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On a visit to Ukraine my brother-in-law, James Sweeney, asked me about the various monuments in the city of Kiev. For his sake and yours, I want to introduce you to a few of them. Memorial […]

February 5, 2013 My dear mother-in-law, Clelia Eugenia Sweeney, would have been 100 years old today. She slipped into the Lord’s presence 16 years ago, but I still miss her a lot. She accepted me (at […]

“The first time I lived in China, I was a tourist.  Everything was new and interesting for me.  But the second time I went, I began to see a different China.  There were so many things […]

Arthur was 19 years old, had never left Ukraine before, and spoke no Chinese.  But with his church’s help and his mother’s blessing (she had become a believer, also) Arthur went to study in China.  “When […]

THE STORY OF “ARTHUR” (Part One) Arthur* is a modern-day Hudson Taylor.   Instead of British, he is Ukrainian, but his heart holds an amazing love for China and he is one of the first Ukrainians to […]

How did I get locked inside the seminary? Well, first of all, you need to know that here in Kiev the Ukrainian holidays are far from over. In fact, this is the height of the holiday […]