Thank you for your prayers which I testify have been heard by God. The initial difficulties and problems have been overcome by God's power. Missionary Caleb Han is a great man of God and a whole-hearted shepherd. He, his family and the shepherds of the ministry have been very welcoming. They are the Saints of Saint Petersburg because of their love and faith.

When there are few members, preparing programs is pretty challenging. It can only be done by depending on God. We are praying for the Christmas service. I am praying for unity with my kids so that we can do one song together. I am not finding it easy to co-work with my kids. Missionary Caleb is very diplomatic and warm-hearted and has won the following even of Charles, but not completely.

I thank God that seemingly insurmountable problems with Charles and with living and working in Russia have been subdued for the meantime. I thank God for God's faithfulness to his promise. I have found new meaning in the words, "And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age." I came here as an alien and an outsider. But God has taken me to the center of the Russian community as I work as an English teacher among kids between 9 and 15. Russians look very cold and suspicious from the outside. But from my new point of view, I am seeing a different Russia.

Prayer topics are as follows: We are praying for a Christmas worship that pleases God. Pray for Missionary Caleb who delivers the Sunday Message. Pray for me to be an effective evangelist. Pray for Charles and Ruth to take their calling seriously. Pray for Charles and Ruth to become mature enough to thank God for Russia and have a shepherd heart for Russians. Pray for the kids to whole heartedly learn Russian in order to communicate with them and make friends.