Merry Christmas

Silas wanted us to make sure that we wished everyone a very Merry Christmas this year. May you be filled with the joy of our Father as you enjoy family and as you w*rship the King of kings.

Settling Into Our New House and City

Me overlooking the ocean on the coast of Ireland.
Lena at the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland.
Lena snapped this picture after Silas spotted the Loch Ness Monster.
Lena and Silas enjoying a boat ride at Loch Ness.
Here I am overlooking a battle field where William Wallace defeated the English. The castle that was overlooking this battle field is where King James VI grew up (the same King who authorized the King James Version of the Bible).

We are finally settled again. We are so thankful that we once again have a permanent place to call home. In the past two years we have moved nine times. These have not been small moves. Many of these moves have been from one country to another or from one continent to another. These moves do not include the multiple trips we have had to take to secure things like visas and to close up former residences. Needless to say, we are very happy to be settled once more. We are very happy with our new house. It took us about four weeks to obtain everything we needed for our new home. We were also able to take a two weeks vacation. We spent one week in Scotland and one week in Ireland. Since arriving in Europe, several doors have opened up for us to talk to people about our Father. Most of these people have been M*slims. We were invited to one home this past week where we had a three hour conversation with two men about our F*ther. Please continue to lift us up as we reach out to people. The soil here is very hard. The M*slims that we speak to are strict adherents to Isl*m and become very argumentative when we share with them. Silas continues to do well. He weighs 17.5 pounds now.


Pr@yer Requests:

1. That we would have a burden for the M*slims here in Europe.
2. That we would learn how to approach and love M*slims.
3. That our Father would lead us to people who have been prepared by Him to hear the message.

Our Time in America

Our five and a half weeks in the States came and went very quickly. We spent the first week applying for our Europe visas. In the four and a half weeks that were remaining we spoke in five different ch*rches and at a public school about what our Father has been doing overseas. We were also able to meet with a number of p@stors and missi*naries. It was so wonderful getting to see everyone. We enjoyed every second of the time spent with each of you. We only wish that our time with you could have been longer. Thank you for making our trip to the States a time of blessings.