Just a few weeks to go

God has blessed fundraising over the past week and a half since I last wrote. We now have raised enough support to cover the trip.

We have all arrangements made on the Russian end. The itinerary is set.

Now all we have to do is get everyone comfortable with plans and get everyone to the airport on time on June 5th.

Pray for us as we work with these kids at the orphange to help them understand their hope for a better future.

Two of the kids are being adopted to the U.S. and will leave the orphanage about the time that we are there or just after we leave. Help us also minister to these two kids as they get ready for a new life in a new country.

Praise God for the chance to do this work. Pray for us as a team that we get along and support one another.

Keep checking back for more information.

Tickets Bought, Funds Almost Raised...

Our team is now four weeks away from a plane ride to Russia. Some of us have been there before. Others will leave for an unknown land. This is an adventure for all of us. Kids are not the same. Even for me, the most experienced minister to Pokrov, there will be change. Kids will be older and will have new hobbies and perhaps new attitudes. Some will care less that we are there and some will care more. Unexpected delays and illness will likely change our itinerary or adjust our ability to carry out some of our ministry ideas. This is the nature of traveling to an orphanage. Flexibility is key. I have not yet had a trip that went according to schedule.

We still need about $6,000 as a team. I am personally trying to raise at least another $1,000.

We will need to arrange rides to and from the airport. We'll also have one last team meeting to make sure everyone is on the same page for ministry and in attitude and spirit.

The main thing is that we remember to get to the airport on time and with passport. All else can be taken care of in Russia.

If you can provide financial support, please feel free to do so. If you want to contribute to Children's HopeChest and support these crucial ministries on an ongoing basis, please do that as well directly through HopeChest's web site.

See the first post in this blog to find contribution information.