Talking with Ukraine

 

my daffodil is blooming in Ukraine now,
 thanks Elena for the photo

Well, with Max Rudei, anyway. 

While I was painting the living room walls Saturday afternoon, Garry had a good video chat with Max in Ukraine. The corn was planted last week and it has rained since they finished, always a good thing in Ukraine! 

They are still able to sell the milk, the truck is paying a good price for it, they even have some money in the bank now. Grain is not at world price, right now wheat price in Ukraine according to Max is about fifty dollars a ton, while here it's five hundred. All because they can't export it. Of course, in areas where Russia has taken over, they are taking the grain, and farm equipment or destroying it and killing the cows. 

Max said there is active fighting along the line south of Zaporozhye, with the Russians gaining one day and the Ukrainians moving back the next so far, but it is a little more concerning than before.

Lena in Dnepro is excited about Morningstar church's outreach program, they are handing out food staple packages and presenting the gospel. She said more people are taking Bibles now, some are local people, and many are displaced from Eastern Ukraine.

Vlad (Valera's brother, although young Vlad from the village is working on the farm again, too) sent more photos of the pair of cranes at the farm.

I was typing with Julia this week, and they are no longer in Poland, she and Dima flew to Italy where they are staying at a hotel for free with other Ukrainians. She said taking the two hour ride was scary for her. All our other students and workers are still in the village. Former student Karina, who was in Kyiv, seems to be out of the country also.