Mission Completed

I talked to Lora a few minutes ago and she told me they completed the adoption this afternoon. They will begin travelling back home Wednesday night (our time) and will arrive in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida at 4:20 PM on Thursday, April 13th. Please keep them in your prayers.

Cross Culture Interns

We are thrilled to announce that two of our students in Gorlovka will now be interns with Cross Culture to work with the church and community in Gorlovka. Vanya and Dasha have been leaders in our youth group for years and they are both excellent students at the Language Institute in Gorlovka. Two years ago Vanya started working with visiting teams from America and due to his good skills and personality he has become in demand. Dasha has also started traveling some to help with visiting teams. We realized that if we wanted all our work of training these two disciples to be put to use to benefit our ministry we would have to staff them before they spend all their time "on the road" with other groups. Starting April 1 they are being given responsibilities for teaching in our youth program and working with community outreach programs. We are so thankful for how God has worked in the lives of these two "kids" (they were both in their early teens when they started attending our classes and youth activities)! Please pray for their new work and for them to continue to grow and bear fruit for Jesus.

Teen Devo in the Rain

Lora and the kids decided to "beat the winter blues" by having a bonfire devotional at our favorite place by the ponds in Gorlovka. So despite a slight drizzle they bundled up, grabbed some snacks and some songbooks (and wood for the fire) and headed out for an adventure. Vanya was kind enough to send me some pictures made from his cell phone (Lora forgot to take the camera). The teens are really enjoying Lora's visit. They had a sleep over at Lora's on Friday night - and didn't go home till nearly 2 PM on Saturday. Then they did the bonfire Saturday evening. Tomorrow afternoon they are all getting together again in the worship room. I am sure a trip to the bowling alley is imminent. Stay tuned...