DREW's MAILING ADDRESS

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HERE'S where YOU can SEND:

.. --> Letters of Encouragement

.. --> Care-packages (Treats from USA / Extra Socks...etc.)

.. --> Special Stuff (Pictures / Music / Books...)

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ANDREW NALL
BOX 120
Kyiv-1 01001
Ukraine

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Drew won't be coming home for the holidays

He'll be w/the DTS team Thanksgiving & Christmas

(They depart Dec. 21st for their main OUTREACH)

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I know he would LOVE

........ to hear from his FRIENDS & FAMILY!

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SO...

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.......Please Remember to

..........P R A Y - f o r - D R E W

then . . .

................ SEND him some stuff!

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GOD HAS BEEN TALKING TO ME

E-Mail from DREW - Oct. 21st

Yesterday we visited a hospital for sick orphans. There was a little boy there named Olec. I got to hold this little boy for about two hours. We played together. He had the cutest giggle. Olec has pneumonia. His breathing was very constricted. There were lots of other children there. The children were put there either because they have some sort of disease or special need (like Downs Syndrome), a lot of kids had both. I was drawn to Olec because he was the only baby in his room. It was really hard for me to leave him all alone in that small room. We prayed for him. So maybe God will help him feel better, and then he can grow up big and strong. Maybe he will even be able to go outside (he really liked looking out the window.)

God has been talking to me.

Human slave and sex trafficking is something that I am going to fight. God has put this issue so deeply into my heart that I must do something about it. God is going to use me.

Israel has also been on my heart. I know that someday I will end up going there. Probably permanently, but that is most likely in the far future.

As far as personal lessons, God has been teaching me to believe that he can do miracles through me (like actual healing, and part-the-water Moses stuff.) That is a really hard thing for me to swallow.

I feel quite a bit closer to everyone here (especially the people that speak English. Which is kinda sad, but it's just so hard to get over the language barrier. I am working on that). They are going to tell us how they will split our team for the "Outreach" section of our DTS by the end of the week. All of the others are starting to get on each others nerves, but I am just growing more and more fond of everybody (which I guess isn't normal.)

I am learning however that life as a missionary is not an easy life to choose. I have missed America and American culture so much over the last week. I just want a bacon cheddar cheeseburger.

I was able to get on facebook on Sunday and gave everyone my E-mail address so I will be able to keep in touch with everyone that way, but I don't think I can answer any of the others until the weekend (Family is an exception.)

I love you guys a lot.
I want to hear what is going on with all of you.

Mom & Dad, hug Elizabeth for me, and tell her that I am glad she has us as a family and isn't stuck in a hospital like the one I went to.


DREW

Post #4: Spiritual Boot-Camp (E-mail Oct 8)

Hello. It is Drew again.

Skype is free. I don't have a video thing, so you couldn't see me, but we could talk. So if you send me your Skype name and address or whatever else I need we could talk through Skype and not just e-mail. We should try it sometime.

I still haven't got the address (...WE HAVE THE ADDRESS = Next Post :) ), but I got to say when I get it and you want to send me something, PEANUT BUTTER is at the top of my list (just a suggestion). and send enough for me to share American culture with the people here (they have figured out quickly that I cannot cook.)

The German couple finally got here (actually Emily is from Kenya and David is from Germany). I had dinner with them last night. It was awesome, for several reasons. First, they both speak English very well (that was nice). Second they are really cool people. It was cool to talk about our shared dreams of reaching people around the world with people that are so different. I also had South African tea, and it was the best tea in the world. I have gotten to know all of the people here much better (since I see them all day, everyday.) I'm actually the youngest one here. Everyone else is in there twenties (except Ida from Sweden, she's 19.) I will have to tell you about everyone more when I come back.

I am getting really tired of soup. We eat soup a lot (and bread too). I think when I'm done with this e-mail I think I will go to the bazaar and get a Sprite.
I like Sprite.

