We have been here one month today.

We're into our third week of school, things are going well. Our teacher Nedezhda is back and her husband is recovering well from his brain surgery and stroke.



This is me and Alicia studying hard in class, our substitute teacher Elena.



Kyiv is beautiful this time of year, the fall flowers blooming. Leaves are close to falling as well. We saw them on the ground in Sumy as early as September 10.



This week marks the anniversary of the day that I traveled down to Louisiana to go help with the relief work. Steps of faith always lead to a path you were never expecting.




In the city, on many of the main streets, they block off car traffic to make way for walkers. This is Alicia and I near Contractova Plosha.




Some random things:

When you have a washer without a built in drain, always put the drain hose away before you wash anything.

Fireworks are legal, purchaseable on the street-- and the big ones go off at night.

We are learning a little bit at a time, having a little more conversation at stores, on the street, at the doma (home). God bless ya'll and thanks for your prayers and looking in on us from time to time.