{"id":4324,"date":"2019-10-24T01:52:55","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T06:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/?p=4324"},"modified":"2019-10-24T01:53:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T06:53:02","slug":"report-21-october-23-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/2019\/10\/24\/report-21-october-23-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Report #21\u2014October 23, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Photo above: John and Victor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will be the last regular report\nfiled on this trip. There yet remains a number of actions and meetings but I\nwill report on these later instead of posting on this public avenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My last week has been filled with\nmeetings and discussions about the conditions for and extent of future operations\nin Ukraine. These have been very encouraging and communication with Zelensky\u2019s\nadministration is doing a heroic feat in addressing the corruption that has\ncharacterized Ukraine\u2019s previous administrations. Please pray that the legal\nactions being pursued will continue to expose and then punish those who have\nacted with evil intentions. These have caused tens of thousands of deaths,\nstarved the vulnerable, refused to offer clothing and shoes to the naked. These\nhave pursued bribes and punished integrity. Such behaviors will not escape the\nwrath of the Almighty God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such evil arrogance is not\nisolated to this Eastern European nation. This evil is sadly observed in every\nnation and every governing system! Such evil cannot be ignored!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have described the organization in Vinnytsia in a number of previous trip reports and monthly newsletters. Victor is associated with the Paratroopers Union and holds a position with them. This is an organization that facilitates connections all over the nation. This organization has enlisted the military to offer our distributions security in the war zones in the east. They have offered assistance in some phenomenal ways that have gone unrecorded. It is always a pleasure to join with the military because we will achieve the mission regardless of the issues confronting us and trying to stop us. For the new readers of these posts you can go back to newsletters and read reports that describe our efforts. Two of these will be July 2018 and August 2018 but there are a number of other references.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I have been smothered in meetings\nin Kyiv, Gif and Simba have been steady in their tasks in Ivano-Frankivsk. They\nconcluded their efforts there and are on the train to meet me and be a part of\nsome more meetings. I received these notes from Gif & Simba\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur day Tuesday was another busy one. Andrew and Ivan had\nto travel to Kyiv to meet with John and some government officials so we were\nleft with Ruslan and Pasha to discuss the budgeting for several hours.\nUltimately, the goal is for the Church here to decide how every dollar is spent\nonce they receive it. They want to be wise and use it effectively, but there\nalso is a great desire to help every person that asks. We told them that it\nwould be great to have unlimited funds but sadly that\u2019s impossible which\ncreates the need for this budgeting process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven without the whole group, we were able to make some\nprogress and continue to lay the foundation on which the men will build once we\nleave. In the late afternoon, we visited the school where Anya teaches English.\nWe had hoped to go last week with our group but unfortunately the dates and\ntimes did not coincide well (her class only meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays\nfrom 4-6). We promised her that we would come since the group had not been able\nand we were very impressed! The students love her and we were able to teach\nthem a little as well. While we were there, we also met a familiar face: Sasha,\nSimba\u2019s translator from last year, also teaches a class there! We were able to\nspend a few moments with his students as well and enjoyed getting to catch up a\nlittle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWednesday was spent in the early\npart of the day visiting with the girls who translated for us last year and\nenjoying each other\u2019s company for a short time. We met in the afternoon with\nRuslan and Pasha again (Andrew and Ivan are still on their way back from Kyiv)\nto discuss the letter that has been sent from the elders at Dalraida as the\ntranslation was finished around lunchtime today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were not able to go in depth since they had only just received the letter and because only two were present, but we were able to read it together and answer some of the initial questions about it. Overall, the men understand the need to do what the elders have asked and are willing to take on more responsibility as leaders in the Church. The letter is being made available to the entire congregation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the evening Simba taught the\nWednesday Bible class on the book of 2 Timothy. Sonya has worked overtime\ntranslating for us and she has done a fantastic job. She is probably looking\nforward to the 10-hour train ride more than anyone simply because she won\u2019t\nhave to translate for that whole time. I plan to keep her awake by asking her\nto read every billboard we pass. I will report back if I survive. Gif &\nSimba\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Early Train to Kyiv<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As we close the postings for this\ntrip, I want to thank you for your constant prayers for our efforts. Now let us\npray that God will use the actions of these last two months to glorify His Name!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John L. Kachelman, Jr.\n\nKyiv, Ukraine\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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