Happy New Year!

December 31, 2015 - January 4, 2016

Happy New Year to one and all.  May God bless you and keep you in his care during 2016.  Life is full of joys and challenges and we trust him because we know that he will guide and protect us.

It is cold here in Kiev!  I know, I know...we are supposed to be hardy Winnipeggers and able to handle temperatures in the minus 20s and 30s but none of us was prepared for that so we don't have parkas, Sorels, etc.  There are days when it is colder in Kiev than Winnipeg which is not supposed to be.  Needless to say we are staying indoors as much as possible.  We are very thankful for WiFi:)

We had to move on Jan. 2nd as our first place had already been rented for the month of January.  Unfortunately the next place was a downgrade.  During the New Years/Christmas week it is very difficult to find places because so many Ukrainians have the week off.  We are on the 5th floor but the elevator wasn't working:(  Dragging suitcases up 128 steps was hard work!  Our house will seem like the Taj Mahal!

I have been cooking suppers for most of our time in Ukraine but it won't be happening in this last place.  It's a nice break but I will be thrilled to be home in my own kitchen with familiar ingredients, etc.  I haven't given much thought to Friday's, the 8th, supper but it'll be nice to get back into making pizza on Saturdays again.

Yesterday we went to Hillsong Church because we'd heard that they had English translation.  This was quite a different experience for all us.  It will be nice to be back and see our own church family again.  Something else we take for granted but miss when you're gone for a significant length of time.