WOW! We are just under two weeks out before we (Andrea, Isaac, and I) will be in Nikolaev, Ukraine. And we keep hearing more opportunities for us: we have visits to the Boys' Rehabilitation Center, bible studies, meeting with the church 3 times a week, and now the new opportunity- A university professor asked if I would come and give a lesson about God to her students! My first reaction was Praise God! But then I thought Wow, who am I - this little human being on this little tiny planet in this incredibly (I mean INCREDIBLY) large universe- to speak about God? I don't even understand my wife, how will I understand such an HOLY ETERNAL GOD! So I go with humility and excitement because I know that God is with us:

Matthew 28:16-20 "¹⁶Now the eleven disciples^(A) went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. ¹⁷And when they saw him they^(B) worshiped him, but some doubted.¹⁸And Jesus came and said to them, ^(C) "All authority^(D) in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ^19(E) Go therefore and^(F) make disciples of^(G) all nations,^(H)baptizing them^(I) in^[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,²⁰teaching them^(J) to observe all that^(K) I have commanded you. And behold,^(L) I am with you always, to^(M) the end of the age." (ESV)

and John 12:23-26 - ²³And Jesus answered them, ^(A) "The hour has come^(B) for the Son of Man to be glorified. ²⁴Truly, truly, I say to you,^(C) unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. ^25(D) Whoever loves his life loses it, and^(E) whoever^(F) hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.²⁶If anyone serves me, he must^(G) follow me; and^(H) where I am, there will my servant be also.^(I) If anyone serves me,^(J) the Father will honor him.

How could you ever feel lonely?