It's a Small World, After All!

We have come to Cherkassy to sing, to participate in worship in a church - normal activity for Evangelion on tour, right. But, what are the odds that on any given Sunday of the year, there will be a large contingent of Minnesotans visiting that particular church in Ukraine? Today - it was a youth group from New Life Church in Woodbury, Minnesota here to lead a youth camp and outreach ministries. They are led by Pastor Matt Swigart (a NWC grad and former Northwestern College Choir member!) and other members of New Life Church. There are also longstanding Bethel University connections here, not surprising due to 20 years of the Baptist sister church program in the Cherkassy oblast. A powerful day of worship, during which we sang most of our concert, Matt Swigart preached. Together we shared warm worship (though we were grateful for what A/C the church did have) and the powerful presence of the Holy Spirit. And, the day has only begun. Concert tonight at a different church on the other end of town. Looking forward to more NWC and Bethel and Kingdom connections!