::Three Days in Donetsk::

"A group is a bunch of people in an elevator. A team is also a bunch of people in an elevator, but the elevator is broken!" ::Bonnie Edelstein::

Last week, the five of us AIMers had to make a trip to Donetsk to fulfill part of our visa process. In order for us to remain in Ukraine, we must be registered. We were hopeful that all would be smooth sailing, but this is, after all, Ukraine. Instead of a quick one day trip, we were there for 3 days and on the third day we actually had to start the process over. We are still waiting to hear the final word on our registration.

The trip was at times very frustrating, because we never knew when we would get the ok to go home. We didn't take much stuff with us, so we made do with the little we had. We also had a whole lot of down time. In this case though, boredom bred creativity!

And so, without further ado, I present to you the world premiere of "Three Days in Donetsk"!
(I highly recommend you watch it full-screen!)

Please comment and let us know what you think! :)

-ej

::The Black Sea::

"For whatever we lose (like a you or a me),
It's always our self we find in the sea."
::e.e. cummings::

A few weeks ago, our team went on a retreat to Crimea and stayed in a camp near Yalta, overlooking the Black Sea. It was beautiful!

Here is a video I took of us in the taxi from Simferopol to Yalta, trying to find where we were staying. Our taxi driver did not know where it was, nor did the lady he stopped to ask. The funny thing is that we were actually just barely down the hill from it when I stopped filming, we just didn't know it.

And a few pictures!

a Superhero :)

our Superhero poses

the Black Sea

Caleb on a boat ride

in Yalta

a castle known as the Swallow's Nest

-ej

::June 2011::

"‎Say to those who are fearful-hearted, 'Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, With the recompense of God; He will come and save you.'" 
::Isaiah 35:4::

I realized yesterday that I have failed to post my most recent newsletters on my blog! I apologize for this and will strive to keep them posted from now on. So without any further delay I present my June 2011 Newsletter coming to you in your choice of high or low resolution.

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In the service of an AWESOME God.

-ej

::Introducing: TEAM UKRAINE::

"Teamwork: Simply stated, it is less me and more we." ::Unknown::
 
To introduce you to each member on my team, I proudly a present the first production (of many) by AIM Team Ukraine 2010. This video was created for our cultural breakfast and will inform you of our mission field and the work we plan on doing there, as well as (hopefully) entertain you.

There are five of us: Cody, Caleb, Dawna, Jordan and myself (ErinJoy).

To truly experience this movie, in all its full-screen HD glory on youtube, click on the YouTube logo on the control bar.

We put a lot of effort into this video, so PLEASE let me know what you think either here or on YouTube! :)
-ej