{"id":1473,"date":"2012-11-08T13:01:58","date_gmt":"2012-11-08T11:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=1473"},"modified":"2012-11-14T14:02:56","modified_gmt":"2012-11-14T12:02:56","slug":"carpathian-mountains-conference-and-elections-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/carpathian-mountains-conference-and-elections-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Carpathian Mountains Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I know that the US presidential election has overshadowed much of the news recently. \u00a0However I also know that many praying for us and elections in Ukraine over the past week.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you!<\/p>\n<p>Mainly the election was quiet except for the occasional violence when the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kyivpost.com\/content\/ukraine\/bloody-vote-count-in-mykolayiv-oblast-as-police-clash-with-opposition-photo-video-315467.html\" target=\"_blank\"> police broke into the polling station<\/a> to try to cover up fraud in a neighboring city. \u00a0We appreciate your continued prayers for peace and freedom to worship and preach the good news of Jesus Christ!<\/p>\n<h4>Carpathian Mountain Conference<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1481\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/carpathian-mountains-conference-and-elections-in-ukraine\/sony-dsc-98\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00932.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,359\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NEX-3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1351683138&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SONY DSC&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CMI Bible school directors, teachers and staff in the Carpathian Mountians\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00932.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1481\" title=\"CMI Bible school directors, teachers and staff in the Carpathian Mountians\" src=\"http:\/\/69.89.31.195\/~sukofami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00932.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00932.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00932-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last week we gathered our Bible school directors and teachers for our annual conference in the Carpathian mountains of Western Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1475\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/carpathian-mountains-conference-and-elections-in-ukraine\/sony-dsc-94\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC01046.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,361\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NEX-3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1351766046&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SONY DSC&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Misha presenting Good Soil\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC01046.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1475\" title=\"Misha presenting Good Soil\" src=\"http:\/\/69.89.31.195\/~sukofami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC01046.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC01046.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC01046-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC01046-460x260.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During our 3 days together we&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Listened as our regional directors told us about how God is working in their Bible schools and churches<\/li>\n<li>Discussed the importance of critical thinking skills in the classroom<\/li>\n<li>Edited a new school catalog<\/li>\n<li>Hiked to the top of \u00a0a hill together<\/li>\n<li>Prayed for each of our regional directors<\/li>\n<li>Presented the Good Soil materials and seminars<\/li>\n<li>Sang worship songs together<\/li>\n<li>Ate meals and fellowshiped with each other<\/li>\n<li>Organized visits to several schools<\/li>\n<li>Planned seminars in new locations<\/li>\n<li>Marveled at the beauty of God&#8217;s creation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1477\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/carpathian-mountains-conference-and-elections-in-ukraine\/img_0803\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_0803.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,265\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1351597953&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Enjoying God&amp;#8217;s creation in Western Ukraine\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_0803.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1477\" title=\"Enjoying God's creation in Western Ukraine\" src=\"http:\/\/69.89.31.195\/~sukofami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_0803.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_0803.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_0803-300x124.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since most of us live in big cities it is nice to get away to a quieter place where the beauty of creations helps focus the mind on the Creator!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1474\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/carpathian-mountains-conference-and-elections-in-ukraine\/sony-dsc-93\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00953.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,359\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NEX-3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1351684161&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;23&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SONY DSC&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Caleb with brothers from Kharkov, Ukraine\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00953.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1474\" title=\"Caleb with brothers from Kharkov, Ukraine\" src=\"http:\/\/69.89.31.195\/~sukofami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00953.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00953.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC00953-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s me at the top of a hill with a couple of brothers from our school in Kharkov.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks again for your prayers and don&#8217;t forget to keep praying for these men who are now back home serving Jesus and teaching the Bible in their own churches.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/carpathian-mountains-conference-and-elections-in-ukraine\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery 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