Ron and I had the opportunity to go to Ukraine to work with a UK mission team visiting the small village of Noviy Posoliok near Kirovograd. A school holiday program was the main activity but there was also opportunity to engage with the elderly and homeless people of the area.
Face painting was a big hit and 2 afternoons were spent decorating kids faces.
The end of the week brought an outing to the fun park and the kids had some rides and an icecream....greatly enjoyed by all!
The morning activity was story and craft and up to 35 kids crammed into the tiny hall
The team brought over 20 timbrels and the kids were introdued to how to play. After 2 lessons there was a not too bad display in the Sunday morning meeting.
Kids enjoyed singing and the language barrier was broken with some carefully selected songs.
The games were taken out on the park area and sometimes onto the small street. Village life......we could do so much more than what is possible in the big city. The kids loved the games and the sports equipment that team brought with them and then donated for future corps activities.
Sunday morning crowd was too big for the hall so we took the meeting out of doors to the common area in front of the hall. A great way to end a big week all together worshipping God
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