Thursday, March 06, 2008

Back from Kiev, Ukraine

Tim just got back from Kiev, Ukraine. He was there to visit Kiev Christian Academy as part of a mid-term accreditation visit. This is a picture of the school.

The school was built by the soviets many years ago to be a boarding school for deaf children. As you can see the building is in pretty rough shape. Like many things in Kiev, you are often reminded of the great lie of the communist system.

In spite of the challenges of life in Kiev, KCA is a very good school with great students and teachers. Below is the first grade class.

I mentioned the lie of the communist system above, today Kiev has a booming economy of sorts. Brand new gleaming high rises are being built everywhere (see below). Land and real estate has skyrocketed in price. There are many challenges ahead for this country where there is much corruption. At the same time, there is openness to the gospel here with many new Christian churches.

How would you like to try using a russian typewriter?
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