Leaving Ukraine.

Time is flying away, and our time in Ukraine is coming to the end.

Ukraine was doing it’s best trying to remind us with hot weather (+37) our Action for Life time in India.

I’m looking at my bag trying to figure out how to make it smaller and less heavy and feel really tempted to leave here all the warm cloth I have. But in Sweden, which is the next country of our program, there is heavy rain expected. With a sigh I think that heavy bags is the same part of this journey as meeting amazing people, feeling a part of a team, opportunity to see the world in it’s diversity.

Time in Ukraine was the start of the program, where we made our first steps as a team. As usual the firs steps for a child are not easy, but we are learning to walk and to work together!

After finishing our spiritual camp where we together with participants were on spiritual journey to our real selves, the next event we were doing was session in Simferopol for Young Leaders Club. The topic was on inspiration and how to keep this fire alight. We shared some ideas and experience with young people there, but of course the question is still open for both sides - for Crimean young leaders and for AfE participants. This fire needs to be cared for and nourished every day…

Remembering this we met two inspiring people next day - professor of Biblical Studies George Carillet and pastor Sergey Golovin, who gave us some “grains of wisdom”.

Few days in Simferopol we enjoyed beautiful environment of Heidelberg Centre where we were allowed to meet and to have some time for our team building. The place certainly gave us a feeling that there are numerous people and initiatives all over the world that are striving for bringing positive changes into the world.

Next stop in Ukraine was Harkiv with it’s young and full of energy team. There we made a workshop on teambuilding, which was good exercise on teambuilding for us as well.

AND NNNOOOOW we are looking forward to new adventures in Sweden!

Lena and Vika.