Friday, November 24, 2006
Happy Thanksgiving!
It's been a long time since our last update. It's just been a busy month and neither of us has taken time to write. Sorry about that. Thanks for your patience!
Our e-mail has not been working for about a week now, so if you've sent us anything, please resend it. We can receive now, but tonight could still not send anything. Hopefully it will be working right very soon.
We wanted to take time to say Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. We really enjoyed celebrating Thanksgiving yesterday with several other missionary families. We had 16 guests for lunch and really had a good time. Lori cooked a 26 lb. turkey and lots of other yummy treats. We pray that all of you also had a special celebration.
We've made it a family tradition to use the month of November each year to make lists of things we're thankful for. Each family member has a list and every evening we list one thing we're thankful for. It's fun to see what the kids list from year to year and the lists seem to fit their personalities and their interests at the time. Here are a few things from each of our lists.
Brad : church, Genady & family, Sasha & family, Lori, 3 sons, parents, IMB & their care for us, my in-laws, music
Lori: salvation, Brad, 3 Boys, books, memories, family in America, holidays, freedom, grace, prayer, health
Drew: basketball, football, Mr. Hays, cinnamon rolls, Jesus, friends, laughter, dirt cake, snow, video games
Mark: music, sports, Miss Graham, animals, brownies, prayer, Hinkson Christian School, card games
Ben: that God can do anything, that God is alive, that we can talk to God, beds, movies, Anthony, God's love
We do have so much to be thankful for and we know that all of these things are blessings from the Lord.
We are very thankful to be able to live and work in Russia at this time. We're so thankful for the opportunity God has given us to be a part of what He is doing here. Genady's church has found a place for Sunday worship services. This is a huge answer to prayer! The Timi Church met this past Sunday and we shared communion together for the first time. This church continues to form and grow. God is blessing! Please continue to remember these churches in your prayers. We'll update soon with some specific prayer requests for each church.
We're also very thankful for the love and support of so many people who care about us and pray for us regularly. Thank you for keeping up with our ministry and for lifting us up in prayer. We need your prayers!
Our e-mail has not been working for about a week now, so if you've sent us anything, please resend it. We can receive now, but tonight could still not send anything. Hopefully it will be working right very soon.
We wanted to take time to say Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. We really enjoyed celebrating Thanksgiving yesterday with several other missionary families. We had 16 guests for lunch and really had a good time. Lori cooked a 26 lb. turkey and lots of other yummy treats. We pray that all of you also had a special celebration.
We've made it a family tradition to use the month of November each year to make lists of things we're thankful for. Each family member has a list and every evening we list one thing we're thankful for. It's fun to see what the kids list from year to year and the lists seem to fit their personalities and their interests at the time. Here are a few things from each of our lists.
Brad : church, Genady & family, Sasha & family, Lori, 3 sons, parents, IMB & their care for us, my in-laws, music
Lori: salvation, Brad, 3 Boys, books, memories, family in America, holidays, freedom, grace, prayer, health
Drew: basketball, football, Mr. Hays, cinnamon rolls, Jesus, friends, laughter, dirt cake, snow, video games
Mark: music, sports, Miss Graham, animals, brownies, prayer, Hinkson Christian School, card games
Ben: that God can do anything, that God is alive, that we can talk to God, beds, movies, Anthony, God's love
We do have so much to be thankful for and we know that all of these things are blessings from the Lord.
We are very thankful to be able to live and work in Russia at this time. We're so thankful for the opportunity God has given us to be a part of what He is doing here. Genady's church has found a place for Sunday worship services. This is a huge answer to prayer! The Timi Church met this past Sunday and we shared communion together for the first time. This church continues to form and grow. God is blessing! Please continue to remember these churches in your prayers. We'll update soon with some specific prayer requests for each church.
We're also very thankful for the love and support of so many people who care about us and pray for us regularly. Thank you for keeping up with our ministry and for lifting us up in prayer. We need your prayers!
Thursday, November 02, 2006
More Photos
Proud Parents
Thanks for praying for Vanya and his parents. Thought you might enjoy these photos.
