Day one of the conferences was a great success!

Ben Ellis conducting a seminar through his interpreter

Carey Dincauze with her interpreter, Lesya Marinchenko

Kendra Posey leads a seminar

Dear Friends:

The Kiev Christian Morals and Ethics conference started today!!! God did abundantly more than we could have ever asked or imagined! We had a great turnout, a beautiful day, and a nice location! There was a great diversity in attendance, including a very articulate Orthodox priest who spoke briefly on unity in the Body of Christ.

Here are some quotes from the team:

Kendra: "I sensed God's covering over the conference. I felt a great peace and a receptive spirit from the Ukrainian teachers."

Carey: "Praise God for all the answered prayers, including how perfectly matched our translators are to each of us."

Ben: " I saw the eager eyes of the Ukrainian teaching professionals, hungry for truth that they could put into practice in the class room. Then I knew that all the Lord had done to prepare us would have lasting results far beyond our short time in this beautiful land."

Steve: "Praise! Despite all the spiritual warfare, 123 teachers were here despite the government trying to shut this conference down -- it was a glorious day!"

"Expectations are our enemy, Flexibility is our friend" is the motto that we are continuing saying as things are changing on an hour by hour basis. And yet we are rejoicing! Ben did an incredible job on his long lecture today and all three were excellent in their master classes. Tomorrow, Carey starts the conference with her lecture and Kendra closes that part, and then they all do more master classes.

We head to Odessa on Wednesday morning. Already the opposition to the conference in Odessa is growing. Some of the academic speakers from the community have been told by their bosses that they cannot attend this Christian conference. So PLEASE PRAY!!!

Blessings, Marti Scudder