Ty called this morning to say that they were about to board their flight to JFK, Delta flight 89. The flight was on time and is expected to arrive in New York at 2 pm EDT. After a 5 hour layover they are scheduled arrive in Nashville on Delta flight 5217 at 9:07 pm.

Keep praying,

Ted

We just recieve a phone call in the church office from Ty Hasty. The mission team returned safely to Kiev today. Everyone is doing well. Please pray for everyone as they fly home on Thursday.

Sorry for the long delay.  We had a long trip
includung canceled flights , delayed flights, running
across aiports and a flat tire…we arrived at 1 a.m.
Wednesday morning.  We went to our sites on Wednesday and
began our work.  One group is doing finish work on a
Hope House along with the family, sanding and
painting…the other group is tying rebar and building
forms for corner columns and the ribbon beam at the
mission house.  The two sites are close together and
we all ride together and eat lunch together at a
wonderful Tartar cafe each day. 
Yesterday we had our first day with the orphan kids we
are working with…awesome..your kids are
awesome…volleyball, basketball and soccer were the
games of choice.  We will join them today and
tommorrow, Monday and Tuesday.  They have put together
a “tournament” for us to participate in with them and
are very excited about it.  We have crafts and
activities for the little ones.  This camp is a place
for kids who have no place else to go,or nobody else
to go to during the summer when the orphanages close
for staff vacations and repair. These kids are from
all over, no one orphanage.  It is in the boonies…we
go up a valley into the mountains down a dirt road
that has been used since the Middle Ages.

This camp is remote to say the least…sweet
kids…estatic to have the attention and we are
estatic to be giving it to them.  I just can’t say
enough about this team…stout hearts, loving hearts,
never say never attitude….Awesome.

Tommorrow we’ll go to the beach for a while before
returning to our work sites and then to the orphan
camp.  The beach is about 300 yards from where we are
staying.  It is a narrow stone beach down a steep
trail.  No doubt, the blue-green waters of the Black
Sea have been a refreshing end to our long days.  We
get back “home” about 8 p.m. and walk to the beach for
a swim before dinner.  Sleep comes easy…

 It is 4 h.m…time to go tho the orphan camp. I leave
you with our devo bible verse this a.m. More later…

James 1:27

The team is doing wonderful and is in high spirits.  They are split up into two groups: group one is working on a mission house, while group two is sanding and painting a Hope House.  They do this for half of the day and then the other half is spent at a camp in the mountains with over 100 orphans ranging from ages 4-17.  The team is staying in a hotel that Yuri owns on the Black Sea.  Parents: do not be alarmed, this is a safe, resort/vacation area!

After a long flight and a 12 hour drive, the Youth Ukraine Team from Forest Hills Baptist Church in Nashville, TN has arrived safely in Sevastopol. Everyone is doing great and has lots of energy (despite the long travel and very hot climate).  The team will head to the orphanage first thing in the morning. Pray that they will continue to have energy and enthusiasm as they adjust to the time change; that hearts would be changed and lives would be touched.