Forever Goodbye

As missionaries we have the great priviledge of hosting people in our country for ministry. The month of April we were busy with teams from America. They brought great blessings to our churches in building and ministry.

Our Florida group of women left today. We had a great time with them. They ministered in two conferences for women in two locations in Moldova. It was incredible how blessed the MOldovan women were. One woman commented that she'd been praying for over a year that the four churches in her city would have a time that the women could all come together for services. This was her answer to prayer!

The joy in meeting new faces at the airport is balanced by the fact that then a week or so later, we must again say goodbye. We are forever saying goodbye to loved ones and friends, both old and new. We have the joy of getting to know new friends and then a sadness when those new friends must again leave. But we know that we are the ones blessed and we are touched in a greater way because we have again met another new brother or sister in Christ. Today I felt a sense of sadness when the group left. A few of the ladies were my age and I knew that if I lived in their area of the country, we'd be good friends! This is forever the pull a missionary feels.

Thanks for your prayers this past month.

Please pray that now as we begin to seriously pack our house and prepare to transition to the USA for a year, things will go smoothly.

Teams

Teams that come from America are a huge blessing to us and the churches in Moldova. They make for some busy weeks, but the time with them is so worth it.

Today I simply ask you to pray for the week ahead. Right now we have a team here from Ireland. They have already blessed the church abundantly where they are working.

Friday, April 21 a team of 20 ladies from Florida arrive. They will spend time praying for Moldova, ministering in the villages and in 2 conferences for women. Please pray they arrive safely and that their time of ministry is abundant.

Tonight a new part of our team arrives, Terri Griswold. She will help us in realizing the goal of Project Rescue in Moldova. She is an appointed missionary with the A/G and we are excited to have here here. Her first year will be spent in language study. Pray for a smooth transition time for Terri.

And Sunday is our Easter. We celebrate with the Eastern calendar. Please pray that God would pour out his blessing on this holy time.

Thanks for your prayers in this coming week for the ministry happening here.

Something better

We've been dealing and trying to buy this house for 3 months now. A week ago the owner agreed to a price with us. It was a bit higher than what she originally said, but decent. Yesterday she called and said now she wants more still. So we have decided that the deal is off and we will begin to look elsewhere.

Please pray for us that we can find another property. It is easy to get discouraged, but we know that this must mean that God has something better on the market. Perhaps it is something not listed a few months ago when we begin to look. We don't know, but we do know that God has all things in control and that He loves the women tremendously.

1. Pray that we find a house to finish.
2. Pray that a fair deal can be made easily and quickly.
3. Pray that all things can be settled before we leave Moldova in June for our year in the states.

Thanks for your prayers and faithfulness in walking with us to see this ministry happen.

Hold ups

I come today asking you to pray for the house we are continuing to try to buy for House of Hope. The woman who is selling, still is trying to say the price is higher than originally agreed on. There are no buyers and sellers contracts here. A price needs to be agreed on and then a lawyer does the paperwork.

Now this woman is dragging her feet and saying other things. It really is a matter of greed and we want to be the best stewards of God's money that is entrusted to us.

1. Please pray that this woman would honor her original price so we can get this home bought.
2. Please pray for wisdom for Andy and Victor, the MOldovan believer helping us make this deal.
3. Please pray that the purchase of this house can happen in the next few weeks.

Thanks