Wow! Time is flying by!

Hello friends!
It's taken me much longer to update this again than I had hoped or anticipated!  The days have been full, and the nights have been too short!  :)  I'll try to get everyone caught up on what's been happening, but I'm sorry if this is all jumbled.  There is so much I want to share, and I know that no matter how I try to describe everything, I simply won't do it justice.
So, since I last posted, I've been continuing to work at the English Language Camp for children.  It's been amazing, and the kids are so precious!  I got to work with both the older age group and the younger age group, and I just can't describe these kids.  I've fallen in love with each little face, and as I anticipate the end of camp...well, I just try not to think about that.  God blessed me with the opportunity to build really great relationships with a number of the team members from Texas, and I am so excited to see how He will continue to use them as the travel to Kiev for the next couple of weeks.
Okay, so I have to be at a coffee shop in about an hour for more outreach, but I want to tell a little bit about yesterday.  Yesterday morning we took about 70 kids (ages 5-16) to the park.  Ukrainian kids are probably the best behaved children ever, because PRAISE GOD we did not lose any of them!  We got to play with sidewalk chalk (which they loved), eat ice cream, dance to music, and watch some amazing dramas performed by the team from Texas.  Each staff member was to keep an eye on one or two younger children, and I was entrusted with an adorable brother and sister named Kristine and Roman.  At first, they were very shy, but as the day continued on, they were eager to talk and play and show me all that they had drawn with chalk.  When their mother arrived to take them home, they each wrapped their arms around me and said, "goodbye, Jasper...have a good night".  Augh...even typing that I get all teary.  I cannot express the joy that explodes from my heart when these little ones smile, or laugh, or tell me a secret, but especially when they look up at me and I know they understand how much Jesus loves them.  Watching 60 little faces watch a drama illustrating Jesus' sacrifice for us - His death in our place - is an experience I will never forget.  And friends, it's addicting.  When even one child understands Jesus' love for them and accepts that love, the angels rejoice.  A heavenly party erupts, and we get to take part in that rejoicing!
I can't wait to share more stories with you all.  I had the amazing experience of visiting Lviv - a city filled with 300 year old buildings and seemingly endless places to explore!  I will post pictures of some of the buildings on here soon, but there is an album on my facebook if you would like to see them sooner :)
So much love from Ternopil, Ukraine,
Jasper