{"id":2430,"date":"2013-03-22T21:59:25","date_gmt":"2013-03-22T19:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=2430"},"modified":"2013-04-15T10:43:01","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T07:43:01","slug":"how-a-blizzard-can-change-your-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/how-a-blizzard-can-change-your-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Blizzard Can Change Your Plans!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tomorrow we were planning to pack the family in the van and head off to Western, Ukraine for a 3 day conference and now we are not!<\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

God sent a blizzard our way!<\/p>\n

\"Just

Just because it’s the end of March doesn’t mean there can’t be another good blizzard!<\/p><\/div>\n

A blizzard is moving in on Ukraine and has already dumped a ton of snow in Western and Northern Ukraine and now it’s forcing us to change our plans.<\/p>\n

I’m hoping we can still make it but we’ll get there a day or two later than we had planned. Is it ironic that I’m finding myself in a situation where I need to be flexible just a few days after writing a post on the importance of being flexible in ministry?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2 New Schools<\/h4>\n

Despite the blizzard there are some pretty awesome things happening this week in our ministry! On Tuesday our church, Hope for People opened a new Bible school. We had over 20 students show up which was a surprise. This Saturday another Bible school will be opening at Holy Trinity Church.<\/p>\n

You can read a little more about these two new schools on the CMI’s website.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Missionary Conference<\/h4>\n

If this blizzard does let up then we will be heading to Western Ukraine with\u00a0family in the next day or two. We will be meeting with our fellow missionaries from all over Ukraine to evaluate our ministries and make plans for the future.<\/p>\n

Prayer<\/h4>\n

Here’s how you can pray for us over the next week.<\/p>\n

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  1. Pray for good weather and safety on the road.<\/li>\n
  2. Pray for wisdom for me in deciding when to leave.<\/li>\n
  3. Pray for God’s leading during our conference.<\/li>\n
  4. Pray for unity and vision for our team of missionaries.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Question: Have you ever had a time when God suddenly changed your plans? What did you do?<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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