{"id":8217,"date":"2023-04-12T14:53:21","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T19:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/?p=8217"},"modified":"2023-04-12T14:53:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T19:53:25","slug":"trip-report-3-april-12-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/2023\/04\/12\/trip-report-3-april-12-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Trip Report #3&#8211;April 12, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Valery-car-TZ.jpeg?resize=405%2C231&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8214\" width=\"405\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Valery-car-TZ.jpeg?resize=1024%2C586&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Valery-car-TZ.jpeg?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Valery-car-TZ.jpeg?resize=768%2C440&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Valery-car-TZ.jpeg?resize=1536%2C879&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Valery-car-TZ.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1172&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Valery-car-TZ.jpeg?w=2016&amp;ssl=1 2016w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Valery-car-TZ.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Valery-car-TZ.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have finally reached Ivano-Frankivsk. So, from now on all reports will come with the footer of Ivano-Frankivsk except for when I will make some stops in southwestern Poland on the way to Warsaw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the photo: Tanya and Valery wait on me and Perry as we continue our journey from Warsaw, Poland to Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We left Warsaw early this morning and have been on the road for 10+ hours. A friend has assigned us a car and driver for the trip. The driver\u2019s name is Valery. He has been involved in driving these errands ever since Russia\u2019s invasion. The services are donated as a favor. When he knew I was coming he assured me that there would be no problem with safety and security. This time he chuckled saying, \u201cThe car this time looks nice but even a tank cannot stop it and plus it has some surprises that you will find maybe interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Warsaw-to-Ivano-Frankivsk.jpg?resize=251%2C303&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8215\" width=\"251\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Warsaw-to-Ivano-Frankivsk.jpg?resize=847%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 847w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Warsaw-to-Ivano-Frankivsk.jpg?resize=248%2C300&amp;ssl=1 248w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Warsaw-to-Ivano-Frankivsk.jpg?resize=768%2C928&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Warsaw-to-Ivano-Frankivsk.jpg?resize=1536%2C1856&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Warsaw-to-Ivano-Frankivsk.jpg?resize=2048%2C2474&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Warsaw-to-Ivano-Frankivsk.jpg?w=1512&amp;ssl=1 1512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Warsaw-to-Ivano-Frankivsk.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sitting in the back seat the long trip and lingering jet-lag conquered me. The stuffed doggie you see has been Valery\u2019s traveling companion ever since he evacuated a group of children from the east and one of the children left &#8220;doggie&#8221; in the vehicle he was driving and was not discovered until the next morning. Valery says \u201cdoggie\u201d has been his companion on 2,000+ kilometers! Last October I had \u201cdoggie\u201d accompanying me on my visits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perry and I have settled into the hotel!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beginning in the morning the work finally begins\u2026I have a long list of to-do actions that must be completed. We plan to meet with Ivan at lunch and make specific plans for the next few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Perry\u2019s Brief Note\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We left Warsaw @ 9am and spent about an hour at the border. All went well and arrived in Ivano-Frankivsk at 8pm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continue praying for our efforts! <em>\u201cDevote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with&nbsp;an attitude of&nbsp;thanksgiving; praying at the same time&nbsp;for us as well, that God will open up to us a&nbsp;door for&nbsp;the word, so that we may proclaim&nbsp;the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned; that I may make it clear&nbsp;in the way that I ought to proclaim&nbsp;it.\u201d<\/em> (Colossians 4:2-4) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John L. Kachelman, Jr. Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have finally reached Ivano-Frankivsk. 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