Her name is Katya and she is asking for us to "Please do not forget us! You are the only ones that help us."
BLESSED QUIETNESS - HOLY QUIETNESS - WHAT ASSURANCE IN MY SOUL - ON THE STORMY SEAS HE SPEAKS PEACE TO ME - HOW THE BILLOWS CEASE TO ROLL. (and the quietness is in our soul as we know your willingness to help - as our hearts cry out to "cease the billows")
Yet, the billows continue to roll and tug at our hearts. The call for coal needed to prepare for winter, the cry of the orphans still waiting for their "release" from the complicated situation in Kyrgyzstan, the overwhelming needs of the little ones in the orphanages, our men's home for the disabled needing desperately to have a new kitchen, spoons, cups and plates, our seniors who need winter blankets and coats.
Oh the billows roll and in the months we have been passing we have been hard at work, thinking of ways to cover needs, preparing for more training, gearing up for time and more time to serve in the far reaches of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
What are we doing? Praying, crying, laughing and preparing. And we are actively working on bringing Slavik home....stay tuned.
Please know we appreciate you all for helping us...look at the teams next steps:
1. Pastor David and Jayne leave for Kyrgyzstan on August 27th.
2. Lynn and Ruby leave for Ukraine on September 1 to conduct a retreat for Christian families who have adopted and/or are fostering children.
3. Lynn and Ruby then head to Kyrgyzstan on September 24th.
4. John and Julie leave for Kyrgyzstan in December...
5. Pastor Glen preparing for Nicaragua..
6. Lynn and Ruby preparing for Siberia...and Ruby preparing for an opportunity to help with creating centers where best practice in child welfare will be promoted in three or four centers in the Russian Federation..
7. Pastor David and Jayne preparing for an adoption conference in November...
8. Dayspring children - the doors are now open and ALL IS MOVING FORWARD....
9. Ruby preparing for training of trainers in Kyrgyzstan - developing key professionals for implementing best practice methodology in child welfare
10. Lynn preparing for the prison ministry in Kyrgyzstan...
11. Pastor David preparing for a full fundraising campagne for tuition for the needy students of the International University of Central Asia...
12. Jayne preparing for the a video that will be helpful for families who have adopted - being created with the sponsorship of CBN - USA.
13. John - agressively raising funds for the many different projects of LAMb International...
14. AND ON AND ON......
And that is just a glimpse. There is so much more...but we need you to continue caring and serving in your own way too. Thanks so much FOR ALL YOU DO AND FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT.
The LAMb Team