{"id":3796,"date":"2019-04-02T02:31:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T07:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/?p=3796"},"modified":"2019-04-02T02:31:13","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T07:31:13","slug":"report-4-april-1-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/2019\/04\/02\/report-4-april-1-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Report #4\u2014April 1, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Above Photo: Yuri\nIvanovich presents me with two loaves of unleavened bread and a box of potatoes\ncakes that his wife (Olga) had cooked for me. Yuri Ivanovich is the Director\nand Chief Doctor of the Proflictorium in which I was lodged on this visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We left Kherson early in the\nmorning going to the bus station to take a bus to Zaporozhye. I had asked about\nthe time the bus ride would take and was told it would be either 7 hours or 9\nhours. I was more concerned about the size of the bus as the last time I took a\nbus from Kherson to Zaporozhye it was a van and I had to hold all of my luggage.\nThankfully the bus this time was one of the large \u201ctouring\u201d busses!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon arriving in Zaporozhye we\nwere met by Alexander and Evgeniy. We enjoyed a good meal and were taken to the\nlodging. Saturday was a treat as a picnic was planned on one of the river\nislands. The temps were cold and the wind was blowing\u2014ideal picnic weather! I\nhad been told that they were making that special fish soup that I love. After\narriving by boat everyone started preparing the food. The ladies started\ncutting the salo and onions and other things. Some of the men started a fire\nand cooked the fish soup and pilaf (Anatoly had promised me they would have the\nrice pilaf and so it was a must on the menu) and others looked for the right\nspot on the river bank to fish. The day was sunny and that was good as it\nhelped add heat to the lingering winter\u2019s cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday we enjoyed worshipping\nwith the Church in Zaporozhye. The congregation is very \u201cyoung\u201d in its\nmembership and that is encouraging. There are two preachers working with this\ncongregation (Yuri & Andrew). One young man (also named Andrew) had been\nimmersed during the week and was introduced to the Church by preacher Andrew.\nIt was pointed out that the new brother in the Lord had many challenges but was\neager to accept those challenges for the Lord. Andrew pointed out that one of\nthe challenges the new brother faced was his resolve to stop smoking and Andrew\nremarked that he must be doing that as he could not smell smoke on him. Andrew\n(the new brother in the Lord) had asked if he could read a Psalm and he did so.\nThe singing, Bible study, Communion, Offering, and praying were all uplifting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of the assembly Yuri presented a end of the quarter financial report to the congregation of what the congregation had given and how it had been spent. The report was impressive as it showed the sacrifice of these brethren in their service to the Lord. The assembly was delightful and the brethren were encouraging!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the assembly, we were\ntaken to another location and another picnic. I was promised grilled shish-kabobs!\nAs things were packed, I was told that all of the salo that had not been\nconsumed yesterday had been kept in the van and was ready for today\u2019s meal.\nUpon arrival the men discovered a pond and wanted to fish. They caught 3 large\ncarp so the menu changed\u2014grilled fish, baked fish, stewed fish and fish soup!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday is a travel day from Zaporozhye\nto Ivano-Frankivsk. It will be via airplane this time. The flight is an early flight\ndeparting ZAP. There is no direct so you go to Kyiv and connect to\nIvano-Frankivsk. So\u2026getting up time is set for 3:00 a.m. then travel to Kyiv\nand wait until the connecting flight departs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pray for our on-going\nefforts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John L. Kachelman, Jr. Zaporozhye, Ukraine <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Preacher Yuri presenting sermon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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New brother in the Lord, Andrew, reading a Psalm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Svetylana saying “Salo is Ukrainian narcotic!” Salo is said to be best when eaten with a raw green onion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Larissa & Tanya stand by an Uzbekistan oven<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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My bowl of Fish soup–I cleaned it as much as possible!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The best salo is the pure white fat. I know a number reading this are longing for some good salo!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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