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The
l l i o t t Family
N WS TT R
April 1996
Who lanned that furlough, anyway?
We
r r i v e d back home n
c o l d and snowy
Kherson
on Februaiy
1 .
We
were e x h a u s t e d from
our
r e s t f u l " f u r l o u g h ,
and g l a d t o g e t back i n t o our
r o u t i n e s . We ad a
r e a t
t i m e s e e i n g f a m i l y and r i e n d s and v i s i t i n g
c h u r c h e s
and
e a t i n g
f a s t f o o d , but t was a e l i e f t o s e t t l e
down n
one
s p o t .
We
i d n ' t know a t
t h e t i m e , b u t
when
we
r r i v e d ,
K h e r s o n
was h e a d e d
^
i n t o
one
of
t s
worst
w i n t e r s
e v e r .
Everywhere
we
ent
t
was
o l d .
One
Sunday
morning
I p r e a c h e d
a t
one of h e new c h u r c h e s . The b u i l d i n g had
no
h e a t ,
and
t was 10 e g r e e s o u t s i d e . A s p r e a c h e d
I
c o u l d
s e e
my r e a t h .
I wondered how t h o s e p e o p l e c o u l d
s i t
and i s t e n .
L a t e r , I
went
o a meeting
a t one
of h e m i n i s t e r ' s
homes.
They have veiy
bad
water
p r e s s u r e , and
a r e o f t e n
w i t h o u t
w a t e r . T h e i r
apartment
was so
c o l d
I was
h i v e r i n g .
When I a s k e d
how
t h e y
w e r e
h a n d l i n g t h e s i t u a t i o n ,
h e y
r e s p o n d e d
w i t h a n a n s w e r h a t
s h o w e d
h i s g o d l y a t t i t u d e He a i d
t h a t
~ ]^^B^
l i v i n g
i n
s u c h c o l d
made them a p p r e c i a t e t h e warmth when
t c o m e s .
I I^ Iv wBr
wonder
h o w
many
of us
would
respond i n
t h e
same way?
I t seems
h a t
we
have o t s o f
p e o p l e a t
our
h o u s e t h e s e
d a y s .
I r e a l l y e n j o y
t h a t .
P a r t
of
h e t r a f F i c
i s
due
t o
our k i d s '
i n v i t i n g
a l l t h e i r
f r i e n d s
o v e r . I t i s
a r e a l
j o y t o me o s e e
how
g l a d
t h e i r f r i e n d s were t o s e e
them
a g a i n .
For our k i d s , t h e y c a n
e a s i l y go
w i t h o u t TV, o v i e s ,
and
l l
t h e amusements
of m e r i c a ,
a s l o n g as h e y
h a v e
good
r i e n d s . God
h a s g i v e n
us
h e
w o n d e r f u l g i f t of r o s s - c u l t u r a l f r i e n d s h i p s .
We e c e n t l y were n v i t e d t o
t h e
home of one o f
h e
m i n i s t e r s . We ad a r e a t t i m e . The k i d s had so much
f u n and we w e r e l a u g h i n g s o l o u d t h a t a t t i m e s
we
o u l d n ' t
h e a r
e a c h o t h e r
t a l k . When
we o t home, r e a l i z e d
a
o u p l e
of o n d e r f u l
t h i n g s .
We ere a b l e t o spend t h e whole e v e n i n g w i t h o u t a r a n s l a t o r , and were a b l e t o
c r e a t e humor and communicate on b o t h s u r f a c e and deep e v e l s .
1
a l s o
r e a l i z e d
h o w r e l a x e d our h o s t s
were.
The w i f e was
n h e r " h o u s e " d r e s s , t h e y u s e d
t o i l e t p a p e r f o r
n a p k i n s ,
t c
( I f
we
w e r e
v i e w e d a s " f o r e i g n
g u e s t s "
t h e y n e v e r
would d r e s s
l i k e t h a t o r u s e t o i l e t p a p e r a t t h e
t a b l e )
The
w h o l e e v e n i n g was e r y
c a s u a l ,
and
o r
me h a t
was
a e a l h o n o r . We ere not r e a t e d as g u e s t s , but as r i e n d s .
We
r e
a l l
d o i n g
w e l l .
The
snow
s
g o n e ,
h i n g s
a r e g r e e n i n g
u p ,
and
t h e
s u n
i s
o u t .
And
most
m p o r t a n t
of
a l l ,
we
e e l
l i k e we've come
home. ~ l en
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Mission
students
good teachers
Almost
every
day
we
ear
of
someone we now,
or
a riend o f someonewe know,who as
suffered
from
some k i n d
o f a t t a c k or
h r e a t .
