Tuesdae, Mindy, and Kayla made it here fine. Praise the LORD! thanks so much for your prayers. Pray for them as they adjust to life here. God bless! Will update more tomorrow. We just got back to Poltava and we want to get them settled in.

Today we had class with a group from the Poltava Teachers University. These students are preparing to be the next generation of teachers in Ukraine. Ukraine is trying to catch up with their educational system. This year’s (2010) high school 11th graders will be the first class of students to go through 12 grades from what I understand. In the past Ukrainian high schools have only went through the 11th but starting this next school year they will go through the full 12 just as students in the U.S.A.
Please pray for these future teachers in Ukraine. (Pictured above) Just think how many lives they can possibly touch over their career's, just think of the Spiritual impact they could have on Ukraine if they themselves become true believers in HIM. Our class with them went very well today. The students were very open and very appreciative. We were able to share a lot with them about our country, culture, and also about some of our upcoming ministries. Please continue to pray for us and for more open doors like the one we had today. GOD bless!

Made it!

Thank the LORD we are finally here after a few delays. We have been in Ukraine now for six days and so far everything is going very well. We have been in classes every day except for one, which was a national holiday. We just got our internet on today (about 30 minutes ago) so hopefully we can keep ya’ll updated from now on. The photos are from some of the classes we have been in this week. We go into the classes to help the Ukrainian students with their English lessons, build relationships with them and invite them to our English clubs, Bible Schools, and Sports ministries where they will have the Gospel shared with them and be introduced to Ukrainian believers who can also start building relationships with them. Please pray for all these students and their teachers. The students in the photos are anywhere from fifth graders to University students in several different schools. PLEASE pray for us and for the rest of our team who will be coming soon. Tuesdae (our daughter), Mindy, and Kayla. GOD bless!

Springdale Baptist Church mission team to Poltava, Ukraine

We are so thankful for all the support our Church family has given us and so blessed to be a part of such a mission minded Chruch. Thanks again to all of you who support us, pray for us and a very special thanks to our home Church, Springdale Baptist Church in Ripley, Mississippi. We will miss you all very much over the summer.

Mindy & Kayla

As many of you know Mindy and Kayla will be going to Ukraine with us for the summer! We are so excited to have them on our mission team! This will be Mindy's second summer in Ukraine and Kayla's first, please pray very hard for them. The LORD uses these two young ladies SO much at our home Church, Springdale, and I'm confident that HE is going to use them in a powerful way this summer. These two girls mean so much to my family and I, I have been their youth pastor for over 8 years and it is such a blessing to see how CHRIST is at work in their lives. Again, GOD bless and please pray for all of us as we prepare to head to Ukraine very soon, please pray for our families back home as well.