Percheska Lava Video

We check out Percheska Lava in Kiev, Ukraine.

Finally edited this video when we went to the Percheska Lava in Kiev, Ukraine. Here it is, look back for a higher quality version soon.

Cooking with Carbonated Water

Over here the water isn't so healthy - so as a result we have to buy water to cook, brush teeth and wash any food in. In Kharkiv we can buy 10L of water for about 4.20 Grv from a WW2 looking water truck or in the store for 10 Grv (10L). Recently we've noticed that when pouring water in (bought from the water truck) to cook our rice, potatoes etc - it fizzed! Wwll, that's a bit weird - but we thought, it might just be some reaction with the starchy potatoes. But then when we brushed our teeth that night - the water fizzed in our mouth and on our tongue! So, somehow the beautiful 'fresh bore' water has turned carbonated (or something like that)! So now we are wondering if we should continue to cook with this 'carbonated' water or find our water elsewhere - and whether it's the reason Monique got sick in the stomach this past weekend. hmmm...

What God has done so far... On our way to ARISE Institute

Not too long ago we stepped out in faith to apply for the ARISE Evangelism Institute. When we first saw the money (in $USD by the way) it would cost we thought twice about applying, thinking, "How would we EVER get this money? We are volunteering!" But we prayed about it for a while then decided to go forward anyway. The over all amount (for just the fees, airport transfers, accom., food, books for 4 months) was $USD 9,965! To a volunteer that's a heap - without even transferring it over to $AUS. From that time a heap of miracles have occurred where God has provided and we believe will continue to provide.

Here's a list of what has happened:

• Providing married couple units when it wasn't possible in the beginning and we would have had to sleep in separate rooms for four months
• Rudd giving out $900 to both of us - which was just enough for both of our tickets to America
• Providing for us to get our visas to America and the passports getting back to us (to a different city) in only 3 business days!
• Providing so far $USD 6,865! This was done in a variety of different ways that we never could have dreamed of!
• We now only have $USD 3,100 left to raise! (we prefer to state it in USD cos the AUS $ is changing all the time). The final amount is due 16th July.

It is amazing how God is not only providing for our physical needs (the above to get to ARISE) but has also helped us to increase our faith in Him.