New prayer walk coming shortly, but where were we????

We actually were out of the country for a few weeks to get visas, but we got the chance to go to several countries in northern Europe in the process including:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Oslo, Norway
(ski jump -- too bad there was no snow yet!)

Glasgow, Scotland

Dublin, Ireland

Cork, Ireland

Cherbourg (Normandy), France
Omaha Beach

London, England

Paris, France

However, as great as these places are, the place we want to be most in the world is where we are. Being lights for Christ in Krasnoyarsk, Russia!

We're back!!!

Prayer partners and other blog readers,

We have finally returned from our visa run! Although the countries we were in were interesting places and we had several opportunities to share the gospel, we very much missed our home here in Krasnoyarsk and are glad to be back. Stay tuned for more prayer walking updates coming in the next few days . . .

Another clip from around our apartment

Prayer walk: Around our apartment

Our city block has around 35-40 apartment buildings. In this video, you will see a few of them and an area with park benches where many people sit during the evenings. Pray for the thousands of residents who reside in and around our apartments. Pray that the Lord gives us wisdom in how to reach out to them so that many can hear the gospel and respond! (More videos to come)

Virtual prayer walk coming!

Hello blog readers!

Whether you are a first time reader of have followed us for years, thanks for tuning in to this blog site! Since we have just arrived and unpacked in Krasnoyarsk, I thought it would be perfect to begin a virtual prayer walk of the city. We'll start with the city block that our apartment is located in, which includes about 40 apartments. These apartments house thousands of people, and as far as we know there is no evangelical witness . . . until now. As you watch the soon to be posted video, say a short prayer that God will prepare the hearts of those in our apartment who need to hear the gospel and that we will be put into position to talk to those people. Thank you for your prayers!

Wagons East!

Hello Prayer Partners,
Well, we are moving closer and closer to our move to Krasnoyarsk! We have found an apartment and are looking at a move in August. God even gave us the opportunity to share a tract with our real estate agent, and we are looking forward to being able to share more of the gospel with her soon when we return. Please pray for the following items:

1) visa processing -- this will need to go smoothly to ensure a smooth transition
2) relationships in Novo -- we want to try to continue those friendships we have started but we know it is important that others come along to continue planting seeds in the lives of our friends.
3) open doors to people in Krasnoyarsk -- that we can begin ministering and helping people in Krasnoyarsk know the love of Jesus even as we continue in our language study.

Thanks for your prayers and more to come soon!

Photos from Krasnoyarsk

Hello Prayer Partners, blog readers, and others! Here are a few pics from our April trip to Krasnoyarsk. This was an excellent time of scoping out the city, looking at the area we will live and the ministry possibilities, and meeting with a few of the church leaders there. Overall, Krasnoyarsk fits the bill of one of the most beautiful cities in Russia, but obviously is desperately in need of the life changing message of Christ! Pray for us as we get closer to our transition to this city (possibly July or Aug) and that God will prepare the hearts of those we will work with there!

A little piece of Texas in Russia!

The train station in Krasnoyarsk:

Mountains, river, and birds -- beautiful!

Blast off!