BE - I too this photo at an outdoor book market in Paris. Through 2020, many have learned about being rather than doing as we've been in and out of quarantine, shutdowns, and lockdowns.  Exploring and adventure doesn't always mean traveling somewhere, join me as I blog and explore!

lauren's musings

Blogging + exploring

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Today I totally understood the excitement of the “first day back at camp”. Watching the excitement of kids peeking out the windows and having them run up to you, and squeeze you… Or in the case of another kid, watching a kid realize just who you are moment by moment and then having the relationship […]

Arrival at Zeleny Gai

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Just settling down on the long train ride to Kharkov. Anxious to see the kids, our friends from the church there, and to begin our work and real reason for this trip. I can not complain about our time in Kiev though, most definitely my favorite New Years celebration ever. Starting with a curling competition […]

New year, new journey

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Hi everybody, we are here at McDonald’s in Kiev… (We love the free wifi, thanks Dan!) it’s been quite the eventful day. We’ve learned that Melissa is quite clumsy, the coffee she just spilled on herself is the second this trip…after hours of flying, layovers with a small trip into Zurich, and a small delays […]

Welcome to Kiev!!!!

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Hi folks, the day has finally arrived. We are at our respective airports (Dan, Robb, Kristina,&melissa at jfk and Lauren at Philly) and are anxiously awaiting our arrival and reunion in Kiev. God has been so faithful to us. In so many things, no charges for overweight bags, arrivals at the airports in good time, […]

Up up and away

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We are so excited to be preparing for our second trip to Ukraine in the past 5 months. God has really opened some amazing doors for us to serve this winter. December 28th we will depart for a life changing (and freezing cold) opportunity to minister at a camp for orphans in Kharkov. We look […]

Team prep