The young Ukrainian girl that took the job in another country has returned home! PRAISE GOD! I have only sketchy details from a friend who just briefly met with her, but basically she is home safe and sound. A wise woman once told me "When you're telling a story, be sure to tell YOUR story, not someone else's"....so I will not go into a lot of details or suppositions. But suffice to say she realizes it could have been very bad for her but thankfully it wasn't. Thank you for your prayers. PLEASE PRAY that this problem would be stopped in Ukraine and Eastern Europe. It is heartbreaking.
That's all for now. Thank you for the comments some of you have left here on my blog...although I don't have a way to respond to some of you and don't have your email addresses! Can you send them? Click here carakyiv@gmail.com to email me (my e-mail address is also always found on every page of this blog spot in the sidebar - under the picture of the hands with water.) But regardless, I've read your comments and thank you for the prayers and encouragement! :)
As always..."More soon"! :)
Hi all...
Well, any of you old washed-out BTO fans know that "Takin' Care of Business" means "everyday, everyway, and workin' overtime". :) Ok, showing my age and my very cultured taste in music. :)
But seriously I have been very busy lately with life and trying to get all the bells and whistles on this site going that I haven't even let a lot of you know it's here! But I guess if you're reading it you got the word somehow. :)
Just a quick note to say that I'm still here and to ask you to pray for a few urgent things. I feel embarassed putting our request for a van next to these truly vital needs, but God long ago showed me that if something is important to me then it is important also to God...no matter how small. So...here's the most pressing needs. Check the Prayer Request page for more details.
Thanks! More soon!
Thank you! You don't know how important your prayers are for me. Love...Cara
Hello Everyone! :)
I hope I'm not the only who remembers the Dr. Suess classic book "Horton Hears a Who". Remember? Horton the Elephant hears a sound coming from a dust speck and upon closer inspection realizes that it is voices hollering out to him saying "WE ARE HERE! WE ARE HERE!"
Now, I am in no way comparing any of you reading this to elephants. Nor am I saying that Ukraine is a dust speck. BUT I am saying that after a much-too long absence of communication (thank you for your grace!!), "I AM STILL HERE! :)
In His Grace,
Cara :)
The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life by Os Guinness
I just started reading this, so you'll have to wait for my final analysis, but so far it is awesome. If you've read it I'd love to hear your comments!
When People Are Big and God Is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man (Resources for Changing Lives) by Edward T. Welch
Also just started reading this book, but basically you get the idea from the title. Would like to hear your thoughts if you have read this book. A hard look at what the Bible calls "the fear of man" that "causes a snare". A call to "fear" God more than man ... aaahhh...another one of those "light at the end of the tunnel" books.
