Hey everybody in Lake Charles. I know that everybody is anxiously awaiting our first blog. Well here it is. Let me first tell you that we arrived yesterday safely, on time, and without sickness. The whole team traveled well, even Nathan. It was hard to sleep on the plane rides, but God got us here without any problems. Our first night here we got settled in our rooms, and we are staying a Christian University because the camp going on right now is full and their are no beds. In fact, it is the largest camp Radooga has ever had. We will move to the camp tomorrow morning so that we can observe the camp going on right now. 

Today was a great day with a lot of walking. We divided into three teams and walked around the city of Kiev doing a scavenger hunt so that we could have a better understanding of the culture. We probably walked at least five miles today. Each team had to go to specific places in town and and learn things about the people and the history. We took buses and t he subway as our form of transportation. We ate lunch at "The Fat House" which is a very good Ukrainian restaurant. The food was great. We got back here around 6:30 to begin more training. Oleg has shared his vision with us--this is why we are here--and we have shared testimonies with each other. We have all connected with the vision of Oleg. We had the opportunity to pray over several members of our team tonight as they shared about what God is doing in their lives. It was a very moving time in our team tonight. The Holy Spirit was definitely speaking to us. God has brought all 24 of us here for a purpose. Some are still seeking that purpose. They know God brought them, but they are not sure what it is. Be praying that they will sense the voice of God in their hearts. Pray that we will not trust in our own abilities, but only in the power of God. We have to trust in the moving of the Holy Spirit in-order to do what we are called to do. 

When Oleg shared his vision with us there is no doubt in any of our minds that we are to further the Kingdom of God through serving alongside Radooga ministries. We are going to make the name of Jesus Famous. Nothing else. Jesus will be known.

John

Phil. 1:6