The End and the Beginning

12:33 PM

The last couple weeks have been pretty crazy. With Thanksgiving, English Club and Outreach preparation I've had my hands full with a lot of stuff! Thanksgiving was an exciting event, mostly run by the Americans on the base. We had all of the essentials: turkey, creamed corn, mashed potatoes, stuffing, casserole, and even homemade pies. Everyone pitched in with what they could to get the meal cooked for almost 60 people! Despite a few complications with cooking the turkey in the ovens we have here, the meal turned out to be a success. And yes, most of the decorations still haven't  been taken down. :) We started out the night with, of course, the dinner. Later on we wrote on pieces of paper what we were  thankful for. These pieces of paper were hung on our "tree" which was really some branches put in a vase. It was actually a very pretty decoration to add to the room. The Titus team (another ministry in YWAM) had any Americans or Canadians tell those who didn't know what Thanksgiving was about the meaning of the holiday. I think that everyone had a great time learning about the importance of remembering what we are thankful for! 

English Club-teaching words

 We had our last night of ministry at the English Club on Wednesday. The club asked us to teach a song to the members as kind of a going away gift. The team decided that "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" was an appropriate song for this occasion. So we mustered up the courage and sang this song for the club, including the hand motions. It was pretty comical, I wish you all were there to see it. Thankfully some of the members joined in with us to learn the words and hand motions. The church blessed us afterwards with Dominos pizza (it's in Ukraine too!) and gave us lots of Ukrainian candy to enjoy (for those in the states, they sell this brand in stores, you just have to look for it-Roshen candy made in Kyiv). I was so thankful for this opportunity to help the Ukrainians learn my language. I am looking forward to doing something similar to this in Cahul, Moldova!

Here's that video I promised you guys. It is the video of the original drama that we made to teach others about the dangers of human trafficking. Hope you enjoy watching this. We take the audience through one of the ways that people are deceived into forced labor, specifically sex trafficking. A girl has a normal life, normal relationships with friends, family and her boss. One day a man comes and convinces her of a better life, but it is not what she thought it would be. We will be doing this drama sometime when we are in Moldova, and I will be taking more videos of ministry soon!

I have been attempting to learn more about photography for the project we will be doing in Cahul. This picture above was an accident, it proves that I have a lot to learn yet I may have the potential to make a good photo! 

I should be able to post more updates while we are on outreach. I'm almost packed and ready to go to Moldova tomorrow night. Please keep us in prayer for the border crossings and traveling time. We make a stop in Chisinau, Moldova before we head over to Cahul. Looking forward to a great trip and wonderful outreach! 

Victoria