Thoughts Archives - Are You Grafted? https://rugrafted.com/category/thoughts/ Grafted by grace, bearing fruit for His glory. Sat, 15 Jun 2024 14:19:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://rugrafted.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/rugrafted-100x100.png Thoughts Archives - Are You Grafted? https://rugrafted.com/category/thoughts/ 32 32 Ukraine 2024 update June 10 https://rugrafted.com/ukraine-2024-update-june-10/ Sat, 15 Jun 2024 14:19:52 +0000 https://rugrafted.com/?p=3584 Wednesday night The bus ride into Ukraine was pleasant enough. There were about 80 seats. Just guessing I would say 85-90 percent of the passengers were women. We stopped a couple of times to stretch our legs. The border crossing took about 1 hour and 15 minutes. The bus stop at Lublin, Poland, before we […]

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]]> Ukraine 2024 update June 5 https://rugrafted.com/ukraine-2024-update-june-5/ Sat, 15 Jun 2024 14:05:45 +0000 https://rugrafted.com/?p=3578 Sometime during the night I decided to go to Ukraine without any luggage. I bought a bus ticket at noon to leave asap. ASAP is 8:15 pm. I went to the airport/bus station to wait 8 hours for departure. I checked one more time to see if my luggage was found. They said wait a […]

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]]> Ukraine 2024 update June 4 https://rugrafted.com/ukraine-2024-update-june-4/ Sat, 15 Jun 2024 13:47:02 +0000 https://rugrafted.com/?p=3572 On Sunday I was in line at the airport. A lady was having a bad day and complaining loudly. I told her this was my second day being in airports waiting in line. She said, “you’re a local in the airport!” That frustrated me more than a little. I was glad she quit complaining loudly. […]

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]]> A BRUISED REED AND SMOKING FLAX https://rugrafted.com/a-bruised-reed-and-smoking-flax/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 16:09:57 +0000 https://rugrafted.com/?p=3307 A small candle was burning dimly in the living room.  Someone walked past and blew it out. It didn’t take much, just a light breath and the flame was extinguished. Then they walked away. What surprised me was the thin straight trail of smoke that lifted from the wick. Then it completely dissipated. I thought, […]

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]]> GOD’S SPECIAL FAVOR AND BLESSINGS or Grace is Scandalous! https://rugrafted.com/gods-special-favor-and-blessings/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 02:41:35 +0000 https://rugrafted.com/?p=3284 As a kid my mother was constantly taking us to church – Sunday morning, Sunday night, and prayer meetings on Wednesday night. There were always lessons from the scriptures. And I wanted to know what they meant and how they applied to me. David of Old Testament fame was my hero. I loved the stories […]

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]]> DESTINATION BEREHOVE, UKRAINE — JULY 17, 2023 https://rugrafted.com/destination-berehove-ukraine-july-17-2023/ Sat, 29 Jul 2023 18:08:48 +0000 https://rugrafted.com/?p=3190 We left Kiev and head to our destination of Berehove. We had an early lunch with the Hansens in Zhitomer. They are about two hours from Kiev and directly on our route. So grateful for the work they are doing there. VODAFON  On the way to Berehove, before we got to the town of Rivne […]

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]]> THE RENTED CAR https://rugrafted.com/the-rented-car/ Sat, 29 Jul 2023 17:56:07 +0000 https://rugrafted.com/?p=3187 This was such a blessing to me while in Ukraine. However, there were a few drawbacks. On the second day I was stopped for going too fast. I really didn’t see the sign that the speed limit had dropped but that didn’t change things.  The policeman expected me to have an International Driving Permit. I […]

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]]> MONDAY, JULY 10, 2023 – DESTINATION KIEV https://rugrafted.com/monday-july-10-2023-destination-kiev/ Fri, 28 Jul 2023 09:13:58 +0000 https://rugrafted.com/?p=3167 KIEV What a great experience. “HAVE A GREAT DAY!” We spent our time in the central district passing out tracts and talking to people. Throughout the entire trip, every time someone took one of the tracts I would tell them to have a great day. Olexander He was passing by and stopped. His eyes were […]

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]]> TUESDAY, JULY 3, 2023 https://rugrafted.com/a-trip-full-of-surprises/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 07:07:20 +0000 https://rugrafted.com/?p=3127 DESTINATION ODESA UKRAINE (This is a 13 hour drive from Berehove, Ukraine.) A TRIP FULL OF SURPRISES FRANK Last year I met a man named Frank Grabanski living in Berehove. He is a Christian, loves Jesus, and loves to talk to people about him. I asked him to join me on my trip to Odesa. […]

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]]> SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2023 https://rugrafted.com/villagechurch/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 06:37:29 +0000 https://rugrafted.com/?p=3118 Ivan Agoshtan: *is brother in law to Misha Bokoch (pastor of the church in St Petersburg, Russia).  *is a pastor in a village in the western part of Ukraine. *arranged for the translation into Ukrainian of the tract “Are You an Intelligent Person.” He invited me to preach in his church in the village. It […]

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