Unpacking a Busy December

Ever since arriving in Ukraine in January 2012 I've kept a daily "log" of the main stuff I've done that day.  This December has been CRAZY busy.  Here's my log for this month!

Dec 1- Sunday- Church; Led worship at Youth Club

Dec 2- Monday- Met with ICA Mission Team; Band Practice

Dec 3- Tuesday- Chaslivtsi Orphanage with Kyiv Team

Dec 4- Wednesday- Lunch for Kyiv Team at my house; Visit Chaslivtsi Orphanage; Band Practice

Dec 5- Thursday- Long Day! Staff Meeting; Retrieve letter at Nehemiah; Trip to Svalyava Orphanage; Pizza with Orphan Team.

Dec 6- Friday- Slept Late!!  Shopping. Led worship at Night Prayer.

Dec 7- Saturday- Early morning to Krasna Dontsiv Bazaar; Hosted Messianic kids at home for dinner

Dec 8- Sunday- Led worship in am and youth service.

Dec 9- Monday- Slept late; cleaned house; Band Practice. Saddened by protest in Kyiv.

Dec 10- Tuesday- Met with Doug about Radvanka; Doug and I met with Lola Kulchar And Volodya Sergochov.  Met with Sydney about Chaslivtsi; Going away get together for Anka and Sven, Bowling.

Dec 11- Wednesday- RD Staff Meeting; Trip to Svalyava Orphanage.

Dec 12- Thursday- Met with Anya and Rudik and Katya to sort clothes.

Dec 13- Friday- bought furniture; led worship for Alpha Course Conference.

Dec 14- Saturday- Went to Kiev for Euromaidan

Dec 15- Sunday- EuroMaidan Day of Dignity in Kiev.

Dec 16- Monday- Returned from Kiev; Band Practice

Dec 17- Tuesday- IT Staff Mtg; Toured Lola’s Ministry Center in Radvanka; Met with Orphan Team

Dec 18- Wednesday-Met with Andrey and Sasha about Apt; Staff Mtg; Met w/Orphan Team

Dec 19- Thursday- Met with Dima at Apt; Met with Orphan Team to look for Christmas gifts; Saw Sonya dance; met with Dima again.

Dec 20- Friday- Met Stephen and Heidi at train station; Band Practice

Dec 21- Saturday- Showed Stephen and Heidi around town a bit.

Dec 22- Sunday- Led worship. Lunch with new kids; youth service; bowling.

Dec 23- Monday- Shopping, Banking, Cooking and Staff Christmas Party at my house.

Dec 24- Tuesday- signed apartment contract; shopping; Katya’s house for Orphan Team get together.

Dec 25- Wednesday- Hallenbacks, Stephen and Heidi, Kent and Inga, Jason for Tacos at my house.

Dec 26- Thursday- Trip to Svalyava Orphanage and then pizza afterwards.  Long day.

Dec 27- Friday- Packed stuff; Finally got the key to the apartment.

Dec 28- Saturday- Moved two taxi loads of stuff; bought a bed; waited all day for furniture.

Dec 29- Sunday- Led worship; lunch at Vertep with Katya, Anya, Roma, Stephen, Heidi; Youth Worship.

Dec 30- Monday- Got more stuff for the apartment; long day!

Dec 31- Tuesday- early morning at Krasna Dontsiv Baraar; Meet ICA Team at Train Station; Chaslivtsi Orphanage; Youth All Night New Year's Eve Party (leading worship at midnight).