Goodbye Latvia, Hello Ukraine!

Yesterday morning we made our departure from Latvia and arrived in Odessa Ukraine around 6 PM. We took a flight from Riga Latvia to Kiev Ukraine and then a flight into Odessa from Kiev. Will did well with another full day of traveling. We had a grand American McDonalds meal last night around 8:00 to finish the day off :)

We were able to partake in the first day of camp at the Striki School. It was so great to be back there even if it was only for 1 day. Nichole was very excited to see 6 of the 12 students she taught 2 years ago. They were all much taller and their English skills have definitely improved!

There is something about Latvia that is so peaceful and relieving, especially after being in Russia for almost 1 month. We were sad to leave but excited for the next camp to get started. Here are a few pictures from the first day of camp.

The School Sign "Striki School". Striki is the name of the village the school is in.

David Michael sharing with his class pictures of his family and friends. David Michael is a missionary who has been in Latvia since November. Before he went to Latvia we had the privilege of visiting with him in New Mexico.

Sports time! As you can see it was a beautiful day!

One of our teachers Barb playing a vocabulary game with her students!

Latvian English Bible Camp Team 2011 (minus David Michael)

Striki School where the camp is held each year.

One evening we were able to fellowship with the director of St.Gregor's. (which is a Lay ministry and missions training center in Saldus Latvia and also the place where we were staying) Ramons, his wife Anda and their son have been living on property for about 2 years. We sat down and had tea together and a wonderful conversation about missions, marriage and a few other things. We hope one day to return and speak with them again.