Sunday Pentecost in Donetsk

I woke up Sunday morning very happy about the video we had worked so hard on Saturday.  Roman and Valera came around 10:30 so we could go find a place to send it.  It was a large file.  We went to a restaurant and thought we'd eat while we sent it.  I decided to make sure their wifi worked before ordering.  It didn't.  We then went to an internet cafe.  Service was not available.  We then went to McDonalds, closed for repairs.  We then went to a mall and voila, service that worked.  We found a cafeteria in the mall that was a wifi zone and started sending the email.  We then ate.  45 minutes later, two-thirds through sending, service went out.  It came back on in a few minutes and I started again.  45 minutes later, two thirds through the sending, it froze up and stopped sending.  We had no choice but to give up because people would be gathering at my apartment for worship and fellowship in 20 minutes.  This is the second time that I've been unable to send a video from Donetsk.  I suggested to Roman that he communicate to the city government that if they are expecting thousands of visitors for the European Cup of Soccer in 2012, they had better get busy on their internet service.  My friend David suggested that next time, I also make a sound file so that if the video file won't send, a much smaller audio file might.  Good idea, David.
We went back to the apartment and people started gathering.  We sent Valera and Sergei to the market to stock up on food for after worship.  Two of the guys at worship, Yuriy and Vlad entered into excellent theological discussions as they add to what they've been taught and begin to see some things in different ways.  During worship, we offered a special blessing and prayer for Sergei that he can overcome some of his life problems and prepare his mind to paint an icon of St. Cornelius for the church.
Folks stayed around for a long time after worship and it was after 8 when the last one left.  Roman and I debriefed and then he went home and I to bed.  We spoke to Sasha by phone and he will be coming to visit from Mariupol Monday at noon or so and staying till evening.  It has been a fruitful trip to Donetsk, as usual.