Coffee? Really? There is a 7 hour time difference between Pennsylvania and Moldova. It may have been the chocolate factory that convinced Jo Ann that she could live in Moldova, but it was coffee that kept us moving during the first five days! We arrived in Chisinau, Moldova on the evening of Wednesday, August 30. By Saturday, we had purchased most of what was needed for our apartment and were unpacked and ready to roll.  Friends picked us up for church on Sunday and we enjoyed a wonderful time of worship and fellowship even though we hardly understood a word of...

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Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” (Lamentations 3:22-24) Anticipation . . . We have all prayed and listened to the prompting of the Lord. We should not be surprised that the living God answers prayer, and yet we are awed at the precision and perfection of His response!  Over the course of the last few weeks, and especially the last few days, we have together been watching the Lord answer...

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Start Well  Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. (1 Corinthians 9:24) In sports as in all of life, there are rules. The Jamaican world champion runner, Usain Bolt, among other things holds the world's record (9.58) for running the 100-meter dash. One of the hardest aspects of this run for him was getting a good start off the blocks. It's quite a challenge for a man who is 6 feet 5 inches to straighten up off the starting line from a...

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The Birth Place of the Reformation - Germany  As mentioned in our last newsletter, we planned to fly to Berlin, Germany to attend a meeting together with other ABWE leaders from several European and Mediterranean countries. Just after the celebrations of the Resurrection of Christ this year, we flew to Berlin and were greatly blessed to meet many of the faithful missionaries on the team in that area of the world. In many ways, the trip was a check to verify that Jo Ann is indeed ready to return to "normal" missionary activity. She passed the test with flying (no...

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Dream Come True Tim Tebow is one of our favorite athletes given his many admirable characteristics spiritually and physically. Those who have kept up with his life know that he has had his share of challenges in professional sports for a multitude of reasons. His coaches have often commented on his dedicated work ethic and positive attitude.  Spring training has begun and Tebow is at the training facility of the New York Mets in Florida and looking forward to the challenge of getting back "into the swing of things."  “Honestly it’s kind of a dream come true being out here...

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