The day has finally arrived... We begin our trek to Ukraine tomorrow morning at 3am!
Emily and I were just talking about how exactly 1 year ago, we came home from a summer mission trip from Ukraine and almost immediately began trying to figure out how we could go back to Ukraine again. The Lord has been so faithful to draw close to us, as we've been seeking after Him. It's awesome to see how He's giving us the desire of our heart, which is to be in Ukraine.
The Lord's hand has been evident in all of our preparation, which is so cool. Just a quick story... Tonight we had our last Russian lesson until we return to the States in mid-July, and the Gordons (our adopted Russian parents and their kids) prayed for us right before we left. Emily and I get in the car and she checks her email on her phone, and excitedly announces that she had an email from Calvary with a picture of a check for $500 that was just donated to us - which is exactly how much money we were short for this trip.
It's just crazy how the Lord is working in our lives right now. Thank you for all of your prayers and interest in what God's doing in our lives.
If you're interested in praying for us while we're on our "Fact Finding" trip, here is a prayer itinerary that we came up with:
Daily Prayers
- That Emily would be in good health and have good control of her diabetes
- That Emily and my marriage would be strengthened this summer and that we would really grow in the Lord
- For traveling mercies and safety
- For the salvation of those we come into contact with
- For the missionaries we'll be meeting
- June 19-22 - Flying to Denver to DC, DC to Moscow, Moscow to Kiev
- June 22 - Arrive in Ukraine
- June 22-28 - Visiting Calvary Chapel Kaharlyk
- June 29-July 5 - Visiting Calvary Chapel Ternopil
- July 5-July 8 - Visiting Lviv
- July 9-14 - Visiting local missionaries in Kiev
- July 15-16 - Fly from Kiev to Moscow, Moscow to DC, and DC to Denver
We'll be posting on here as frequently as we can while we're abroad!
God Bless!
Byron
So wonderful to run into you yesterday at church to be able to say one last goodbye. We love you so much and will be praying for you daily (probably more!) your Johnson family
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