This will be Bethe's fourth trip to Ukraine, as she went in 2014, 2015, 2016. As the result of her trip and God opening the doors, she declared a Russian major at Hofstra University in New York. This is her 7th year of studying the Russian language and she began Ukrainian lessons with one of her professors in Spring 2015. Inevitably, this will increase her ability to communicate with the children and in return they will assist her in her studies of the languages. Bethe is currently a Psychology major, with a Russian and Sociology Minor. She wants to go to graduate school for Student Affairs.
This will be Kyle's second trip to Ukraine. He is a mathematical business economics major at Hofstra University. Kyle loves to serve the community, no matter where he is located, from Florida to Connecticut or at school in New York. This trip has only furthered his love of service. Last trip was his first time outside of the country, while it was a scary thought, he felt his calling from God that it was the right move and has not regretted a second of it. This year he will be able to communicate more with the children, and will thus be able to make more of an impact on each other.