It’s hard to believe that furlough is done. Today (Tuesday) is the day we fly back to Russia to begin the transition to a new ministry in Vanavara.  We fly out of Chicago O’Hare at 4:20pm  Chicago time (5:20pm EDT) and will be arriving at 5:10am Thursday morning Krasnoyarsk time (4:10pm Wednesday EDT).  We would […]

Wishing all a wonderful resurrection Sunday as we celebrate the finished work of our Savior,  Jesus Christ!  Through His substitutionary death, His burial and resurrection, we have been given new life, a new direction and a new hope! May we all be bold witnesses for our living Savior.  He is risen! Truly He is risen […]

As usually happens on furlough, we have not stopped running since our plane wheels touched down in Chicago. The Lord gave us amazing flights as we had one of the easiest return trips we have ever had. We were blessed to be able to spend the week of Christmas with family and have been able […]

Things are winding down and the packing is almost done as we are getting ready to leave for furlough, and everyone is excited. We are looking forward to celebrating Christmas and the kids’ birthdays with family, as well as renewing acquaintances with many of you who so faithfully support our ministry. Our flight is scheduled […]

Thank you to all who upheld us in prayer today as we submitted our documents to register Karalyn’s permanent residency and extend our registration as well. It was a completely different feeling today as I prepared our packet of documents – one of calm assurance knowing that the Lord had it all in control. Quite […]

For all who were praying for our document work on Friday, we thank you very much for your prayers. Unfortunately, we were unable to get our documents registered as we had hoped, but it was still evident that the Lord was in control of the situation. The inspector was very helpful and we were able […]

Just a quick update as we are making the final preparations to return to the States for our 5-month furlough. We were able to claim Karalyn’s residency permit on Monday, and will be trying to register the permit Friday morning around 9am (Thursday evening 9pm EST). We would appreciate your prayers as we try to […]

Thanksgiving Day is one of my favorite days of the year — not just because of all of the good food that we get to enjoy, but because it is a day that we specifically set aside for remembering and giving thanks for all that the Lord has done in our lives. While there are […]

In preparation for our upcoming furlough and the new materials we will be printing, we have taken new family photos and updated our prayer card.  For those of you who are updating your missionary files and prayer boards, our new picture and prayer card can be downloaded from the information page of our website at the following […]

We ended our VBS outreaches on a high note in the village of 13 Bartsov, where the Duane Hearron family has been ministering for a number of years. Since it was our first time holding VBS in this village, we had no idea what to expect for numbers, so we were blown away when we […]