We heard on the news tonight (well, our field directors informed us via the phone since we couldn't understand what they were saying on the news) about the airport bombing in Moscow this evening. This is the airport we flew into just a week ago yesterday. We are soooo thankful to the Lord that we arrived a week ago and not this week during this tragedy. The Lord's hand of protection is upon us. Thank you for your prayers. We are all fine here. Please be praying for those who are injured and for the mess that is going on with flights being canceled and all. For more news you can read about it at:
Monday, January 24, 2011
OK
We heard on the news tonight (well, our field directors informed us via the phone since we couldn't understand what they were saying on the news) about the airport bombing in Moscow this evening. This is the airport we flew into just a week ago yesterday. We are soooo thankful to the Lord that we arrived a week ago and not this week during this tragedy. The Lord's hand of protection is upon us. Thank you for your prayers. We are all fine here. Please be praying for those who are injured and for the mess that is going on with flights being canceled and all. For more news you can read about it at:
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Interesting
Adalynn on her new little stool eating a Russian cookieAdalynn is loving life right now. We enjoyed a church service this morning in the ministry center building, which meant we didn't have to bundle up to to anywhere besides across the hall! Thank you for praying for us this morning. We felt like it went well and we were able to meet a lot of really nice people from the church. We are planning on going to the young marrieds Bible Study on Wednesday night at one of our teammate's house.
Here are a few things we have found interesting:
*Russians wear their wedding rings on their right hand, not left...looks like I can shop for a new ring:) haha
*At the grocery store, you have to bring your own bag (reusable) or you can pay for a plastic bag. Man, where are all those reusable Kroger bags when you need them. Of course, you don't forget to bring them if you don't want to pay for them!
*You flush the toilet from the top (you pull up on a knob)
*You don't want to walk too close to the edge of a building because the ice that falls off is deadly...seriously
*Snow does not cause school delays or any delays.
*If there are a lot of kids sick, schools will close for a week
We appreciate your faithfulness to the Lord and to this ministry! Thanks for checking up on us!
Blessings,
Philip, Kara, Adalynn, and baby Gwen
Here are a few things we have found interesting:
*Russians wear their wedding rings on their right hand, not left...looks like I can shop for a new ring:) haha
*At the grocery store, you have to bring your own bag (reusable) or you can pay for a plastic bag. Man, where are all those reusable Kroger bags when you need them. Of course, you don't forget to bring them if you don't want to pay for them!
*You flush the toilet from the top (you pull up on a knob)
*You don't want to walk too close to the edge of a building because the ice that falls off is deadly...seriously
*Snow does not cause school delays or any delays.
*If there are a lot of kids sick, schools will close for a week
We appreciate your faithfulness to the Lord and to this ministry! Thanks for checking up on us!
Blessings,
Philip, Kara, Adalynn, and baby Gwen
Friday, January 21, 2011
Internet + Russia = Bliss
Adalynn at the airport in DC drinking a smoothie
(brr...it was cold)Thank you for being patient with us as have waited a few days to get connected to the internet. I won't blame it on the fact that we have a MAC and not a PC...:) Haha! No, seriously though, we are so thankful to be connected with the internet and with YOU! We hope you enjoy the flow of pictures below that show snippets of our journey so far.
What have we been doing? Wow...there is a lot...all good though! We arrived about an hour late on Sunday morning (to us it was 3-4am) at 11am Russia time. All our bags arrived (Praise the Lord!). We had quite a time getting them on 2 carts plus Adalynn, but we managed. Just picture Philip trying to push to big carts with 3 bags on each plus carrying a backpack...me, pushing Adalynn in her stroller with a bag on the stroller, on my back, and pulling one. We made it through customs though! It was about a 3 1/2 hour drive back to Vladimir from the airport. We stopped at McDonalds (!) on the way. It was a LONG 3 1/2 hours. My legs were so antsy I could hardly stand it! Poor Adalynn threw up about 10 minutes into our drive...I think it was all the flying and food she had eaten. Poor thing. She ended up sleeping and doing GREAT for the rest of the trip.
Here are a few things we have been doing:
-orientation with our field directors each day for about 2 hours.
-trying to sleep off our jet lag---Praise the Lord, Adalynn slept through the night 2 nights in a row! Finally getting back to normal!
