it's good to be back in Khabarovsk and over jet-lag. We've been back for, let me count, twenty two days. It feels like home. Oh, it is home.
I love those winter ice carvings in the city square. And look at the size of that snowball!
People were glad to see us, and we were glad to seem therm again. Ministry seems to continue to go forward even when we are not here. It's good to know that God is at work, and we are the ones who join him.
Tonya translated for a short-term missionary, an American evangelist, at the homeless shelter. It was good to see that the Homeless ministry continues to touch the lives of the most needy among us.
Tonya also translated for part of a youth workers' seminar. There was a rather good attendance. This activity was organized by another ministry here, but held at Hope Center. It is good to have cooperation between various organizations.
The Life-skills ministry is also active, but we are going to re-evaluate things and perhaps try a new approach. No decisions have been made yet please pray for us to have wisdom.
We certainly miss having Timothy around. He seems to be doing well, but please pray for him (and us) as we are now a world apart.
In Christ,
Cecil, Tonya, Vera, and Diana
