Sat 30 JULY - Another Travel Day 12:00 GMT

Very little sleep last night. Our rooms were stuffy and it was either share a bed or one of us take the fold down bed. It was comfortable and I slept from quarter past midnight till a bit after 4 am. We were to leave for Kamenka at 5 - 5:15.

Bought grapes at this market... risky to eat without washing... no bug yet.

Traveling all stay and will arrive late in the afternoon.  Lovely beautiful soil-rich agricultural land. Ukrainians work I credibly hard with unbelievably little. If only the politicians would start serving their country rather than their pocketbook this would be one of the greatest countries on the planet.

No one is a harder worker than or brother Vadym. He keeps an amazing pace and sacrifices much for the cause of Christ and to make devoted Jesus followers.

I'm reflecting lots today about this model of discipleship. We all say we know that the church is not a place we go to nor a service we attend. I've long said I believe fellowship is not something we do,  it is the lifestyle of a genuine Jesus follower. But what would it look like if we really lived that way. These guys in Our Legacy / Our Heritage do and they'll do whatever Jesus asks of them,  whether it fits tradition and convention or not.

Yura, Sveta and the fam at the DMM Training Conference

Pray for us.  Tomorrow I preach and baptize with Pastor Petr. I think Vad has arranged for me to teach the Elders on Vision Based Budgeting.  And I also need to have a couple difficult conversations on Bethel-Owatonna's behalf.