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Could we ask for your prayers and input?

We invite you to pray for us over these next few weeks. We are going to be setting our next 5 year plan including projects, goals, budget etc. We are excited to tell you that so far we have most of the new monthly supporters we were hoping to add to our team this year but we need a few more. During this next season our kids will all be in high school, graduating, moving on to college and their futures as adults! There are many things to consider, not the least of which is the ongoing war being waged on our beloved Ukraine. We would love your prayers and if you have words of encouragement or advice you sense as you pray for us, please let us know.

Thank you for taking the time to consider our invitation to pray, listen and share :)
Love Ben, Angela, Cassie, Jay and Kai

“But the word of God continued to spread and flourish.” We love this from the book of Acts 12:24 (a book describing the work of the Holy Spirit through the church right after Jesus rose from the dead). This is what we are trusting for our next term!

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Prayer Requests As Promised

– For God to provide an English speaking doctor for this baby
– Health for Angela (we donย’t want any repeats of the last pregnancy and going into labour early)
– The perfect home for our family for the long term (we are tired of moving!)
-Guidance in visa issues (Ukraine is changing their visa process and we arenย’t sure how to go about getting one and being able to register here long term
– Rest for our soulsย… We are weary.
– For God to revive our hearts this month, He is our strength.
– That we could really connect with people far away on a heart level because we miss people and it has been a long time without good internet access.

 

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A Month of Joys and Challenges

We have been in Georgia this past month with a team of bible teachers. We had very little internet access so that is why we haven’t updated this blog in a long time. Please forgive us. The picture to the left is a team dinner we had to celebrate Harald and Marjo’s 10th anniversary.

Joys: Our team included our co-leader Valya, Luba and a family (Harald, Marjo and their two kids Micah (5) and Grace (3). Our kids had lots of fun with their kids. Teaching in two different churches every week meant much more of an impact than a short seminar. The Georgia Ywam team was hospitable and fun. A park close by that our kids loved to play at. Lots of prayer, coffee (and tea), helping with teaching, and lots of sleep at night.

Challenges: Difficult to set up lots of teaching opportunities because it was the first time we had been there. We lived in a small apartment with 6 adults, 4 young children and a 75 year old Grandma who wanted us to keep her apartment perfect (good luck with 4 kids!). No hot water for half of the month. Very little internet. The challenge of raising kids in that kind of environment. Plus to top it off, Angela was very tired (due to the pregnancy) for most of the month.

Thank you for praying for us. Our team has gone on to Armenia and we have come home to Kyiv to get ready to welcome the 4 teams back for debriefing. We have big plans for this month, please see our post in a few days from now for some prayer requests.

 

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Last Week Countdown

We are counting down to School of Biblical Studies Graduation. Our students have studied the whole bible, verse by verse, reading it through 5 times. They’ve been writing observations, interpretations, and applications. In other words: What does the text say? What did it mean to the original reader? What does it mean to me?

It has been quite the journey. A few years ago we did this as students, this year we have been their staff. Each book of the bible has a lecture (to help with historical background) and we have taught some of these. We also read their work every week, grading it and making notes to help them learn and grow. There are also many logistics like housing, meals, tuition, hospitality for guest speakers, prelecturing other staff, going to meetings etc. etc. etc. But it has all been worth it! When we invest our lives into others, they in turn will impact even more people and we will make a bigger difference.

Thank you to all for your support and prayers over this past year. We couldn’t do it without the team that sends us. We don’t get paid by our students, which helps keep the tuition low enough for them to afford it. Thank you for those who really are the ones sponsoring their learning by sending people like us. This morning we had debriefing for the staff (picture on side), and this Thursday the students will graduate. It has been a privilege!