A Few Prayer Requests
Thank you all for praying for Falyn and Tristyn and their retreat. They had a wonderful time! Tristyn even came home hoarse. They got to have Smores (we don't normally have Hershey bars nor marshmallows here) and played Capture the Flag (one of their favorites). They had some great time in the Word as well and even survived on Russian food for the weekend.
I wanted to update you all on praying for my friend, Natalia. She is my friend who brings her son, Sasha, to the baseball park on Wednesday evenings. She has opened up to me and shared that she has a bad marriage. She really wants a divorce, and her husband has told her that he does not want her and Sasha to visit our house (only because we are Americans). She has been studying English for a while and is reading books in English, so I shared with her my book, "Created to be His Help Meet." Though she is not a believer, I am praying that some of the Biblical principals of marriage in the book will speak to her. I am praying that if she can respond to her husband the way God wants wives to regardless of his behavior, that his heart will be changed. Please pray for this family. His name is Valodya. Also, now that the weather is worsening, baseball will soon be coming to an end. So, we will have to find some ways to continue this relationship without dishonoring her husband. Daegan has become very good friends with Sasha as well. They play all sorts of games, and how Daegan and he communicate, I don't know! Hopefully, Daegan is learning a little more Russian this way. This friendship has truly been an answer to prayer.
As I type this, Doyle is gone with Mark (another member of our team) to deliver some Bibles to people who have responded to invitations for free Bibles that we distributed in mailboxes in June. Please pray for those they encounter and share with today and for those times that those people sit and read the Word.
Please also pray for Daegan. It appears that he has a wart on his foot like Tristyn had last spring. I am waiting to get an appointment with the doctor we used before (a plastic surgeoun) who was really good. However, Daegan is very apprehensive about the procedure. We are also scheduled to leave October 20th to go to Prague for a week for a conference. Pray that his foot will heal quickly, so it will not hinder his travel. Right now, it is hurting him to walk on it.
Doyle has been part of a Friday night Bible study here with Mark, but the group is now splitting up. Many of the members are not believers, and the ones who are need more discipling. Mark and Doyle are planning now how to handle this group. They may possibly start some smaller groups raising up the believers to be leaders for those who are still not believers. Please pray for God's guidance in how Mark and Doyle can help this group and work toward a church plant.
Also, please pray for the leadership of Russia. The paper yesterday stated that Moscow is now experiencing a huge inflation of prices for food. Cheese alone is up 50% now. All of the staples, milk, butter, eggs, and bread have huge increases. It is already so difficult for the older population living in Moscow now with an income of maybe $100 a month. This is no doubt making their lives more difficult now. It is so easy for us to think about how this will affect us, but to think about how it will affect the Russians is really sad.
Thank you for continually praying for us!
Karen
I wanted to update you all on praying for my friend, Natalia. She is my friend who brings her son, Sasha, to the baseball park on Wednesday evenings. She has opened up to me and shared that she has a bad marriage. She really wants a divorce, and her husband has told her that he does not want her and Sasha to visit our house (only because we are Americans). She has been studying English for a while and is reading books in English, so I shared with her my book, "Created to be His Help Meet." Though she is not a believer, I am praying that some of the Biblical principals of marriage in the book will speak to her. I am praying that if she can respond to her husband the way God wants wives to regardless of his behavior, that his heart will be changed. Please pray for this family. His name is Valodya. Also, now that the weather is worsening, baseball will soon be coming to an end. So, we will have to find some ways to continue this relationship without dishonoring her husband. Daegan has become very good friends with Sasha as well. They play all sorts of games, and how Daegan and he communicate, I don't know! Hopefully, Daegan is learning a little more Russian this way. This friendship has truly been an answer to prayer.
As I type this, Doyle is gone with Mark (another member of our team) to deliver some Bibles to people who have responded to invitations for free Bibles that we distributed in mailboxes in June. Please pray for those they encounter and share with today and for those times that those people sit and read the Word.
Please also pray for Daegan. It appears that he has a wart on his foot like Tristyn had last spring. I am waiting to get an appointment with the doctor we used before (a plastic surgeoun) who was really good. However, Daegan is very apprehensive about the procedure. We are also scheduled to leave October 20th to go to Prague for a week for a conference. Pray that his foot will heal quickly, so it will not hinder his travel. Right now, it is hurting him to walk on it.
Doyle has been part of a Friday night Bible study here with Mark, but the group is now splitting up. Many of the members are not believers, and the ones who are need more discipling. Mark and Doyle are planning now how to handle this group. They may possibly start some smaller groups raising up the believers to be leaders for those who are still not believers. Please pray for God's guidance in how Mark and Doyle can help this group and work toward a church plant.
Also, please pray for the leadership of Russia. The paper yesterday stated that Moscow is now experiencing a huge inflation of prices for food. Cheese alone is up 50% now. All of the staples, milk, butter, eggs, and bread have huge increases. It is already so difficult for the older population living in Moscow now with an income of maybe $100 a month. This is no doubt making their lives more difficult now. It is so easy for us to think about how this will affect us, but to think about how it will affect the Russians is really sad.
Thank you for continually praying for us!
Karen
posted by The Fletcher Family | 11:37 AM
1 Comments:
Karen, I pray for God to use this friendship to bring this whole family into saving knowledge of Him! I think of you often but rarely drop a line to let you know. God bless you all abundantly and meet all your needs thru His riches and glory.
Blessings!
Stacy A.
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