Easter Weekend...

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 Decorated a few eggs..

 Had a pin the egg in the basket during "Saturday School"

 Svetta and Tanya doing crafts....

Anya writing "Christ has risen" 

 Svetta with a little attitude..

 Upside-down cupcakes I baked/decorated for the kids..

 Yuliya and Vitalik...

Yuliya and Dima on Easter morning... 

Sister Liza reading a poem...

I work with the cutest kids...

Aren't these kids just precious....?

 Tanya, Svetta, and Anya....

 Vika, Ellya

 Yuliya...

 Alyona..

Anya...

Irina...

The girls making their edible craft...

  Vita..

Svetta...

Easter Mural

Barb, our Creative Director behind the latest masterpiece in Balta...

Artist at work...

Youth Group Passover Seder...

We decided to celebrate the Jewish Passover.  It was a very great evening.

Passover plate...

Dave led the Seder....

Barb lit the candles 

BITTER HERBS....

 Rostik...

 David...

 Ira...

 Rita...

 Susanna...

 Barb...

 Dave...

16 birthday Scavenger Hunt...

I went to Odessa to be part of Joseph's 16 birthday party! His parent's organized a scavenger hunt. He met his friend Elliot by the bus stop and was given a riddle that led to the next location in the hunt. Along the way he picked up friends along the way. The final destination was the Archaeological Museum. We spent a few hours looking around then had cake in the park....

Joseph, Lyuba, and Elliot

Lyuba being carried away...

Micah flying...

 Skateboarder showing off his stuff...

Micah and Anya...

Anya...

Anya and I...

I got to spent a few days in Odessa in March...

Dasha practicing her BB gun skills....

Photo by Dasha

Photo by Dasha

Photo by Dasha

Dasha

Cat Lady...

Dasha and Larisa...

Oleg and Peter...

We got to celebrate International Women's Day at the seminary...

The boys put together a great evening of "tacos", singing, games, and an all-around wonderful evening. 

It was a wonderful encouragement to me to be with my friends from the seminary.

It was a nice change of pace...and I haven't laughed that much in a long time! 

I am thankful for the special friendships God has given me through Odessa Theological Seminary!

Here are some snapshots from early 2012...

Vitalik and Natasha...

Dima and his friend

The view...

Celebrating Larisa's birthday in Odessa 

Ukrainian motor trends...

Priority mail doesn't mean much across the pond...50 days later I got Christmas!

Pig butcher round 2!

A snapshot from youth group...

A celebration at Bible Study...

Susanna, Barb, and Dave...

Teacher Anya...

Vika, Anya, Micah, and Yuliya

A snapshot from "Saturday School" at church...

The birthday girls...Elya, Daria, and Vita 

The Balta Church....

Elya and Natasha...getting ready for Mini Miss competition at her school.