-went to the mall and bought Adalynn a sled, changing pad, and highchair!
-learned how to go grocery shopping
-had our first meeting with our TEAM! --they are a great team!
-made it on public transportation alone (Philip, Adalynn, and me)
-slipping on the ice/snow
-made dinner 2 times already!
Thanks for your prayers!
Blessings,
What have we been doing? Wow...there is a lot...all good though! We arrived about an hour late on Sunday morning (to us it was 3-4am) at 11am Russia time. All our bags arrived (Praise the Lord!). We had quite a time getting them on 2 carts plus Adalynn, but we managed. Just picture Philip trying to push to big carts with 3 bags on each plus carrying a backpack...me, pushing Adalynn in her stroller with a bag on the stroller, on my back, and pulling one. We made it through customs though! It was about a 3 1/2 hour drive back to Vladimir from the airport. We stopped at McDonalds (!) on the way. It was a LONG 3 1/2 hours. My legs were so antsy I could hardly stand it! Poor Adalynn threw up about 10 minutes into our drive...I think it was all the flying and food she had eaten. Poor thing. She ended up sleeping and doing GREAT for the rest of the trip.
Here are a few things we have been doing:
-orientation with our field directors each day for about 2 hours.
-trying to sleep off our jet lag---Praise the Lord, Adalynn slept through the night 2 nights in a row! Finally getting back to normal!
-went to the mall and bought Adalynn a sled, changing pad, and highchair!
-learned how to go grocery shopping
-had our first meeting with our TEAM! --they are a great team!
-made it on public transportation alone (Philip, Adalynn, and me)
-slipping on the ice/snow
-made dinner 2 times already!
Thanks for your prayers!
Blessings,
Philip, Kara, and Adalynn
Adalynn and her new sled
New highchair!
Adalynn's crib
kitchen
Bathroom
Living room
icicles!
The playground you can see from our kitchen windowTuesday, January 18, 2011
New Home
(Our Kitchen)We ARRIVED!!! The Lord has continually been answering prayers. Sorry this is quick, but we have not had our internet set up yet at home. We are in the city at a coffee shop to quickly check email and update our team! I will post more pictures and details of our trip later! Thank you for your prayers. We need them, so keep them coming! The Lord has been so gracious and loving toward us during this time of transition.
Specific prayers:
1. Help us with jet lag
2. Adalynn sleeping through the night
3. Life transitions
We love you!
Blessings,
Philip, Kara, Adalynn, and baby
Specific prayers:
1. Help us with jet lag
2. Adalynn sleeping through the night
3. Life transitions
We love you!
Blessings,
Philip, Kara, Adalynn, and baby
Friday, January 14, 2011
Good-Bye
Adalynn couldn't find anywhere to read that wasn't cluttered with stuff...so she decided to read in her car seat!We are ready for our early morning tomorrow! After a few bumps with luggage weight and excess luggage prices, we are finally ready to "pre" pack the cars for tomorrow morning! Thank you for your recent prayers, encouragement, and love through emails and facebook!
My family came to say bye this evening...tomorrow is more goodbyes and then we are off.
We will connect with you all in a few days to tell you of our arrival...until then please continue to pray for us!
Blessings,
Philip, Kara, and Adalynn
My family came to say bye this evening...tomorrow is more goodbyes and then we are off.
We will connect with you all in a few days to tell you of our arrival...until then please continue to pray for us!
Blessings,
Philip, Kara, and Adalynn
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Last Minute Happenings
While we are busy packing...
...Adalynn is busy catching up on the latest Wesleyan news...We are 100% funded! We had some dear college friends respond to a facebook message I sent out last week regarding our need for one more person to make a $25 Faith Promise! We did it with the help of the Lord and YOU! Thank you for your prayers and for helping us reach this point in our ministry. We know there will be many more opportunities for you to lift us up in prayer...requests, coming soon:)!
Blessings,
Philip, Kara, Adalynn, and baby
Monday, January 3, 2011
Sunglasses?!
Adalynn is apparently got the wrong seasons in mind when she thinks of Russia...she wants to bring her sunglasses! We are continuing to pack, pack, pack! Good news though...we only need one more faith promise for $25 a month! Just ONE!!!! Once we get that Faith Promise in we will be fully 100% funded! Praise Jesus!
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