TASTE OF UKRAINE UPDATE

This past Saturday, we hosted the 2nd Annual Taste of Ukraine in Paramount, CA and we had so much fun! For those of you who weren’t able to make it we thought we’d fill you in on what you missed.

Our dinner included a cold soup called “okroshka”, salads, bread and cutlets. We decided to really authenticate the meal a bit this time around by feeding everyone “salo.” Known in America as… pork fat. We did grind it up and mix it with garlic to spread on bread for Ukrainian “sandwiches”. Some liked it more than others, but it was fun to let people try some of the more different Ukrainian foods.
We had a great time watching everyone who enjoyed the photo booth that night! We love seeing your poses and enthusiasm for having a fun!
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We shared this video with everyone there and got to talk in more detail about the past year and our plans for the future. If you’ve got a couple minutes to watch it now, check it out! We truly are so thankful for all of your contributions, encouragement, and prayer that allowed us to accomplish what we did this past year!

We almost got to have a couple of surprise guests on Saturday… An adoptive mom named Bonnie, and her daughter, Anya. Bonnie and her husband adopted Anya from the Pravdinska Orphanage in November 2014 and were hoping to drive out from Arizona to share on Saturday. Unfortunately due to sickness, they weren’t able to make it, but did send us this sweet letter and video that we got to share. Thank you again to Anya, Bonnie and the rest of your family for your kind words and support!

We are so excited in the coming year for the opportunities we will have for new and extended ministry with the use our our teams new house in the Ivanivka village! Our big fundraising goals were to help cover a couple of things on our new house in the village, some fall ministry at the Pravdinska Orphanage, and for travel expenses for the team. So far we have raised $1141! We have an anonymous donor who will match all donations up to $5000 from this fundraiser and for the rest of the month. We would love to hit that $5000 mark and have the full amount matched! If you would like to give, please use the link below or send a donation to our PO Box with a note for “Taste of Ukraine” in the memo line. 





Thanks again to all of you who came out, prayed, and supported us on Saturday! We hope you had as much fun as we did!