September 2008 - Posts

• Handicapped Camp 2008

  Dear friends, I wanted to point out a new page on the right underneath the handicapped ministry. I have made a page of pictures for the camp we had this past summer near Kiev. Thank you so much for your prayers and please enjoy the pictures. You can click on the link on the right [...] Posted Sep 16 2008, 07:05 AM by McDonnels in Ukraine Filed under: Words & Thoughts

• Mary’s First Week at School

  Mary’s week was quite another animal.  First off, we bypassed the First Bell ceremony altogether and went to the forest for a picnic.  The courtyard of the school is not large enough to accommodate all of the students and parents, so many teachers had alternate plans for that time slot. After a great day getting to [...] Posted Sep 05 2008, 12:59 PM by McDonnels in Ukraine Filed under: Words & Thoughts

• Abby’s First Week at School

  Although the photo gives another impression, Abby was very positive about her first day of school. Abigail has been in a class of 36 kids, each wearing a navy blue blazer, pants or a skirt, and a white shirt.  The whole school of 1500 kids from grades 1-11 is in uniform.  You can tell the littlest [...] Posted Sep 05 2008, 12:13 PM by McDonnels in Ukraine Filed under: Words & Thoughts

• First Day of School in Kiev

  I wanted to put up some pictures of the first day of school here in Kiev. Mary and Abigail are going to Ukrainian school this year, which traditionally begins on September the first. There is a big ceremony out in front of the school where a child ceremonially rings a bell to start the school [...] Posted Sep 03 2008, 11:10 AM by McDonnels in Ukraine Filed under: Words & Thoughts