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Wow, what a great time we have had!!!! God has blessed us all with wonderful fellowship.
Sherrel
and
I
picked
Vitalik
up
at
the
Portland
airport
on
Thursday,
February
19th.
Over
the
next
few
days
we
visited
friends,
had
a
great
dinner
with
the
Retherfords,
Vitalik
even
helped
at
the
church
work
day,
and
preached
on
Sunday.
After
church
Mark, Martin, Cory and Vitalik went for a hike followed by dinner with Charles and Debbie.
Wednesday, Feb. 25th
,
we
drove
to
Eagle
Point
making
a
stop
to
see
Maggie.
Wednesday
night
we
were
invited
to
have
programs
at
Eagle
Point
Community
Bible
Church
for
the
Awanas.
It
was
an
incredible
time
of
sharing,
praying
and
fellowship. Some of the children even brought flowers to Vitalik.
Vitalik’s Spring Trip 2015
Thursday, Feb. 26th
at
7AM,
Vitalik
had
a
live
interview
with
Bill
Meyer,
KMED
–
1440
Morning
Talk
Show.
Great
interview.
At
9AM
Vitalik
was
invited
to
do
an
assembly
at
Grace
Christian
School.
The
school
has
about
350
students.
This
was
an
amazing
time
of
sharing
God’s
love
and
also
sharing
what
is
happening
in
Ukraine.
What
an
honor
it
was
to
be able to have this time with the children and staff!!!! Thank you, Anne, for making this program possible.
Friday,
Feb.
27th
at
8AM,
Vitalik
and
I
did
a
live
TV
interview
on
The
Dove
with
live
radio
simulcast.
At
10:30
AM
we
were
able
to
have
a
program
with
the
4/5th
grade
class
at
Lutheran
Christian
School
in
Eagle
Point.
After
lunch
Bob
Wilcox
drove
Vitalik
and
I
to
Sun
River
for
the
Eagle
Point
Community
Bible
Church’s
men’s
retreat.
We
had
a
wonderful
time
meeting
and
talking
with
the
men.
Vitalik
and
I
were
also
able
to
meet
with
the
church
leadership
and
discuss
how
the
church could become more involved in meeting the needs of Ukraine. We drove back to Eagle point Saturday afternoon.
Sunday
morning
Vitalik
shared
God’s
word
at
Eagle
Point
Christian
Bible
Church.
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
their
warm
and
loving
care
they
gave
all
of
us,
especially
Bob
&
Lucille
Wilcox
who
provided
us
housing
and
fed
us
well.
It
is a true blessing to stay at your home.
Immediately
after
church
in
Eagle
Point
we
drove
to
San
Francisco
for
the
6
PM
service
at
the
Russian
Gospel
Temple.
Vitalik
and
I
both
shared
God’s
word.
I
was
so
blessed
by
the
warm
welcome
we
received.
That
evening
Sherrel,
Vitalik
and
I
started
a
journey
that
we
will
never
forget.
The
family
of
Maxim
&
Tanya,
who
just
moved
from
Kiev,
treated
us
like
royalty.
Mike
&
Oksana
Khomyak,
whom
we
had
never
met,
shared
their
beautiful
home
with
us.
Their
oldest
son,
Oleg,
gave
up
his
bedroom
for
Vitalik,
and
their
daughter,
Tanya,
gave
up
her
bedroom
for
Sherrel
and
I.
Mike
cooked
breakfast
for
us
Monday
morning
then
we
were
off
to
see
San
Francisco.
Palace
of
Art,
Golden
Gate
Bridge
and,
of
course,
the
cable
cars.
:)))
That
evening
we
were
treated
to
a
Ukrainian
feast!!!
Maxim’s
cousin,
Zoryana
and
her
husband
Tolik,
invited
us
to
their
home
where
Maxim’s
family
had
prepared
a
feast.
We
also
met
Maxim’s
aunt,
Nadia,
who had also help prepare “the feast” and her husband, Fedir. Blessed!!!
We
drove
back
to
Newport
on
Tuesday.
Saturday
Vitalik
was
able
to
attend
the
men’s
breakfast
at
Toledo
Foursquare
Church.
On
Sunday
we
attended
Toledo
Foursquare
Church.
We
were
blessed
by
Pastor
Charles
Adam’s
message.
After
church
Vitalik,
Sherrel
and
I
had
a
wonderful
fish
taco
lunch
at
Chris
&
Angie
Retherford’s
home.
Yes,
Christian
and
Harper
entertained
us.
Sunday
night
Vitalik
and
I
shared
God’s
word
and
love
at
the
Potter’s
House
Church
in
Newport.
We
had
a
wonderful
time
with
the
children
(and
adults
too).
After
church
we
had
a
great
time
of
fellowship
with
Pastor
Eric,
Jenn
and three of their boys.
Tuesday,
Vitalik
flew
to
Dallas,
Texas
where
he
will
be
a
part
of
Samaritan’s
Purse
meetings
and
then
fly
home
to
Ukraine
on March 15th.
We
have
been
so
blessed
by
the
out
pouring
of
love
for
Vitalik,
Sherrel
and
I
from
God’s
people.
Thank
you!!!!
Sherrel
and
I
plan
to
leave
for
Ukraine
on
April
2nd.
I
will
be
sending
out
pray
needs
for
this
trip
later
this
month.
Watch the Dove interview here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5NsNR6LWNE
God bless,
Rich, Sherrel and Vitalik