I have fallen in love with this city. It is the most beautiful city that I have ever seen. It is so hard to describe it. There are a lot of people, but it is very spread out. There are lots of trees also. There is a great mix of nature and tall buildings. I will have to send pictures when I get a chance (I can't send them until I can use a different computer.) On Saturday we went down town at night (We live in uptown which is not as fancy, but has lots of animals running around. Pigeons, cats and dogs mostly. So I see lots of feathers.) I have been downtown 4 times so far. At night they close the main roads so that people can walk on them. That night was a lot of fun. There was some band playing called Stalker, and so a lot of people were around. We went to a park and Rustam set up his portable radio, and we all danced for like an hour (really they danced and I sort of just swayed.) Rustam and Vito can break dance very well so that was cool. I'll have to tell you more about what else was there later.

God is teaching me more then I could possibly tell you. I have already grown closer with God and learned much more about his dream for my life in the last two weeks. I wish I could get on Facebook to talk to all my friends also, but Facebook isn't working for me. Oh well. [ Since this e-mail, Drew has been able to access Facebook - send him a message ] It's weird, but God isn't teaching me what I thought he would at all. I'll have to tell you about that when I get back in 6 months and have the full picture. Until then just know that this really is spiritual boot camp. On the same note, the classes are not hard as far as work goes (we actually have had a lot more free time then I thought we would), but these classes and quiet times have been hard in a spiritual and emotional kind of way.

Tell me everything you can about what is going on at home.
I Love you.
Drew

Post #3

E-MAIL FROM DREW:

"...Say hello to everyone for me

We found out that for outreach we will be going to either TURKEY or ARMENIA (or both if we can get through the border).

We have been learning a lot of introductory stuff. Intercession is a major theme so far and will continue through next week, because we are going to talk about hearing God's voice.
I am finally starting to get to know the people here. It takes a while.

On monday we might be getting a new student. The leader let us be a part of praying for her. That was pretty cool. We pray a lot here. And God speaks a lot too. I like it.

I'm still praying for all of you guys back home. I'll try to update you on the things going on, but i'll save some things until I get back. Keep me posted on what's going on there..."

DREW

VENEZIA (House Boat) - YWAM Kyiv

HEARD FROM DREW

Hey All...At first, we weren't sure how much communication we'd have with Drew so we said "at least (now and then) let us know that you're not DEAD!" :) Turns out he can e-mail anytime. Here are some excerpts from an e-mail Drew sent on Sept. 30th.

I am still alive. :)
I can't upload pictures yet but hopefully soon…

There are twelve students here and nine leaders. (Two of the students actually are not here yet, they are a couple from Germany). There are three other guys in my apartment. None of them speak English well. One of them is from Tisjecistan (TAJIKISTAN) or something like that (its right next to Afghanistan) His name is Rustam. He is really cool and the best at English. Yuri is another guy in my room, he is very acrobatic. The third guy's name is Vova (I think that's how you spell it).

It is very difficult to get to know people when you don't speak the same language.

There are only 4 guys here now (other than leaders) the rest are girls. Jenny is from the UK and has the most awesome accent ever. Liza is from Long Island, NY and also has a great accent. Ida is from Sweden and speaks English very well. Kathy is from California, I haven't gotten to know her much yet. Yulia is from here in Ukraine, she doesn't speak English at all. Parvena is also from the place near Afghanistan.

All of our leaders are very cool as well. Everyone here is very kind and they are all on fire for God in different ways. I have already learned a lot in the last 4 days. God is doing what he wants, and it's awesome.

Ukraine is very different. The weather is awesome, it was less than 60 all day today (ha ha ha). The food is really good but also very different. Last night we cooked something that was like tuna salad, but with no tuna. Instead it had another kind of fish (that we gutted and cleaned) and this meat that tasted like spam (but today we had spaghetti so don't worry). Mayonnaise and bread are very popular. We also drink tea, Lots of tea, and then we drink more tea! But there is no ice anywhere.

These people here are extremely courteous and fair. Everybody does something to help out and nobody does everything (ever!). There are so many different people in our group. It's really fun, I like it.

The actual "classes" have been mostly orientation and rules so far. We did have a really cool time of prayer and intercession this morning. YWAM is a pretty cool organization. It's not non-denominational it's multi-denominational – which means that we come from different church backgrounds as well as different countries.


I can't possibly tell you everything in one e-mail, so I won't. I just wanted you to know that I am, in fact, still alive. I love you all and want to hear about what is going on at home, so please e-mail me back. And I will try my best to call you…


God Wins!
DREW NALL
(they call me Andrew here, it translates better.)