Sorry for being gone for a week - my internet has been giving me problems, but hopefully all is going to be well. You are going to be hearing from me again real soon. Hopefully with some great pictures as well! Thank you for your patience!
In Christ,
Doug
Picture of me, Doug Berry!
Christmas in June!
Giving away a lot of small things, using the fun way of Christmas Stockings!
Kremenchuk crowd!
Day of Constitution
Yulya and Olya
Day of Constitution - old cars!
Yura and I.
In May, Yura is beggining to train to be a Preacher!!!
Lera's 12th Birthday
I have known Lera since she was 6!
Olya and Nadya
Pinic on Thursday, May 1st
Grilling out Chicken - New to Ukrainians!
Frisbee group of May 2nd
April 26 Dinner & A Movie!
I planned on 10 - we got 15!
Doug Berry again!
All dressed up!
The Lake District!
Beautiful scenes from Northern England!
Big Ben!
London was incredible with so many history sites and beauty! We could have spent 2 weeks and not seen it all!
Albert!
Albert was the 85 year English Gentleman that I stayed with while in England and the friend of the family who was the Father of the Bride!
Wedding Party
Oksana and her family with me thrown in!
Svetlovodsk Orphanage
34 5th & 6th Graders in this class today.
English Club
This was a good night getting to know new people.
English Club
We were doing skits and Sasha was showing off his break dancing skills!
4 Sisters in Christ
Olya, Alina, Yulya and Nastya
Another Pizza Night
Several hadn't been able to come to the last pizza night, so we did it again!
Orphanage in Potoki
In the Classroom
Orphanage in Potoki
Olya and Yulya teach the younger class and the kids love them soooo much!
Sandwiches for Boy's Prison
We make 112 Sandwiches every other Sunday
Michael Braswell and the Oprhan family!
Michael came for a week and brightened all of our lives!
Newest members of our "Teen" Bible Club
Daughter Ira and her mother Tanya have come 3 times now to the study
Balloon games at evening Bible Club
Vika just didn't want to wear that cap and play this silly game!
Balloon Games after Bible Club
Artem and Sasha have a relay game
Pizza and Movie Night!
One of my 2 homemade pizzas - yes I do the crust too!
Kelli's Goodbye!
Kelli's priceless service to Ukraine and each of us! We loveingly say goodbye!
Church Fellowship on Dec.2nd
We had about 50 people celebrate in this meal together!
Jenise's Graduation!
Janessa, Ben, Erica, Jon, Jenise and Butch with Gavin and Malachi in arms!
Berry Christmas!
Celebrating Christmas with my all my kids for the first time in 10 years!
New Year's party!
Kids like to wear costumes on New Year's Party! We also drew names and exchanged gifts.
New Year's Pumpkin Pie!
Yes, I made it from scratch and with fresh pumpkin Pie!
Celebrating US Christmas on Ukrainian Christmas day!
Stockings hung all in a row - We had 29 of them on my wall this year!
Group Picture!
Most of those that came for the party!
Celebrating Kelli and Olya's Birthday
Olya is pulling Kelli's ears!
Marina's Baptism
Getting ready to baptize Marina!
Birthday ear pulling time!
Zhenya is pulling my ears - once for every year - that's quite a few!
Most of those who came to my birthday party on Nov. 16th
We had a really good time - people were great to me!
University English Club
My English Club - 5 came to my birthday party!
Bugkivka Village School
Leasa, Marina, Angela and Oksana (my Christian translator) after our Bible Study together
Family Orphan's Home
Children receive free clothes from "His Kids Too!"
New Parent's Bible Club
This is about 1/2 of the people that have regularly been attending.
Director visits our Sunday Services
God is opening the door to many people, Like Nadezda. She is a wonderful, kind hearted lady!
Sisters Luyba and Nadia.
Nadia came 1st and brought Luyba. Luyba was baptized in August and Nadia not yet!
Are these souls worth saving?
Are they worth the time, money and effort?
Kelli with our Orphan Kids shortly after Ukrainian Christmas.
Kids are dressed in the New Year's costumes!
Stocking hung all in a row!
We hung 35 stockings on 3 walls.
Christmas in Ukraine!
We are getting ready to open our prsents!
Jared and Frankie
Just a couple of days before these brothers left us to go to the states to renew their lives there.
One of our favorite things: Eating Pizza Together!
When spring rolls around, we just have to get to an outside resturant and eat some pizza!
Orphan Home Family and our team!
Inna and Victor are the mother and father of 3 kids and are now taking into their home 3 more. Ukraine's new hope of orphan homes!
Kelli Himebaugh and part of one her 5th and 6th grade classes.
Kelli really loves this kids and you can see that they love her, too!
Thanksgiving Dinner 2006
37 People gathered in my apartment on Thanksgiving evening in Kremenchuk, Ukraine!
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