Youth Mission

In April of this year we took 5 teenagers to Ukraine on a mission trip. Our aim was to bless those in need. The Bible says that we are blessed to be a blessing and that was our first and foremost aim. Sencondly we long that our teenagers learn something new of who God is and what he wants them to do with their lives. That this trip would in some way change their lives.

On return my thoughts were mixed, I knew the teens had enjoyed their time and experienced something new. However I couldnt help feeling that that was all that was achieved. That somehow we had been more of a burden than a blessing. But I think that from feedback we we able to bless the people there. So below is the video of our trip.

Here is the Ukraine video I promised.

Ukraine Mission December 2008

Well this trip was interesting I found it hard not being able to communicate in any shape or form unlike any other mission I have done. But I guess that was all part of the humbling experience. We went to do work in orphanages, deliver snow boots and presents to the poor in the Carpathian mountains and to try and bless and build up those involved in the Lviv Every Nation Church. I hope we achieved all of these. Below is a sample of what we saw and did. As well as a promo video I put together of what we did.

The delightful toilet in the mountains

The cooking and heating facilities in the mountain

Kids from the second orphanage we visited.

Team photo in Liviv train station with the time we arrived in the background

To get to the Ukraine we had to fly to Poland then get a train from there to Lviv which was quite an experience. Apart from getting told off for using the toilet while we waited for 2 hours at the border. We also had to wait for several hours while the train was lifted up and put onto a new set of wheels as the tracks in Ukraine are different size to Poland!

More pics and videos to follow. I cant wait to return in April 2009 to take the young people from Every Nation London. Lets see how they respond??