John White's mission trip pictures

CBI get togethers and goodbyes:

Kids having a picnic at the Yodises

Having shishkabob (a favorite food in Ukraine!) - Donna, Jake, Caren, and Beth

Teaching the kids baseball

All the kids together - wow!

CBI colleagues in Kiev - Mark and Donna McDonnel with Anna, Mary, Abigail, and Benjamin

Saying goodbye to the Yodises (they'll be back in September): Me, Joy, Eric, Charity, Beth, Luda, Caren (kids up front - Joseph, TJ, Caleb)

David with Kristina, left out of the first picture!

Saying goodbye to the Watsons (moving to Russia): David, Caren, Tim, and Joy with kids Kristina, Joseph, Caleb, TJ, and Hannah

Fourth of July celebration: Joseph, Caleb, Me, Gerald, Kristina, and David

Gerald and Kristina

Donetsk Christian University Graduation:

Ray Prigodich speaks to the graduates (Victor Pilupchuk translates)

Bible Certificate students are recognized

Bachelor Degree students are recognized

Saying goodbye to Alexei Melnichuk and Ray Prigodich

Party at the National University for Russian Language students:

Yelena, Svetlana, Galina, Tim, David, and Mike

Me, Inessa, JoLynn, and Marina

JoLynn, Marina, Joy, and Caren

David and Caren acting out the typical babushka oggling over a baby

The whole group - (front) JoLynn, Caren, Svetlana, Joy, (back) Tim, Ludmilla, Carl, Marina, Yelena, Galina, Inessa, David, Me

Galina in the Russian Language Faculty Office

Campus Crusade goodbyes and parties:

Saying goodbye to Gosha (staff worker from Poland): (front) Alyona, Alya, Ira, Vova, (back) Sasha, Styopa, Artyom, Sasha, Gosha, Yarik

Sasha Zalevski's (CCC director) birthday party - Sasha receiving flowers from Sasha (yes, there are a lot of Sashas - it's a nickname for Alexander)

Sasha being thrown into the lake (almost!)

Me, Styopa, Pasha, Sasha, Alyona, Ira, and Artyom

Sveta and Dima (the newlyweds)

Veronika and Yura at Lenin Square

A couple of shots of the city:

Work on the new Five Star "Shakhtyor Hotel" continues

Huge poster of the newly crowned Ukrainian champion Shakhtyor soccer team (it includes team pictures in all their championship years)

My friend Gleb's graduation (specialist degree in Economics):

Gleb's mom (also an English professor) speaks

Me and Gleb

Gleb with his mom, Luda, and niece, Victoria

Worship and a Wedding at Resurrection Church:

Slavic, Luda, and Nina leading worship

Victor speaking and saying goodbye

Nadia and Andrei's wedding - the second half of a regular church service (this surprised me!)

Yura and Luda sing a song to the newlyweds

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