L a s t month, g o r
Shtikhno, missions
leader at
the Kherson Christian
Church
KCC),
ad
h i s
car
t o l e n
while
he
was t
the
m i s s i o n s
c a n d i d a t e
group m e e t i n g . His
i f e
happened t o
look out
h e window
and
n o t i c e d
i t was
gone.
As
g o r
and
another
man
went out
o check,
t h e
m i s s i o n s
g r o u p , w i t h o u t h e s i t a t i o n , began t o
p r a y .
When
e
came back
i n ,
they prayed a g a i n . Their
p r a y e r was
h a t t h e y would h a v e t h e
r i g h t
a t t i t u d e
towards o s s e s s i o n s and
t h a t
God would f o r g i v e t h e
thieves.
I g o r e v e n t u a l l y
had t o
pay a ransom
t o
g e t h i s c a r
back.
When
we
ound
out
about
h e
arrangements,
we r a y e d f o r h i s s a f e t y .
I g o r
asked
t h a t
we l s o
pray h a t he
would
have
a chance o w i t n e s s t o t h e
t h i e v e s .
He i d g e t
a
m a l l c h a n c e , and gave them
some
iterature
At another m e e t i n g ,
h e s e
new C h r i s t i a n s
p r e p a r i n g
t o
b e m i s s i o n a r i e s
were s t u d y i ng t h e r o l e
o f
f a s t i n g and p r a y e r .
They d e c i d e d t o
e a c h t a k e a
da y
t o
p r a y
and a s t . I w a s n ' t t h e r e , s o I g o t a s s i g n e d
Sunday. I t s t h e
w o r s t
day o r m e o
f a s t - -
but
a
g r e a t day o
h a v e
t e n o t h e r p e o p l e p r a y i n g f o r
me
I
was m p r e s s e d
t h a t t h e y
saw h e
n e e d
t o c a r e f o r e a c h
o t h e r .
There s an i n t e n s e
awareness
of h e s p i r i t u a l
b a t t l e i n which they are
i n v o l v e d .
Honeymoon s o ver
When
kraine i r s t
gained
independence, h e r e
was a
wave of openness
o
r e l i g i o n .
Churches were
g i v e n back h e i r p r o p e r t y and
o t h e r s , i n c l u d i n g
the
Dom olitve
i n Kherson,were g i v e n
l a n d
f o r
b u i l d i n g s . Now h i n g s
are changing .
atholic
church,
which received
back
a
b u i l d i n g t h e
government
had
t a k e n ,
s now
i g h t i n g
t o
keep
the b u i l d i n g - remodeled
and
updated
from
b e i n g c o n f i s c a t e d once
a g a i n .
The
KCC, hich
has
been m e e t i n g i n r e n t e d q u a r t e r s s i n c e
i t s
b e g i n n i n g ,
has
been t i y i n g t o f i n d a i e c e of
a n d
on which t o
b u i l d . T h e i r r e q u e s t s have been
r e p e a t e d l y d e n i e d b y
the c i t y
government.
They r e
now
p l a n n i n g
t o
make
the e q u e s t
t o h i g h e r government e v e l s .
Just
call
her,
"Julia"
Jolene
hasovercomeanother ulture barrier:
she
made her i r s t pot of Ukrainian b o r s c h t (beet soup)
and
t
was
r e a t .
She
had a c t u a l l y
l e a r n e d
f o ur y e a r s
ago,
but
the
method
took
h a l f a a y . She found
someone l s e who
hips t
out n an h o u r , and she
taught Jolene
her
method. We o v e i t .
R e c e n t l y , one man s a i d t h a t w i t h
t a s t i n g
j u s t
one
s p o o n f u l he can e l l i f i t i s a u t h e n t i c U k r a i n i a n
b o r s c h t . He a i d h e r s
passed with
lying
c o l o r s .
P . S .
A s
' m
w r i t i n g ,
she cooking
C i n c i n n a t i
h i l i ,
an d
t h a t ' s p r e t t y good, oo
(abov e): Three
^ ^ U k r a i n i a n
a d i e o
at
a
p a r t y : V i k a , J o l e n e
and
T a n y a .
( l e f t : )
Brad e t j
a new
l o o k
for p r i n g .
( T h e barber i)Luba, o l e n e
c /
language
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Upcoming Events
I n
a d d i t i o n t o l l t h e u s u a l t r a i n i n g and t e a c h i n g and p r e a c h i n g ,
we
h a v e a
o t
of
p e c i a l
e v e n t s
p l a n n e d
f o r
t h e
s e c o n d h a l f of 9 6 .
June
20-22
Ukrainian
/ American F e s t i v a l of h r i s t i a n F r i e n d s h i p -
Three
American c h u r c h e s w i l l
be
s e n d i n g
teams o h e l p
w i t h
t h i s e v e n t . T h i s
y e a r , i
ve Kherson c h u r c h e s w i l l b e
involved:
K h e r s o n
Christian C h u r c h ,Dom olitve,The
B i b l e
Church -
L i g h t
of a i t h , Church of h r i s t t h e S a v i o r ,
and t h e church meeting a t T sN TI
(as yet
unnamed.)
