Here I am in NYC doing my favorite thing, reading my map! And no, I am NOT ashamed to pull out a map and look like a tourist. This pic was several years ago, and now I have an iphone, but I find that technology is sometimes annoying. Annoying in the sense that it always seems to fail at the most inconvenient time! You'll never beat a REAL paper map or a REAL paper book or a REAL game of bowling, etc....I'll save more thoughts on that for another post. :)
I know some people hop the globe, but I'm not one of them. Yes, we travel frequently..but generally not TOO far. So this is a big trip for me! First of all, I will say I am so thankful to live in the United States of America, I thank God for my life here every day! I am so excited to work with the children in Ukraine. I try to imagine what it will be like, who we will meet, what we will see....I'm so excited to see what HE has in store for our group on this trip. I've also been thinking about who is going to get more out of this trip, the kids....or us?
OK, back to the point of my post....
The farthest from home I have ever been was Hawaii in 2001. From my home state to Hawaii it's around 4,000 miles from here! Wow.
Ukraine is approximately 6,000 miles from Arkansas! 6,000 miles?!?! Too bad I don't have a frequent flyer card with the airline we are using, that would be awesome mileage.
Ukraine Facts:
Capital: Kiev
Location: Eastern Europe, between Poland and Romania, and Moldova and Russia in the east.
Regions: Ukraine is divided into 24 regions or oblasts
Languages: Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Romanian, and Hungarian
Gained independence from the Soviet Union on August 24, 1991
Time Zone: 7 hours ahead of Eastern Time Zone, which makes it 8 hours ahead of us? Right? :)
Historical Fact: the Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened April 26, 1986 in what is now Ukraine, approximately 60 miles north of the capital city of Kiev.
The region we will be working in is Donetsk, in the eastern part of Ukraine. We will fly into this region and then travel to Kiev to return home. And I am going to look at the 15 hour train ride from Donetsk to Kiev as more time to experience as much of the country as I can. :)
Also, I use these :) too much. I'm trying to cut back...but I find my habits are VERY hard to break. :) <-see
If you are just now catching onto to our Teamworks Ukraine Mission trip, please read the background on the trip here and read how to help us here!
It's so amazing to watch our trip come together, supplies come in from friends, family and even complete strangers, all in order to better the lives of children 6,000 MILES away!
PS I love my iphone, we are in a very serious relationship. My Aunt Deb refers to it as "that phone." So don't get the wrong impression, I love technology. It can just be frustrating sometimes....
3 comments:
So i randomly came across your blog and as soon as i saw the scripture verse at the top of your blog i knew i should read it. (I'm a christian too!) i think it's so cool that you're all going to ukraine! I'm actually called to Russia so i have a big heart for that area of Europe. I'll be praying for your group! have a wonderful day :)
-Courtney
Amy, you should be a writer. That was the most wonderful post about your trip, things I would never be told from someone we both love. I'm going to be glued to this computer while you guys are gone. And PRAYING for your safety and complete peace about what you're doing.
GranGran
Courtney:
Thank you for checking out my blog, and we appreciate the prayers!
GG:
Thanks for being a fan of my writing! :) I WISH I was a good writer. And thanks for praying for us, I know it will make all the difference in our trip!
Amy
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