Orphanage Trips
Building Project Trips
Evangelism Trips
No. Always take your shoes off when entering someone’s home. If you're working at an orphanage inside, be prepared to take off your shoes inside the building. Even the children at the orphanage were taught to take their shoes off before walking on the carpet. Furthermore, bring good walking shoes.
If we visit traditional Baptist churches, yes. Otherwise, no. I would recommend you bring one to be safe.
It is an absolute impossibility to tell you what we will do in the evenings until perhaps a few weeks before the trip, and then we are stretching it a bit. This is one of the biggest cultural differences between our two countries. We like to plan our agendas, but Ukrainians usually plan very little ahead of time. They are also not very precise in budgeting. Remember the first missionary rule – be flexible. It always works out in the end.