Gary
Johnson,
of n d i a n Creek C h r i s t i a n Church
i n
I n d i a n a p o l i s ,
and
A l e x a n d e r S a v c h e n k o ,
from M e t r o p o l , U k r a i n e , i l l be
p r e a c h i n g .
June 26-July3
Youth
Camp (Americanyouth h e r e from June I 9 - J u l y
15)
July
29-August9
TCM
ourse
n
Kherson -
Old Testament
2
August 12-26 l l i o t t
Family
V a c a t i o n
August
19-September 2 0 Masters Degree
s t u d e n t s g o
o
TCM
n Vienna o r two
September
27-October 10 Group
i s i t s
from
Mt. Washington
Church of h r i s t
i n
C i n c i n n a t i
October
10 November
6~
k r a i n i a n
leaders
v i s i t
West
oast
KSP h u r c he s
October 14 24~ TCMourse n Kherson
November 20~ i n i s ter s and eaders
from
KSP est o a s t c h u r c he s v i s i t
Kherson f o r l e a d e r s h i p c o n f e r e n c e
i
m
Let
h e
e o j t begin
Wendy,
Laura ( t h e i r
t e a c h e r ) ,
a n d Br a d ar e
d r e j j e d up f o r " M i d d l e Agej Day," c e l e b r a t i o n
of h e c o m p l e t i o n of
WendyJocial
t u d i e o
u n i t .
Tw o
"Ukrainian"gentlemen
e n j o y i n g
w i n t e r .
( Y o u
can
t e l l
t h e y r e e n j o y i n g i t by
h e b i g
jmile
on t h e
face
o f h e
one
w i t h t h e hat.)
\ J W
{QOC
\J C
D CD
fy ( QO
Sam
X v l r
M
q: SS
^
C O P
X t z
sM ro
C O
o
am
a t CMc
D
. CO
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We eed your
prayers
P l e a s e p r a y
f o r
t h e upcoming
p e c i a l e v e n t s ,
e s p e c i a l l y t h e
F e s t i v a l
and Summer Ca m p.
C o n t i n u e
t o
pray about h e
b u i l d i n g
problems h e c h u r c h e s a r e
f a c i n g .
The
Dom
o l i t v e
h a s
t h e
r o o f
on
t h e i r
new b u i l d i n g , but has e a r s of work ahead of them. The t h e r
-
- .
c h u r c h e s
a r e
t r y i n g t o g e t l a n d on
which
t o b e g i n t o
b u i l d ,
b u t
t h e government s n o t
c o o p e r a t i n g .
Pray
o r
t h e
m i s s i o n
c a n d i d a t e
group
and
e s p e c i a l l y
f o r
t h o s e
f a m i l i e s
p l a n n i n g
t o
r e l o c a t e
t o t h e Crimea o b e g i n work a m o n g h e T a t a r p e o p l e
yet
h i s y e a r .
Pray o r
t h e
Kherson C h r i s t i a n
Church c o u n c i l a s t h e y
d e a l
w i t h major
d e c i s i o n s r e g a r d i n g
f i n a n c e s , s t a f f i n g , and
program d e v e l o p m e n t .
Pray o r t h e Dom o l i t v e
a s t h e
o l d e r l e a d e r s s e e k younger men t o c a r i y
on t h e
work.
Pray o r
t h e
door of
p p o r t u n i t y
t o remain open o r e v a n g e l i z i n g i n
U k r a i n e .
A f t e r y o u W r a y e d
a b o u t
h e o e U o t t e o
w h y
n o t r o p
a
n o t e j ^ f e n c o u r a g e m e ^
o t h e
E l l i o i t o ?
U o e
t h e
l a b e b
o n
p a g e
t h r e e
o r o e n d
i t
v i a
e - m a i l I N T E R N E T : g l e n @ g i e n . c L v r n . k h e r d o n . t L a )
k
7707
Clovernook hristian
Church
1373 W. GALBRAITHRO
CINCINNATI.
OHIO
5231
NON PROFITORG.
U. .POSTAGE
PAID
CINCINNATI OHIO
PERMIT NO.
178
The l l i o t t
Fa m i l y
Newsletter
A p r i l , 1996
NoiroanWeaver
Mi s s i o n
Services As s n.
Box 427
Knoxville TN
37901
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SL
z 0 1 5 ,
M RRYCHRISTMASFROMTHEELLIOTTS
IN
KHERSON UKRAINE
December, 1996
We
ant
o wish you l l
a
v e r y Men-y Christmas and
a
wonderful New ear n
our
Lord
J e s u s C h r i s t . We
r e t h a n k f u l t o y o u ,
o u r
many r i e n d s a n d
f a m i l y ,
o r y o u r k i n d n e s s ,
t h o u g h t f u l n e s s , p r a y e r s a n d s u p p o r t w h i l e
we r e
s e r v i n g
h e r e
i n U k i a i n e .
