Monday in Lviv

The VP of the Chamber of Commerce kicked off the day and Scott Reed gave him a gift of thanks and appreciation.   

 Pavlo is our primary translator, a brother in Christ and a very good sport when it comes to dealing with this rowdy bunch of Americans.  Pavlo and his wife, who is an endocrinology nurse, are trying to start a pregnancy care center in Lviv.   

 During introductions in the morning, one of the older, more successful participants asked some very specific questions about how our values and faith affected our business and personal lives.  He pointed out that there were several broken families among the participants and that many Ukrainians are struggling to meet basic needs.  Wow, thanks for the perfect assist!

After Scott Reed set up the week, Tim Whitener lead the presentation of the first module and Marianna translated.   

 We each had an opportunity to discuss a variety of topics over lunch with individual participants before concluding the instruction planned for the day.  

The afternoon session was voluntary, but many of the students stayed while we shared our perspective and approach to faith, family, the workplace as well as social justice and caring for the poor.  Thank you for your prayers, what a blessing!