When you leave the city of Simferopol, you have another 5-7 minutes to drive to find our village, and you will see this sign, indicating that you are no longer within the city limits of Simferopol.
The last available store is this one shown below. I've only been to it once and decided not to go back since they mostly only sell alcohol, dried fish, and bread.
Once you leave the main road, there are three or four other villages nestled among the trees, and beautiful fields where wheat grows for miles. 
God gave us a little piece of heaven on earth out here. Though life is very simple and mere survival becomes of utmost importance at times, there is no denying God's beauty all around us. We love our peaceful drives home.
Pictured below is the first little tree-lined dirt road you come to in our village. This is one of four roads we take into our house, which is about 1/4 mile down from the asphalt road. Depending on the time of year and the severity of the mud or snow on these little dirt roads, it is always a question of which one we will drive down next. 
One of two bus stops in our village:
In my next post, I will show you pictures of the homes in my village. Eventually, I will be inviting you for an inside tour of our home out here as well. So, stay tuned!
awesome idea!! thanks for letting us see your life over there!!!
ReplyDeleteSo many of those photos could have been taken here in Wise county. I'm so sorry I didn't get to meet you while you were geographically close, but very happy that your visit here gave you a healthy Micah. My eldest granddaughter presented a Micah to her preacher husband last November. Perhaps they will meet some day. God bless your ministry -- and I'm looking forward to more information on your village.
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful! Some of the homes appear to be quite large. Can't wait to read more.
ReplyDeleteI *really* enjoyed this post! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tour, we adopted our son in 2010 from Simerfpol, and love looking at the area where he was born....God Bless you and your family, we hope to one day return to the area.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy reading these to my children. Thanks for taking time to put them together. It sure helps us to know how to pray for you & your family!
ReplyDeletewould love to visit your villiage again someday. :)"
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing us a little about your life there! I would love to visit one day and see it in person!
ReplyDeleteI loved it! Thank you for sharing. I always enjoy seeing your pictures! I especially enjoyed the picture of you all at the bus stop. It was impressive to Andrew and me...To see my lovely sister-in-law at a rustic bus stop, then on the bus. You go, GIRL! Love you so much!"
ReplyDeleteThank you. I really enjoyed this. Will look forward to future posts. Sharon Hoffmeister
ReplyDeleteHoney you are a blessing to me your mail is so good for me I want delete any of them I read them over and over I love hearing about where you live and all most of all I enjoy pictures of your family and home. The picture we took at church I have as wallpaper on my cell phone so good to hear from you thanks for caring for an old lady that loves the Lord.
ReplyDeleteGinny