August 2008 - Posts

• Prayer Calendar and 1st day of school

  Today is the first day of school for the kids. Mary and Abigail are excited abt going to Ukrainian school and Anna and Benjamin are glad to be going back to Kiev Christian Academy. Today is pretty much a half day for each kid as they get adjusted into their classes. Please pray for them, [...] Posted Aug 31 2008, 10:23 PM by McDonnels in Ukraine Filed under: Words & Thoughts

• Prayer Calendar

  The McDonnels’ prayer calendar is out again.  If you would like a copy, let us know.  Our email address is the same as it has been, jmmcdonnel@aol.com.  We mail this out the first of each month with items for prayer and praise, as well as some information about people and life here in Ukraine. Donna [...] Posted Aug 31 2008, 01:34 PM by McDonnels in Ukraine Filed under: Words & Thoughts

• A couple of photos

  It’s all-out crazy busy here these last few days before starts, but I decided to get the pictures off the camera tonight and share some with you. Being a little technically challenged, I can’t get it to put the captions under the pictures, so here goes:  1.  Benj on the train to Donetsk for the wedding.  [...] Posted Aug 28 2008, 01:54 PM by McDonnels in Ukraine Filed under: Words & Thoughts

• News from the past week

  I have been meaning to write but just haven’t done it. I don’t have anything earth shattering, just thought I would write about a few things from the past week. On Tuesday the 29th, Donna and I celebrated our 19th wedding anniversary. Praise the Lord for the wonderful gift of grace he ash given, and how [...] Posted Aug 03 2008, 09:31 AM by McDonnels in Ukraine Filed under: Words & Thoughts