JEB LEFT YESTERDAY AND SO I AM HERE ALONE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO WORK WITH JEB THIS SUMMER. HE IS GOOD AND BECOMING WELL RESPECTED AMONG THE PEOPLE WE WORK WITH. HE SPEAKS REALLY GOOD RUSSIAN NOW AND HE IS GOOD WITH THE RUSSIANS. HE PROBABLY ALSO WILL COME UP WITH A CURE FOR THE COMMON COLD. LOVE OLE JEBBY.
WENT BY TO SEE ALEXANDER AND HIS FAMILY YESTERDAY. IT WAS GOOD TOSEE HIM. I REMEMBER WHEN HIS DAUGHTER JULIA WAS MARRIED, AND NOW HER SON ANDREI IS A BIG BOY GOING TO MILITARY SCHOOL. ALEXANDER IS A GOOD FRIEND AND HAS BEEN A HUGE BLESSING TO US. THE FIRST TIME I EVER SAW HIM HER WAS TAKING A SHOWER OUTSIDE IN HIS UNDERWEAR.
ON A REALLY SAD NOTE, I TALKED TO STEPAN ON THE PHONE LAST NIGHT AND HE WAS SO DRUNK I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HE WAS SAYING. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT WHERE HE IS AND GO SEE HIM BEFORE I LEAVE.
(UPDATE ON THAT) – I MET STEPAN TONIGHT AND HE IS IN TERRIBLE CONDITION. I AM GOING TO TRY TO GET HIM TO THE REHAB CENTER IN DESNAGORSK BEFORE I LEAVE. WILL YOU REALLY PRAY FOR HIM. SERIOUSLY.
I PLAN TO LEAVE TOMORROW AND HEAD TO ESTONIA. I WILL PREACH THERE ON SUNDAY AND TRY TO FLY HOME MONDAY.
I DON’T HAVE MY CRAZY LOVE BOOK IN FRONT OF ME RIGHT NOW SO I CAN’T GIVE YOU MY UNDERLINES. WHAT WERE YOURS? I DO KNOW THAT IT WAS MY FAVORITE CHAPTER SO FAR.
HOW YA’LL DOIN?
LOVE YA’LL. YA’LL LOVE EACH OTHER.
I love the analogy of the Christian life is like tubing on a river- if you're not actively swimming up stream, you're floating away downstream, even if you aren't doing it on purpose. Great perspective.
ReplyDeletePraying you'll be able to help Stepan today!
Luv kt