News from Kiev

I had a special day today.  It was my birthday.  Of course living in another country and only knowing the family and workers that I work with, I didn’t have much expectations, but I was pleasantly surprised.  After starting my day off by knocking both of my toothbrushes into the toilet, it went uphill from there.  As I prepared some of the salads before church I thought of Psalms 139 and 119 and prayed them back to God for his creation of me. The church sang happy birthday to me several times and presented me with roses.  I spent the afternoon preparing the salads for my party and my birthday cake. (The birthday person is responsible for putting on your own birthday party. But everyone was willing and cheerful about helping me.)  The cake which I had never made before turned out wonderfully. Death by chocolate…quite delicious. It was a happy time.  God greatly encouraged me.