Hi, Yes I know its been quiet on this side for some time... Please forgive me! These last couple of weeks have been somewhat upside down. We had some troubles between my translator and our Pastor... I was scared that it could cause problems for God’s work here in Plavni, but as always, God is in control and all worked out in the end. Thank you for your prayers! My mother has come, at the end of last month to join with us, and she will be with us for a while. In Plavni, there are two other groups of Christians, one a family group that has no affiliation, the other a Pentecostal Church - without a Pastor. For sometime I have been praying for unity in the "body" of Christ here in Plavni. Each time I pray that prayer, I think to myself, "You hypocrite, you pray for unity, but are not doing anything about it!" The Pentecostals hold meetings on Monday evenings, and then each Tuesday I remember that we missed the meeting! Yesterday, we got word that the Pentecostals will be having an outreach in the center of town, and we were invited! We went, and what a blessing! The meeting was held at the house of that family that doesn't belong to any church, and it was lead by the Pentecostals, from Ismaiel, (big town nearby). So, in effect, the whole of the "body" of Christ in Plavni was represented there. After the meeting we were invited to eat somewhere! Ho Boy! I'm still full, and think I will be full for the next few days! As the Lord wanted it, at the meal I sat next to the Ps from Ismaiel. This turned out to be a great time of fellowship and relationship building! Isn't God just awesome? Here I was thinking I must make this thing called "unity" happen, but in the end God had His own agenda, and that is what succeeded! If I had forced the issue, I would have most probably messed the whole thing up! It was the same with Abraham. God promised him a son, and he made his own plan and Ismaile was born, but the Lord had Isaac in mind. What is on the Lords heart for you? Are you trying to force His hand? The only reason I can ask this question is because I know what it is like to get a glimpse of what the Lord has planned for me, and then to want to make it happen. Believe me, forcing Gods hand will inevitably turn out not to be a blessing but something you will regret. So, PLEASE PRAY with me for unity in the "church" in Plavni. Pray that we will be able to get together and not try to change each other, but accept, and work with one another! I suppose its like Jesus prayed in Jn17... As we become one like Jesus and the Father is one, so the people will see that we belong to Him, and that will be a testimony that speaks louder than any sermon! Please pray for Serioge! Like I said in my previous letters, I see him as more than just a translator. But, he is still very young and has a long way to go. Now I realize how much gray hair I gave my Pastor, Derek, who discipled me! Please pray that Serioge might grow to be the "man of God" that Jesus saved him to be! I was thinking we haven't worked much in the last couple of weeks. We can't visit the people -because they are all working in the fields - at the moment. Then I realized that the Lord has been using us in a different way... I have already had an opportunity to work on someone’s computer, and as you know, the topic that will naturally come up if you are a missionary from South Africa in the Ukraine, fixing somebody’s computer is... THE LORD! So, Thank the Lord that He opens doors where we weren't even thinking of asking for open doors. Please pray that we will have more and more opportunities to get into peoples homes (and hearts)! Please continue to pray for the Radio station! We are still in the process of securing the license. At the moment we are converting all our music to MP3 and putting it on a DataBase... We've just started and already have 1023 songs on it! Well, enough from me! Thank you for all your prayers! I know the only reason I survive day by day is by the Lords GRACE, and by all the people that "nag" Him to keep me going. May the Lord bless you and keep you safe in His hands! With love from the Ukraine Al the Pote (of the Lord)