News from the Malones in Ukraine
[su_box title=”Psalm 20:7″]Some trust in and boast of chariots and some of horses, but we will trust in and boast of the name of the Lord our God. [/su_box] We rise this morning with the illegal referendum in Crimea looming. We view maps of the placement of Russian troops and consider the possibilities. We wonder […]
Read MoreIn an effort to allow our friends and family to see pictures of our goings on more often, you can now view pictures on THIS PAGE of our site. You can also reach that page from the navigation bar at the top of the site.
Read MoreOn the 7th day of Christmas… We are so thankful for this little guy (who is growing up). When Eli was born we had no idea what God would end up doing through him. We never dreamed that because of Eli, we would end up adopting four children like him and never in our […]
Read MoreOn the 6th day of Christmas… We are preparing for our 2nd Christmas in Ukraine. It’s quite hard to believe, really. Surprisingly, it’s not nearly as difficult to be away from our families as it was last year this time. The joy of having Blake back with us for the holidays makes us feel content […]
Read MoreOn the 5th Day of Christmas… We had our second Christmas party for kids with special needs. We had 55 here and most of them had never been to our place before. We had met some of them at the summer camp, but they have not participated in any of our ministry activities. […]
Read MoreOn the 4th Day of Christmas… We hosted the first of two Christmas parties for kids with special needs. There were 40 people here plus us and the other volunteers… so around 50 people altogether. We did some fun crafts with the kids and the moms, we decorated sugar cookies, we had a special […]
Read MoreOn the 3rd day of Christmas… We are reminded that God has given us a life here. A life that we can be happy with. A life of contentment regardless of the differences and difficulties. God has not only helped us feel at home here, but also is helping us feel like we actually […]
Read MoreOn the 2nd day of Christmas… We recognize how blessed we are to be able to live and server here in Ukraine. We have been here for almost two years now. We can communicate fairly well, now We are learning to converse about deeper topics than just the weather and simple daily doings. God is […]
Read MoreOver the next 10 days, we will be posting 10 things that God is doing in our lives right now and how you can be a part of it. On the 1st Day of Christmas… God allowed us to move to Ukraine to serve the people here. We had our plans, we had our ideas, […]
Read More“If you look to the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. If you look at God, you’ll be at rest.”~Corrie Ten Boom Psalm 37:1–5 1 Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! 2 For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the […]
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