Prayer request

Mike is in a stable condition. The doctors aren't excited about where he is at, but Sheri says that when she visited him he was smiling and in good spirits. He is being flown out to Germany sometime in the next 24 hours. He is in need of some very specialized equipment to get him there.

Our team just went through a challenging and difficult day. Mike's problems began in the morning just as we were about to start the last day of our English program here in Pushkin. We had a large graduation ceremony in the evening that involved a lot of planning, as well as the emotional process of saying goodbye to our Russian friends (we travel to St. Petersburg tomorrow for the second half of our trip).

We have felt the Spirit of God strengthening us and encouraging us throughout this day...it is a miracle we made it through as some of us were sufferring from sickness today as well. As the emotions start to come out over the next few days, we anticipate some difficulties. We will start a new program on Monday.

Prayer requests:

1. For the process of moving Mike to Germany, for recovery for him, for Sheri and the Bedient family.

2. For our team, for our encouragement and strengthening, for our emotional and spiritual well-being.

3. That God would use this for the advancement of his purposes in all our lives, especially the many Russians who have heard and are deeply affected.

With love,
Steven and the Russia team