Five Loaves and Two Bowls of Borscht [Paperback]

Janice Lemke (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2000

When Cory and Janice Lemke moved to Ukraine with their two small girls, they hoped to help local believers plant more churches. After encountering more obstacles than expected, feelings of inadequacy arose within them. Using light humor, this book reveals how the Lemkes endured and eventually witnessed the power of the One who still feeds multitudes using meager offerings.

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About the Author

Janice Lemke has served in Ukraine with her husband Cory since July 1995 as a missionary with Christian Missionary Fellowship. While she hauls produce from the market, battles cockroaches, and homeschools their two girls; he works alongside local leaders, training church planters. They recently returned to Ukraine for their second term.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Winepress Publishing (November 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579213200
• ISBN-13: 978-1579213206
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #957,616 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars True look at missionary life, June 13, 2001

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Jon (Robbinsville, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Five Loaves and Two Bowls of Borscht (Paperback)

This book was very truthful about the struggles that go on in the life of an overseas missionary. She definetly didn't hold back anything. My husband and I are hoping to go to Kazakhstan in 2002 and this was a great look at what we might experience. Great book if you are thinking about going into missions or if you want to know what struggles the missionaries you know are going through so you can better pray for them.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, Honest Missionary Story, June 28, 2003

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Josh Moffit (Philippines) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Five Loaves and Two Bowls of Borscht (Paperback)

This was a great book about the Lemke family and their lives in the Ukraine. As a missionary in training, I appreciated the honesty Janice wrote with in recounting her years in the Ukraine. Missionary stories are usually told as if missionary work was the greatest thing ever. But the author was honest- missionary work is HARD.

I also appreciated the emphasis the missionaries put on learning the language and culture of the people they were working with. They were patient with the people, and they respected the already existing (but struggling) church. This is to be commended. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in missions, especially those interested in living overseas.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Always like Walking the Plank !, March 8, 2006

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mcHaiku "nmi" (Brown County INDIANA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Five Loaves and Two Bowls of Borscht (Paperback)

Today, committing oneself to the "mission field" seems riskier than ever, but risks are expected in all of life. I believe. The young Oregon couple, Janice & Cory Lemke set high standards for themselves and those they serve. Janice had already aerved five years in Kenya before meeting her husband, and then they heard of the need to "grow" churches in the Ukraine which had been so long under Soviet rule.

The couple with their two young daughters took on the struggles of a definitely primitive life under the auspices of an under-funded denomination. All four learned to speak & understand a comfortable amount of Russian in a hit-or-miss fashion. The Lemkes' story is honest and relates many unpleasant obstacles but it is told with hunor and a necessary fortitude.

No matter where they are serving on this Earth, they deserve our prayers. Reviewer mcHAIKU urges us all to read about people so enthusiastic about their work. The Lemkes are a wonderful example of youth "walking the walk" with conviction.