While many of you have already received our updated contact information since moving to Vanavara, we have still been receiving mail at our old PO Box in Krasnoyarsk. Please note that as of February 1, 2017, any mail addressed to us that is sent to that PO Box will be returned to the sender. Please […]

Unfortunately we were not able to leave Vanavara this morning as planned. Both Bro. Dean and I were waiting to receive a confirmation of our auto insurance renewal, and while it was promised before lunch, we didn’t receive it until almost 3pm. By that time, we had already lost the vast majority of our winter […]

Just a quick update to ask for your prayers as Bro. Dean and I will be making our first winter road trip down to Krasnoyarsk on Thursday, December 1. This trip will be for the purpose of buying supplies, produce and household goods – all of which can be had for much cheaper in the […]

To download a printable PDF of this prayer letter with pictures and full graphics, please click HERE The Worst Year Ever!   This is all that we heard from the locals throughout the course of these past few months. Pick a season, a weather trend, or anything else, and it has been the worst one that anyone […]

Thank you all for your fervent prayers on our behalf. Since sending out the update requesting prayer for rain, we have had 3 rain showers and enough wind to greatly clear up the air in and around Vanavara. It has been great to be able to again enjoy the fresh air and for the kids […]

This short update is to ask everyone to hold a special season of prayer for rain in Siberia, and specifically in the Krasnoyarsk Krai (province). Wildfires are burning throughout the taiga (Siberian forests), and the smoke from these fires has blanketed the region for many days now. While fires in the taiga are not uncommon […]

To download a printable PDF of this prayer letter with pictures and full graphics, please click HERE Learning to Live in the North   As I sit down to write this update, I can’t help but be amazed at how fast time has flown by since we first arrived in Vanavara in the middle of March. From […]

Just a quick update to let everyone know that our planned moving date has been pushed back a week due to the truck driver’s schedule. Our currently planned moving date is now March 10, 2016. Our truck driver has promised to be here late on the 8th, and we plan to load the truck on […]

To download a printable PDF of this prayer letter with pictures and full graphics, please click HERE Vanavara Preparations Continued   Wow! Where do I begin? Everything has been in high gear since our last update as we have fervently been preparing for our move. I have been up to Vanavara and back twice, working on our […]

To download a printable PDF of this prayer letter with pictures and full graphics, please click HERE Winter Road Trip #1   Let me start off by saying a big thank you to all who prayed specifically for our travels on the winter road up to Vanavara and back. The Lord protected on the roads and we […]