I know everyone wants to see photographs of our journey, but uploading them is a bit difficult. We just don’t have the steady internet service to do so. You all may have to wait until we return home. But, I promise, there will be photos. Thanks for your patience. -Chris Y.
Every now and then, on this earthly path we trod, God pulls back the curtain and gives us a fleeting glimpse of heaven. Tonight, in a Baptist church in Yalta, the Mount Paran choir caught that glimpse. More on that later in this post, though… Today marked our first full-fledged day as missionaries, and we [...]
Back in Atlanta, we are blessed with a rather nice rehearsal space both for the choir and the orchestra. Today, a quarter of the way around the globe, your Mount Paran Choir transformed the ship’s largest bar into its own rehearsal room… and church, too! Since leaving Vilkovo some 28 hours ago, our collective energies [...]
Just past 11.00 local time last night, our ship, the Dnieper Princess, pushed away from the dock and sailed into the brilliantly starry night that hugged the Black Sea. For some folks, this was their first experience on a cruise ship, so, quite literally, they had to adjust to the swells that cause the ship [...]
We made it to Chicago. And then to Frankfurt, Germany. And then to Kiev. (And then to a McDonald’s.) And then on a loooooong bus ride right through the heart of Ukraine. And finally to Odessa, the port city where our boat, the Dnieper Princess, awaited. (The Love Boat, it ain’t. Nor is it the [...]
Everyone on our Mt Paran choir missions team is a superstar. And throughout our 10 days in Ukraine, I will endeavor to tell you about as many of them as I can, even the shy and reserved ones! For now, though, here are a few more photographs from our various practices and packing parties. -Chris
We travel to Ukraine to do serious work. But spend five minutes with us and you will figure out that we plan to laugh and have fun in the process. The Bible does not decouple a Christian’s mission on earth with laughter and mirth. In fact, the two intertwine. Proverbs 17:22 says, “A cheerful heart [...]
Genesis 11 tells the story of a tall, heaven-bound tower built on the plains of Shinar. At that time in world history, all of civilization shared a common language and speech. When the Lord saw the tower, He said that if everyone’s language remained the same, then nothing would be impossible for humankind (and, thus, [...]
Welcome to the official blog of the 2011 Mount Paran Church of God Choir Missions Trip to Ukraine! I am Chris Young, a tenor in the choir, and I am excited to be your blogger for what promises to be a wonderful and rich time of ministry. On May 26, fifty members of our choir, [...]
