Tonya, Diana and I are in Moscow right now. Timothy and Vera are "holding the fort" in Khabarovsk. The trip to Moscow is to get Diana an immigrant visa to the States. Since she is adopted she doesn't get automatic citizenship, so it's a process. We had to have her medical examination done here. Tomorrow we'll be going the U.S. Embassy to present all the documents (it's quite a stack of them). Please pray for all to go smoothly.
Our latest newsletter is posted at http://101649.agwebservices2.org/SiteFiles/101649/Content/Newsletter/Newsletter%202014%20February.pdf. When we get back to Khabarovsk we'll start the printer turning out hard copies and getting them in the mail. We hope you enjoy them.
It seems like all eyes are on Russia right now with the Olympics going on. We haven't had much time to watch them, but like always the athletes are amazing. We're rooting for both America and Russia to do well. When a game is Russia vs. U.S.A., we don't know what to do but watch.
Diana had her birthday in January. She wanted a cookout, so we took the kids to an outdoor skating rink and the girls skated while the boys cooked dinner. It was a good time.
We hosted an instructor who was teaching at the "House of Life" church and rehab center in Khabarovsk. We talked her into going for a walk on the Amur River. She's from Hawaii and this was something new for her!
Just a few days before we left on for Moscow, we had dinner with a family from Uzbekistan that is here in Khabarovsk. It was a marvelous feast. After we ate, they asked me to tell them what Christians believe about Jesus. They were the most polite people. Even through the language barrier, we had some unforgettable fellowship.
Please pray for this family that the Lord would show them The way, The truth, and The life.
Please also pray for the Life Skills groups that are ministering to the orphanage graduates. That the young people would learn to live an abundant life.
Also, pray for a group of American students that are making plans to come and minister with us in Khabarovsk this summer. We ask that the Lord of the Harvest would send workers into the Harvest Field.
Blessings,
Cecil, Tonya, Timothy, Vera, and Diana
