In the Village

I saw Pasha today! This will be a rare thing now that it is summer. She will come into the city only about once a week to water her plants. She and her husband Ivan have moved out to the village for the summer. I realized last night that I haven't updated Ivan's status for a while.

Remember we asked for prayer for Ivan several months ago? He was quite sick and in the hospital, needing blood transfusions. We never really understood exactly what was wrong with him. But, all the same, God healed him through the medical treatment he received. Thank you for your prayers for his physical state...now we are concentrating our prayers for his spiritual state and also Pasha's.

So, we will trust God to do the work in their souls and hearts that only He can do.

I have a big bouquet of peonies from her garden... the smell is heavenly!

Last night I went on a stroll with another friend, Galina. We walked arm in arm together around the courtyard by our apartment building. We found a bench to sit on and talked and talked...as the weather warms up, people are outside in the cool of the evenings, strolling.

Every day we ask God to help us to meet up with our neighbors as we are coming and going...He is answering this prayer. We want to be faithful in shining His light in our neighborhood.