I did not give a presentation as much as we shared our stories and challenges about being Law Enforcement. I met with investigators, patrol police, community relations, crime scene techs and even chiefs. The point was to speak in English with a native speaker (me) on topics they were familiar […]
The Journey
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Built in the early 21st century beside the Dnipro River, the Church of John the Baptist stands as a majestic symbol of spirituality. Such a sharp contrast to the areas bombed in Dnipro.
City of Dnipro. Residential Building and open air markets struck by drones or missiles close to where Michael is stationed.
Still in the Ukraine, temperatures ranged from the mid 30s to the 20s Fahrenheit (-1 to -6 Celsius). It has been a warm winter but the temp dropped when I got here. I had to purchase some warmer clothing. The snow doesn’t shut down the city, just makes getting around […]
We are announcing an exciting opportunity for our members to improve their English language skills and share experiences. We have received many requests from you for English practice activities and speaking clubs that will help improve your foreign language communication skills. So now we have something very interesting for you. […]
October the 6th was the Friday I was joined by 2 Ukrainian instructors, Polukhin Stanislav and Alina Shakhova, to teach two classes that day. The first was from 9am till 1pm; the second started at 2pm and went on until 6 that evening. Each class had ten students, some were fresh […]
October 2023Today they have sworn the Oath of allegiance to the Ukrainian people. “Today you join a very large police family. So be solidary with each other in the hardest days of service.” Michael Bates, Senior Police Officer of the Special Operations Management Rapid Response Unit, Houston (USA), addressed the […]
A female officer working for patrol police in Ukraine has taken on the responsibility of caring for the animals that the patrol police officers find during their searches of abandoned buildings or territories destroyed by the war. The majority of the animals are able to be placed with large animal […]
These photos are from a missile attack on Kyiv the day before I went on my May (2023) mission trip. A residential building was struck and the destruction was devastating. First responders, both fire and police responded over many hours to save the lives of citizens trapped in the building. […]
The video shows bombing from the other night near where I am staying. Air raid shelters are all over to provide some protection from shrapnel. The rest of the images show the destruction from the bombing.