Ever Calculated NPV?

Sleep has been hard to come by and we’ve had virtually no downtime since we arrived, but the Lord has blessed us with energy, gracious hosts and great coffee (I think the hotel staff are warming up to us)!

 It’s day 3 and we were back at the Chamber of Commerce, which is just a short walk through a parking lot from the hotel.   

 Henry did a great job leading the students through the mind bending subjects of Net Present Value and determining an appropriate required rate of return for their business.  Scott Jones provided an assist by working some Excel spreadsheet wizardry in the background. 

 We taught the 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace (Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Acts of Service, Tangible Gifts & Physical Touch) during the afternoon session.  Tim was able to secure 20 copies printed in Russian that we provided to participants.  This was also well received and very thought provoking.  Each day there is increased laughter and engagement.  

 Anatoly, who has asked all the wonderful probing questions that we’ve been happy to answer, brought his entire management team to the afternoon session.  As we concluded, he took the floor to express his gratitude and gave each of us a card signed by his management team and a book about the city where they live and work. 

Ukrainians have been through a lot and still struggle underneath a heavy burden of war, corruption and inflation. Our impression is that they don’t trust anyone, so it is miraculous that Troika has been able to make so many contacts and so much progress in so little time.  

We met with Shannon Ford, in country with the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, early evening and then headed out for a raucous evening at Pravda.   

 Our table overlooked ice skating in the center of the city.   

 Not to worry…we didn’t listen to any rock n’ roll…  

[wpvideo rqTQ5ASH] and we certainly didn’t dance… 

 but we did enjoy pork rinds, homemade chips, beef jerky… 

 and delicious ribs (this plate was $6).  This is a great time for Americans to visit Lviv.