After the concert several of went out to eat. We had Pizza. Well we had Ukrainian Pizza. That's what they all called it. Tyana is in my class the Sergei is my translator the other two girls go to the seminary there and Vasili is the dean of the seminary.
Some information about my students:
Sergiy: Is the dean of music here at the Ukraine Baptist Theological Seminary. He graduated from the National Music Academy in L’viv in choral conducting.
Tetyana: Tayna is an administrative assistant and librarian here in the Ukraine Baptist Theological Seminary while she is working on her MA with TCMI.
Oleksander: Sasha teaches here at the Seminary also. One of the courses he teaches is in the area of cults. He is also the IT person for the Seminary here.
Roman: Roman is also a professor here in the Seminary and also in Boryslav where there is another branch of the Ukraine Baptist Theological Seminary. He also serves as a pastor in a church in a nearby community.
Svetlana: Sveta has an MA in Journalism from the University of Aeronautics in Kiev and teaches Journalism and Ethics there and is also the chair for the department. She is also working on her MA with TCMI.
Igor: Igor is the dean of the Ukraine Baptist Theological Seminary in Boryslav. He told that while he isn’t ministering with a church right now, as long as he gives his money the church will keep him as a member.
Vitaliy: Works with Christ in Youth here in L’viv. He heads up the division for Teen Ministries for Western Ukraine. He has worked on a curriculum that will also be used in the school system to help teach teens
Sergei: My translator has taught English here in the Seminary and is also working on an Mdiv degree at the Irpin Baptist Theological Seminary. Sergei has been my translator, driver and a close friend for me through this whole week. It has been good to get to know him and his family.
All the students were really wonderful this week. We had a lot of discussion and while some of it made us divert from the class material we always learned something from it…. even if it’s a discussion on what NOT to get into next time I teach the class. Ha.
Tetyana: Tayna is an administrative assistant and librarian here in the Ukraine Baptist Theological Seminary while she is working on her MA with TCMI.
Oleksander: Sasha teaches here at the Seminary also. One of the courses he teaches is in the area of cults. He is also the IT person for the Seminary here.
Roman: Roman is also a professor here in the Seminary and also in Boryslav where there is another branch of the Ukraine Baptist Theological Seminary. He also serves as a pastor in a church in a nearby community.
Svetlana: Sveta has an MA in Journalism from the University of Aeronautics in Kiev and teaches Journalism and Ethics there and is also the chair for the department. She is also working on her MA with TCMI.
Igor: Igor is the dean of the Ukraine Baptist Theological Seminary in Boryslav. He told that while he isn’t ministering with a church right now, as long as he gives his money the church will keep him as a member.
Vitaliy: Works with Christ in Youth here in L’viv. He heads up the division for Teen Ministries for Western Ukraine. He has worked on a curriculum that will also be used in the school system to help teach teens
Sergei: My translator has taught English here in the Seminary and is also working on an Mdiv degree at the Irpin Baptist Theological Seminary. Sergei has been my translator, driver and a close friend for me through this whole week. It has been good to get to know him and his family.
All the students were really wonderful this week. We had a lot of discussion and while some of it made us divert from the class material we always learned something from it…. even if it’s a discussion on what NOT to get into next time I teach the class. Ha.
Friday night is the time I get to rest a bit and get ready for another week of class. I leave for Vienna tomorrow and then after one night there, I'll take a 9-10 hour train ride to Oreada, Romania.
See you in Romania!
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