On to Odessa
We are about halfway through filming, and are now on location in Odessa, Ukraine. Yesterday we spent the bulk of the day doing our best to capture everyday life in Kiev. From women feeding pigeons to kids playing soccer in the schoolyard, we caught a bit of everything. It was a fun and creative day of shooting, and we owe a lot to our driver, Pavel, who was not shy about asking strangers if we could film them!
In the morning yesterday Marti and Steve had an excellent meeting with a woman from New Life who has been developing the Christian Morals and Ethics program we have recently begun to partner with. They both left that meeting very impressed with her commitment to the project and her faith. We are even more excited about the opportunity to bring Christian school teachers to Ukraine next spring to train public school teachers on how to teach Christian morals in the classroom.
Yesterday evening we met with MDI missionary Joel Brown for dinner, and heard about his recent recommitment to living in Ukraine (until otherwise notified by the Holy Spirit), and how the Lord has really blessed that commitment with a New Life Youth ministry program that is running at full steam. Josh Ingram will be staying with Joel over the next few days to learn what it's like to be an MDI missionary in Ukraine, first hand!
Today we made the trek to Odessa. The drive was completely socked in by fog in the morning but by midday it cleared for some beautiful views of the countryside. This evening we were able to film Oleg Vasilevsky speaking at a youth conference here. He is such a dynamic speaker that even though I don't really understand what he's saying, I am still very much engaged when I watch him. It should look great on film.
Tomorrow we'll go to Trinity International Church, home of Pastor Sergey Bermas, part time staff person of MDI through Journey to Freedom. We then move on to begin filming the third star of our film, Tanya Baranova, Director of Journey to Freedom Ukraine.
Please pray for rest!
-Russell Anderson for MDI
In the morning yesterday Marti and Steve had an excellent meeting with a woman from New Life who has been developing the Christian Morals and Ethics program we have recently begun to partner with. They both left that meeting very impressed with her commitment to the project and her faith. We are even more excited about the opportunity to bring Christian school teachers to Ukraine next spring to train public school teachers on how to teach Christian morals in the classroom.
Yesterday evening we met with MDI missionary Joel Brown for dinner, and heard about his recent recommitment to living in Ukraine (until otherwise notified by the Holy Spirit), and how the Lord has really blessed that commitment with a New Life Youth ministry program that is running at full steam. Josh Ingram will be staying with Joel over the next few days to learn what it's like to be an MDI missionary in Ukraine, first hand!
Today we made the trek to Odessa. The drive was completely socked in by fog in the morning but by midday it cleared for some beautiful views of the countryside. This evening we were able to film Oleg Vasilevsky speaking at a youth conference here. He is such a dynamic speaker that even though I don't really understand what he's saying, I am still very much engaged when I watch him. It should look great on film.
Tomorrow we'll go to Trinity International Church, home of Pastor Sergey Bermas, part time staff person of MDI through Journey to Freedom. We then move on to begin filming the third star of our film, Tanya Baranova, Director of Journey to Freedom Ukraine.
Please pray for rest!
-Russell Anderson for MDI
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