Week #? in America

When jet lag consumes you for the first two weeks of your time, then you have you mom and brother fly in, and fight their own jet lag battles (which includes being awake at 4 in the morning, which means I'm woken up then too) ... Time just ticks by!

But I can report that us three Ledfords are doing well, and my dad in Ukraine is surviving too!

Today was the first I've seen on the news here in the US on the protest going on in Ukraine. I hope that you will take the time to do a news search and read the articles coming out about Ukraine. Protest are big today and will again be big on the 11th of Dec. Ukrainians are fighting for democracy and for the Ukrainian president to be impeached, so that a deal with Russia will not be signed. To avoid the development of the soviet union it is important that Ukraine stay independent from Russia. It is important to pay attention to what happens to Ukraine because it will affect all our futures in someway. SO please pray for Ukraine, pray for the safety of the protesters, and please pray that God will move in Ukraine!

On another note- I do have some speaking opportunities lined up- the first being this week at Burns Highschool. I will be speaking to some students about Human Trafficking. I am hoping that I can open their eyes to the dangers and also teach them about having compassion for those in need. So please pray for me, and for these students, who are the future movers and shakers of the world!

I still have a couple open weeks-- so if your group would like for me to present on missions, or if your group would like a more general overview on what human trafficking is, feel free to email me(radicalfeetministries@gmail.com)!

I have to say, I am excited to be able to share with others the things that God has placed on my heart! And I am excited to be sitting here in NC, looking at this Christmas tree-- holidays are a wonderful time to be in the US...

Please know that I am thankful for you- thankful to those of you who made it possible for me to be here- thankful for those of you who have sent me messages, called and text'd me, making sure I wasn't needing anything! Thankful for those of you who want to make sure I have a good Christmas! Thankful for those of you who have organized speaking opportunities! I'm just thankful! Blessed. May you all be blessed in return!


* If you are looking to do something special for me this holiday season, I'm still in need of gift cards to places like Wal-mart, Hobby Lobby, K-Mart, Burkes, TJ Maxx, Target etc.... I need to buy craft supplies, and some things that I need like bath towels;) So feel free to email me if you need more information, like my address. Also, I will be needing to ship some boxes back, filled with these supplies, so any extra money you can donate these next two months will be a huge help in covering these cost! Thank you so much for caring!

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