I’ve been collecting some pictures of “small” things for the past couple of weeks to share with you. There’s a small description with each picture so you get some context and I’ve also written a “small” prayer request after each.

I was so excited last week when I saw a road crew painting lines on a main street. Five months without lines was enough for me, even as a passenger! Traffic lines are small, but they have big benefits (when you pay attention to them).

Please pray for our our safety as we travel all over Kyiv in public transportation.

Needles are small, too (Steven and I almost missed this one as we walked down the street) but the consequences of drug use are really very big.

Please pray for those who are being duped by dope.

Jeans have small tags but big prices. (Yeah, 900+ griven is almost $200!)

Please pray for the economy of Ukraine and for all the poor and homeless.

This is a small sign on a door in a local school. Mandatory service and military training in school are big leftovers from the USSR. (I wish I could sit in for a class, I think it’d be interesting.)

Please pray for the Ukrainian schools, that the teachers and the new generation grow in wisdom as well as knowledge.

Mom is teaching Alison and Hannah to read. Here’s a picture of some of her materials. Letters may be small, but words they make and the thoughts they communicate are very big.

Please pray for me and the rest of my family as we continue learning Russian (and the little ones who are learing to read English).

Last but not at all least: Here’s another “small” thing. I doubt I have to tell you how big it is for me.