We have wheels!
Hi Friends,
Hard to believe we will be leaving Moscow in two weeks! Thanks to those of you who have been thinking of us as we prepare to leave. Just recently we have heard that not one but two individuals have expressed interest in loaning us a vehicle while we are in the states! That’s a big answer! Here in Russia, we have lived without a vehicle for two years, there just hasn’t been a reason for us to get a car. But we have told our friends here that in America it is virtually impossible to live without one, so we are excited to share with you this praise.
More updates to come as we prepare to go back to PA for six months!
Packing up
Well, it has begun. We’ve started going through all of our belongings. Everything is either getting packed to stay here and be saved until we return, getting packed to come back to the states with us, thrown out or given away.
The girls are enjoying playing with these new “toys” we have all over the place now. It keeps them entertained for a bit, which helps when we need to get some things done.
A couple from our fellowship is allowing us to keep most of our things with them, which helps us out a lot. There aren’t really storage areas here and most people have very small apartments, so there aren’t many options for us.
Moving is helping us get rid of some unnecessary things that seem to find there way into the hidden crooks of crannies of our apartment. The week before we leave, we will move our storage items to the other couples apartment. After that we will be doing a deep clean of our apartment.
Please be thinking of us and for our time in Germany at conference before we head back to the states, that it would be a time of encouragement and that it would be profitable in better equipping us for the future.
Music Festival
Hi Friends!
Last weekend I had the opportunity to be involved in a music festival outside of Moscow. There were about 10 different groups of musicians, ranging from full bands to soloists singing with a music track or a guitar. We were able to play two numbers and we were well received by the crowd. The highlight for me was that I was able to play a baby grand piano, something I haven’t done in years! It was a great time, here are some pictures from the day.
That’s me on the piano
Picture of the surrounding area
Six Sandowiches 