Hi Well, as you know, I'm in Plavni. Tannie Jossie hasjust left for South Africa. A couple of weeks ago, a team from Reni was here and did a drama about drugs at the school. One of the teachers was so impressed with it, that she invited us to come and speak to the kids again about this problem. This is great that we got an open door into the school. It sounds like there are lots of problems in the school. Although it is a small village, there are lots of drugs and alchole abuse. Please pray that we will know exactly how to go about to reach those kids. Pray for wisdom, that the Lod will show us exactly how to reach the kids in the school. and that the Lord will set them free from these things that are binding them! I remember when I was in school, I didn't want anybody to tell me anything... (I wonder how much has changed?) We are also looking at English classes... Yes, as you know me... "the prayer he is very much needed ‘ere". Not just for the language, but also pray for the friendships that will be built and that we can start with a process of discipleship. We walked to Serioge's uncle’s house the other day, and on the way we saw an "old" member of the church. We stopped and visited her, later we saw someone we have been trying to see for some time... and we quickly popped in by him, for about an hour or so it took us a while to reach Serioge's uncle. It was great how the Lord was just opening the doors for us. When we came out of the uncle’s house... there were two men looking for us. They just asked Tannie Jossie to say something to them. She told them how much God loves them and gave them the gospel. Shortly there after one asked me if I'm married... And with in minutes "Why not?"... I had the opportunity to tell what the Lord is doing in my life through my choosing not to marry (just yet) and choosing to speak God’s word. This was another chance to speak of God love, grace and mercy. Please pray for encounters like this. Please pray that more people will open up and start to ask questions. We are also looking at starting doing open-air meetings on Sunday evenings. Please pray for this!!! When I came to Plavni, I found that we had to do the washing by the hand... Ai, and as my friends from OM know... This is not very high on my list of favourite passtimes... But, See how good God is. I saw an old twin tub washing mashien standing there. I asked around and found that the lady wished to sell it. I helped another lady fix her machine, so I knew what to look at to see if the thing was still in good nick. Well, the machine had never been used... not since 1971!!! I replaced one pipe that was perished, and there you have it. An very nice way to save my hands! This is now what we Afrikaners say, "'n Boer maak 'n plan!" Stjoppa was in church on Sunday... He was sober and looked good, but I know the drink still has an hold on him. The Lord is breaking my heart for this man. He needs lots and lots of prayer! Please pray that the Lord will show us where the problem lies... what is the cause of him running to the bottle the whole time. Drinking is a big problem in Plavni. Please pray! Thank you very much for all your prayer and support. With Love Al