Where have we been?

Funny you ask, but we have been in several places the past few weeks. All in all, we spent one week in Istanbul with Chara's parents. We had multiple opportunities to share about our faith in Christ there due to the prevalence of English speakers and the fact that it is a very religious (mostly Islamic) population. For example, I (David) asked a young man who took us on a tour of the Blue Mosque, is there ever a time in Islam when you know you are good with God and will go to heaven. Naturally he couldn't answer that question. I briefly got to share my testimony, and pray that seeds were planted in his life that will cause him to one day turn to Christ.  In Athens, we attended a meeting with around 1200 of our new best friends who work all through Europe. It was a busy time, and after 4 days of meetings, worship, and listening to great sermons, we realized that you could feel both refreshed and worn out at the same time. Pray that, as get back into the groove here in Novosibirsk, that we will continue to press into language study, making as much progress as possible while getting as many people as possible a  chance to respond to the gospel (even with our limited language)  . . .

First, we were in Instanbul . . .












Inside the Ana Sophia . . .

Underground cistern near the Ana Sofia . . .

Seaside in Greece close to the conference for all European personnel (no need to be jealous though, as we were in meetings the majority of the day!)















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Busy times!

Hello Prayer Partners!


Sorry for the long time between posts, but things got very busy over the past couple of weeks! We participated with our other team members in an intensive English as a Second Language school, and approximately 50 students got to not only learn a huge amount of English, but got to hear about the change Jesus Christ can make in their lives. Pray that God will continue to work in their hearts and lives. This past weekend, we had the opportunity to join our friends Alex, Sveta, and their son Matvey and went to the Ob Dam south of town. People enjoy boating, fishing, and recreation there (see picture below). Pray that Christ will work in their lives in a powerful way and use us as His ambassadors in their lives.  This week, I (David) have been helping out with baseball camp. There are 4 awesome coaches here from the US working with about 20 youth on skills and sharing Jesus with them (see pictures below). Thanks for your prayers and we look forward to sharing more soon!!!!