MINUS 4C and a blustery wind was […]
Report #19—October 17, 2016
(Above photo: Members of the Ivano-Frankivsk church of Christ wake up very early and brave the very cold to see me at the Ivano-Frankivsk airport […]
Report #18—October 16, 2016
(Above photo: The Ivano-Frankivsk church of Christ assembly on 16 October 2016. We had a wonderful period of worship and 38 were present in spite […]
Report #17—October 15, 2016
(Above photo: The Dalraida mission team is given a send-off at the Ivano-Frankivsk airport at a very EARLY time in Ukraine (6:00 a.m. Saturday which […]
Report #16 – October 14, 2016 (Dalraida Team)
The past two days have been full of activities and events here. We have been so busy that we were not able to get out […]
Report #15 – October 13, 2016
(Above photo: A row of students in the teen class Thursday night. We had a record breaking attendance for this class—58!) Our last full day […]
Report #15—October 12, 2016
(Above photo: John opens the Wednesday evening lectures and Oksana translates for him. Scott Lockwood presented the lesson on the fruit of the spirit “Self […]