Tuesday, January 25, 2011

WORD OF THE DAY - Tuesday 25 January 2011 Mykolayiv, Ukraine






“For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.” (Genesis 18:19 NIV)

ибо Я избрал его для того, чтобы он заповедал сынам своим и дому своему после себя, ходить путем Господним, творя правду и суд; и исполнит Господь над Авраамом, что сказал о нем. (Бытие 18:19 Russian)

Бо вибрав Я його, щоб він наказав синам своїм і домові своєму по собі. І будуть вони дотримуватися дороги Господньої, щоб чинити справедливість та право, а то для того, щоб Господь здійснив на Авраамові, що сказав був про нього. (Битие 18:19 Ukrainian)

Porque yo lo he conocido, sé que mandará á sus hijos y á su casa después de sí, que guarden el camino de Jehová, haciendo justicia y juicio, para que haga venir Jehová sobre Abraham lo que ha hablado acerca de él. (Génesis 18:19 Spanish)

Most Holy and Righteous God, our Dear Heavenly Father ~ Thank you for the joy we experience on this new day as we recall how privileged we are to call upon you as our Father. Give this generation of believing fathers the wisdom to realize their number one responsibility is to pass along to their children, the sincere belief in being an obedient follower of Jesus Christ, your Son whom you have appointed over us. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.


Photo 1 above: The sunrise greeted us yesterday morning as we prepared to leave for Galina's appointment with the doctor. This was a beautiful sight after the period of snowfall.






Photo 2: The busses were more overcrowded in Mykolayiv than usual yesterday due to the slippery sidewalks.


Photo 3: Galina is heading to the doctor with hope of some good advice. We are heading in a northerly direction on Pushkin Street that is the main highway into the city from the north. The clinic we went to is close to the river bridge. We adopted a rule long ago in Magadan that if you have to stand and wait for a bus, it’s better to keep moving. You can freeze to the sidewalk if you just stand there! In this section of sidewalk, a smart and thoughtful merchant cleaned the sidewalks. That is a rare thing, but much appreciated. Galina's doctor advised her to take it easy to which Galina responded "that is impossible" and the doctor replied, "I understand." She was diagnosed with acute bronchitis along with a couple of other itis's.- pharyngitis and laryngitis. That called for a trip around to a couple of pharmacies to find the medicine the doctor prescribed. Thank God, even after one night of this medicine, Galina was able to sleep better and should start to mend.


Photo 4: This building belongs to the Lutheran church and they originally built it in the 1800's. We walked past here on our way to the central Post Office from the doctor's office.


Photo 5: We went to the central Post Office since our neighborhood Post Office is closed for remodeling. Before we left the USA, we shipped several boxes of items that we need here for our work. There was one surprise package from Charles Campbell that contained several goodies for us to share with the boys in the Boys Home and other people we work with. There are several very thoughtful surprises. Swiss mocha cream chocolate! Creme cookies! Two boxes Christmas candy canes! Homemade cookies (by Sara Taylor)! Danish cookies! Russell Stover candies... Galina wondered with a grin, since she is sick, if she had to share the Russell Stover chocolates. It is wonderful to have thoughtful people who want to work with us in showing God's love. For several days, we have not been able to use our electric appliances very well. Last night our neighbors called for the help of an electrician who spent several hours going over the wiring until he finally discovered and fixed the problem. We all laughed as we remembered the way old early Soviet apartment buildings like ours used to have the wires just hanging from the ceiling. Then the influence became strong for European standards and nearly all such buildings like ours now have the wiring hidden. It has an aesthetic appeal, but when you have a problem there is much more work involved. But, we got to meet a new person and that is great. We also got to spend much time with our neighbors. They noticed that I had most of my books on the floor. They realized that they had left four shelves of their books here. They immediately went back to their apartment and came back with some bags and carted off all their books. Vladimir also redid the shelves so that I can make better use of them. God has been very good to us with such neighbors as our landlords. (What a word!) It is colder here today -14 C / +5 F. Thank you very much for the prayers for the work that we are involved with in this great city of southern Ukraine. Due to the doctor's visit and shopping for medicines, we were unable to keep our appointment with our friend Natasha. She was disappointed, but we have her rescheduled for tomorrow afternoon.


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