December Update
Yes, it’s officially been too long since we’ve sent out an update! I’ll tell you what has happened – a lot- ha! No, but really. We would say, “We need to write an update….but let’s wait until this or that happens so we can talk about it.” Then something else would happen, and something else…..and well, you get the picture. Now a lot of “somethings” have happened and we need to catch up!!
So let’s back up. As many of you know, we worked with a young man, Ben, on a filming a documentary in July. It went very well, even better than we could have hoped! It is not yet finished (Ben is working on it on his side of the ocean, and Dave on ours), but we hope it will be finished in the spring. We hope and pray that it will be a valuable gift that we can give back to the people we interviewed, showing that God cares and sees and knows their story.
In August, Dave was providentially introduced to a foreign man visiting Ukraine. This man was here for a short time to study and observe. He and Dave quickly found common ground in the way they think and wish to do ministry. This man came to stay with us and visited Dave’s friends here. His presence in the community gave Dave credibility that he would have not otherwise had and has opened new doors to help build new relationships and give better access to ones he already had. This man hopes to come to Ukraine again in the future and help with our ministry.
In September, we began homeschooling with David (1st grade) and also began taking language lessons ourselves. This, plus continuing in ministry with the visitor who was still here, made September and most of October fly by!
At the end of October we had a team meeting in the city of L’viv with our other CMF teammates in Ukraine. In November we were able to slow down a bit after several busy months and decided to wallpaper our living room (finally!). 
December is looking like it will be a busy month once again. We have many people that we want to visit, as well as needing to continue on with homeschooling and language learning. “Christmas season” does not begin here until the end of the month, but at home we’re already listening to Christmas music and Annette is trying to teach our kids American Christmas carols. (They won’t learn them otherwise!)
God has worked some amazing things since our return to Ukraine this summer, even more already than we had dreamed of or hoped for. We are grateful for your prayers and support. Please pray for wisdom and guidance as we continue and seek the Lord’s will in ministry and life here in Nizhnegorskiy.
If you have specific questions about anything in our ministry, please write! We would love to hear from you.
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