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
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
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
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
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)
Gleb's mom (also an English professor) speaks
Me and Gleb
Gleb with his mom, Luda, and niece, Victoria
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