There are times when I just don’t know what to say to God (and I’m usually afraid to just sit there and listen…). Â A dear friend in the USA sent me an article to read about a song writer’s reasons for writing a song. Â Matt Redman was talking about how he sometimes cries out to […]
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The last several days have been tricky with the Littles. Â They have been especially restless, rebellious and disobedient. Â We find ourselves saying MANY more negative words than positive words. Â And we don’t like that. Four of our Littles are adopted. Â Technically, not our children (in the biological sense). Â Yet, they are children
We have some dear friends who are also on mission here in Ukraine.  Would you take a moment and read this post from their website about the health of their coming granddaughter and begin to pray without ceasing.  Prayer does change things. Read the post here: http://ukrainiac.wordpress.com/2013/10/15/1-in-10000/ Bless the Name of the Lord with me today.  He is
Jamie our friend and team member and Masha our friend and translator.
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As we invest in peoples lives here, there is joy. Â There is also sometimes sadness. As we get closer and closer to people here, we find out about the difficulties that hide behind their smiles. One of our new friends (I’ll call her “Oksana” but that’s not her name) is truly searching for the Lord.
Clearly, Fall is here in force. Â We awoke this morning to VERY cool temp and VERY strong wind. Â It reminded me of the blustery day in Winnie the Pooh. Â Most of the remaining leaves fell today thanks to the wind. We attended the Fall Festival today at KCA in Kyiv. Â The kids
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School Days If you’ve missed the news, I (Chris) will be teaching elementary music, middle school choir and high school choir this year at Kiev Christian Academy. Â This is the school Hannah attended last year. Â She, Bethany and Seth will all be attending this year. Â It’s not something I went looking for. Â
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About 4 months ago we purchased our first 175 of these Storybook Bibles. Â Originally it was published in English, but has since been translated to several languages (Russian and Ukrainian included). Â We began passing them out immediately. Â Some one on one. Â Some to groups. Â Here’s some of the comments we have gotten…
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Yesterday we spent the morning at the park.  We had a great time playing with the littles and also we got to meet a woman named Nadezhda (means “hope” in Russian). You can read more about this special God-moment in our newsletter by clicking here.
Wouldn’t it be easier if every morning I got a navigation link sent to my phone and I just had to accept the file, open it up, and see the detailed turn-by-turn directions for the day? Â Week? Â Month? Â Year? Â I mean, it would be easier for me and even God, too, right?
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