Moving, Training & Waiting

Here is our June update. Thank you for praying for us and sending us!

Hello from Ft. Collins, Colorado! We have been busy. We moved from our home in New Orleans in early June and after a brief visit to San Angelo, TX we headed to our cross-cultural training in Ft. Collins. Our time is mostly spent in class learning things like worldview, contextualization and values. It has been very interesting and we feel as if our minds will be on overload when we step foot on Russian soil once again and start really trying to apply all of this information.

We want to thank each of you who have come alongside us during this time with your prayers, gifts and hard work, especially as we cleaned and moved things from our home. We are constantly remembering you in our prayers and thanking the Lord for your generosity and sacrifices on our behalf.

As we look toward our late September departure to Russia, we would deeply appreciate your prayers. As is typically the case, there has been a delay in processing our visas. This summer we are hoping to receive work permits which will allow us back into Russia for a year at a time. We requested work permits for our team to live and minister in Moscow, but so far our request has not been issued. We have simply been told to wait. This situation affects our entire team. All of our team members have left Russia for the time being to wait for a renewal or new work permit. It's a little scary to have no one left in country, with little to no information to be had about our future in Russia. Please pray for all of us, for our documents to be speedily processed, and for the privilege to return to Russia at the end of the summer. We are looking forward to returning, and trust the Lord will open doors in His timing.

Warmly in Christ,

David & Jessica

Thank God with us for...

• The training we are receiving in Ft. Collins. It has been encouraging and helpful as we prepare for long term overseas ministry.
• Extra time spent with our families and friends before the big move.

Please Pray for...

• Us as we continue our cross-cultural training. That we would be open to learning what God is teaching us.
• Our hearts. That God would prepare us as we go and that we would approach ministry in Russia as servants and learners.
• Our Visas. There have been a lot of complications and we desperately need prayer to get our visas and work permits soon

*The future belongs to those who know how to wait* Russian Proverb