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Divine Detour
The world was a promising prospect to be conquered, and then a herniated disc changed everything. Zhenya was a driven young man, and, coupled with his competitive spirit, he set his sights high. He had …
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Because of the War in Ukraine
After two months of Ukrainians pouring into the very unstable city of Tijuana, Mexico, the Biden administration rolled out the Uniting for Ukraine plan, streamlining the process of acquiring a visa to enter the U.S. Over …
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What if we are loved by an enemy?
Many have heard the distressing circumstances Mariupol has been in with heavy shelling since February 24, 2022. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say the whole of the Russian military has been hyper-focused on this …
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Out of Kherson, I Have Called My People
She’s about four feet nine inches tall but she is every inch pure determination. I would like to introduce you to an old friend. Natasha visited our congregation in Nikopol Ukraine about 2013. She worked …
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Christ is Risen!
This week is the traditional Orthodox Easter 2022. In Ukraine, the Julian Calendar is observed. This puts Easter a week later than the Gregorian Calendar. The traditional way of greeting someone on Easter is to …
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Is Taiwan next?
The question has been asked many times with recent events in Ukraine, Will China invade Taiwan? With a population of twenty-three million packed onto a piece of land a little bigger than Massachusetts, compared to …
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A Shady interpretation
My mom and I both have red hair and a fair complication. Additionally, we both have eyebrows like a teenage boy trying to grow his first mustache. if you look close enough and in just …
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Beetle vs the Monsoon
The conflict in Ukraine has nudged Taiwan into the headlines as people start to wonder about China’s plans for their neighbor. Like Ukraine, there is a robust ministry in Taiwan. I’ll have to share it …
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The Kitchen Window
People-watching is one of my favorite things to do. For the first few years during our duration in Ukraine, we lived in a fourth floor apartment near the center of town, right on the main …
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Different Perspective
Ukrainians are largely atheistic. They are religious in many respects, but they combine religion and atheism in one package that doesn’t contain God. They go to the Orthodox church and light candles and don’t see …