Most of
h e
t i m e we r e a l l d o i n g w e l l . Of o u r s e ,
we l l h a v e
o u r
d a y s when
we
e t
down,
w h i c h i s e a s y
t o
do e r e . The economy s g e t t i n g w o r s e a n d o f t e n we r e a f f e c t e d
b y
t h e
s u f f e r i n g
of
t h e r s
a r o u n d
u s .
Many
e o p l e c a n n o t
i
n d
work unemployment
s
a r o u n d
35%),
n d
t h o s e who
do
work
f t e n d o n t g e t p a i d ,
a n d
t h o s e who
do e t
p a i d do
o t e a r n
enough
o
l i v e
o n .
We e e p e o p l e
s u f f e r i n g
from a c k of d e q u a t e m e d i c a l c a r e
and
h e
e f f e c t s of
o many o c i a l i l l s .
T hou g h
we
ave d j u s t e d w e l l t o
Kherson and a l l
t h i s "home,"
we
i nd
t h a t
we iss
our
"home" n t h e S t a t e s e s p e c i a l l y a t t h i s t i m e of h e y e a r . Though we e e l
v e r y c o m f o r t a b l e
h e r e ,
t
i s
d u r i n g
t h e
T h a n k s g i v i n g
and h r i s t m a s h o l i d a y s t h a t we e a l i z e h o w much we
m i s s
t h e t r a d i t i o n a l
a n d f a m i l i a r s i g h t s
d e c o r a t i o n s ) ,
s o u n d s C h r i s t m a s
m u s i c ) ,
a n d t a s t e s
( e g g n o g ) .
By
h e
way,
h e b i g
c u l t u r a l
h o l i d a y h e r e
i s
New
e a r s , w i t h
C h r i s t m a s b e i n g
m o s t l y
j u s t a
o l i d a y f o r
t h e
c h u r c h
on
a n u a r y
7 t h . So
h e k i d s
w i l l g e t t o c e l e b r a t e
two
C hr i s tm a se s
Wendy and Brad
r e d o i n g w e l l
i n s c h o o l . We l l r e a l l y a p p r e c i a t e
o u r
t e a c h e r ,
L a u r a
M c K i l l u p .
B r a d
i s
INTO a s k e t b a l l , b i g
t i m e .
He
o v e s
f o l l o w i n g
t h e p l a y e r s , t h e
t e a m s ,
t h e s t a t i s t i c s , e t c . He l s o l i k e s t o
w r i t e
h i s own o o k s . Wendy s i n t o m u s i c . She s
l e a r n i n g t o p l a y t h e
g u i t a r ,
t h e p i a n o a n d d r u m s .
She
l s o s t i l l h a s h e r c r e a t i v e n e s s a n d we
n e v e r
know w h a t
s h e
w i l l
d r e a m
u p n e x t .
You
u s t
c a n t
i m a g i n e how much
Wendy
a s
grown.
They
r e
doing
w e l l w i t h
t h e
language
and
have a
number
of
k i - a i n i a n f r i e n d s
and
even venture out on heir own t times.
J o l e n e i s
becoming more c t i v e i n m i n i s t r y h e re . She e r v e s
a s
a n c o u r a g e r
f o r
s e v e r a l
women. Her u s s i a n i s good n d
s h e
g e t s
a r o u n d
w e l l , a n d now o e s
m o s t
of h e s h o p p i n g
( w h i c h I u s e d t o
d o , b u t h a v e l e s s
t i m e f o r
n o w ) .
And
h e m a k e s
a GREAT o r s c h
a
t r a d i t i o n a l
U k r a i n i a n
s o u p
of e e t s , c a b b a g e , a n d w e l l ,
y o u name
t . She s a
t e r r i f i c
mother and w i f e ,
b u t
you l r e a d y know h a t .
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1
f i n d
m y s e l f
m o s t l y o c c u p i e d w i t h t e a c h i n g a n d t r a i n i n g c h u r c h l e a d e r s
a n d
h e l p i n g
t o s t a r t
a
B i b l e c o l l e g e h e r e . We ow work
w i t h f o u r
churches
i n K l i e r s o n . Three of
h e s e have
begun
u s t s i n c e
we
e l p e d
s t a r t
t h e
work
i n
1 9 9 1 .
A l l t h e
c h u r c h e s
a r e
growing
a n d
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t e n n i s and
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Western
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Our p l a n s f o r t h e
n e x t
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h i g h s c h o o l t h e
f a l l
of
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time
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t o t h e S t a t e s .
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