Khust, Ukraine Travel Blogs

The Sabbath in Khust - not a dull moment
Jul 11, 2009 (49 photos)

... of testimonial style stories about how things work out. He went into great detail about his evangelistic recent journey across Ukraine.  It’s quite a job as he visits people on a route….starts meetings…..identifies leaders, starts ...

Our day in Khust
Dec 21, 2007 (20 photos)

... did not do well. I'll spare the gory details, but one must be careful to mention that are not feeling 100% while in Ukraine. I was not careful. First, statements in defense are made that the food certainly was good. It could not have been THEIR food that ...

Sabbath in Western Ukraine
Dec 22, 2007 (15 photos)

... of God and Sunset to Sunset. We sometimes have trouble shipping literature up to Estonia, so we take every opportunity to take out with us what we can. We pack everything and lie down for a few hours rest before our leaving Ukraine in the morning.

The Sabbath in Khust
Jan 17, 2009 (27 photos)

... prayer requests.  A touching request was for heat in the winter and that the Russians don't cut off the gas supply to Ukraine. Then some announcements. The big one was for the wedding of Dr. Vera Andrashko's son.  The wedding will be tomorrow. ...

The soup kitchen and the wedding
Jan 18, 2009 (39 photos)

... it was spoken in Russian. Everybody is bilingual. And some know Hungarian and the local Ruthenian language. This area of Ukraine is called Ruthenia. The Ruthenian people spread into neighboring Slovakia as well.   Now, across the hallway to the ...

Last Day in Khust :( and on to Kiev
Jan 15, 2007 (12 photos)

... my gym bag and get my regular suit case to exactly 50 pounds. Then I have a computer bag and camera bag. In Ukraine I jettisoned the wheelchair, a few hundred toothbrushes and 70 pair of eyeglasses along with gifts. Out of the blue a phone call from ...

Sabbath in Khust and Rokosova
Jan 13, 2007 (9 photos)

... and depend on God to open doors. Part of his sermon was exciting news of conversions in Central Asia. While this is Ukraine, services are usually held in Russian since the people like the sound of the Bible read in Russian better. However, knowing ...

The Sabbath
Jun 11, 2006

... were visiting. One of the guests spoke of the civil war involving Tajiks, Iranians, Persians and Uzbeks. It made life impossible for Christians and they left for Ukraine. Finally, we came back to the Golubaya Shayan and collapsed into a deep sleep.

Another Day in Vinogradov
Jan 14, 2007 (23 photos)

... for him a priority after I returned home to the United States. Our conversation turned to evangelism and starting churches in Ukraine. He said that interest is strong in the true teaching of the Bible and asked if we could work together to actually ...

Street children again, visit with pastor Mondich
Jun 12, 2006

... at German website trying to a buy a used cement truck to bring back from Germany. Construction abounds in Khust. Convenience stores and petrol stops are everywhere. Businesses have brightly-painted store fronts indicated a cheerful optimistic spirit. A ...

Crossing into Ukraine
Jan 12, 2007

... his place of business called Sturmer which sells copiers and also provides printing services for the people of Khust. I called him the "Kinko's of Ukraine." I was able to see the literature that was printed for us. 3000 copies each of lessons one through ...

What a great start!
Jun 9, 2006 (31 photos)

... dilapidated. The location of summer camp had many of its buildings in disrepair. That has dramatically changed! With Ukraine's economies, both legal and underground booming, much Western-style development has taken place. A bottling plant is ...

What a great way to spend the first day in Ukraine
Jan 12, 2007 (16 photos)

... with kidney failure. One of her kidneys has completely failed and they are talking about a kidney transplant. Before I leave western Ukraine on Monday night, I want to visit her and her mother at the hospital in Mukachevo from where my overnight train will ...