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February 5, 2013

Why I Miss My Mother-in-Law

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 […]
January 9, 2013

THE STORY OF “ARTHUR” (Part Three)

“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 […]
January 9, 2013

THE STORY OF “ARTHUR” (Part Two)

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 […]
January 9, 2013

THE STORY OF “ARTHUR” (Part One)

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 […]
January 4, 2013

Locked in the Seminary Buildings

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 […]
December 27, 2012

Never Heard the Christmas Story

How would you feel if you could tell the Christmas story to someone who had never before heard it?  This was my wife, Cheri’s, experience recently when she told the story of Jesus’ birth to a […]