The Call

We are telephone people by trade, so you'd think we would be used to this, but no... God's call is unique each and every time.

God got a hold of us in the fall of 2004 after a summer without a trip to Russia. The summer at home that we had looked forward to somehow seemed empty. We began to dream and pray of returning to Siberia.

We have been around long enough to know that Satan likes to add noise to our connections with God, and he tried to do this big time while we planned another trip. That's now our signal to persevere, and so we pressed forward. Above that noise was still that clear voice saying, "Follow Me." And God opened the doors and beckoned...

-God provided funds. Surprised and amazed again!

-Maren's visa was processed in less than a month after returning

from Ecuador.

-The lost passport was found.

-A two day extension was planned to accomplish all of the extras

that came up.

-Money came in for the Leninsk Kuznetsky Church.

-Suitcases of jeans and gifts were waiting to go.

-A family friend also answered the call.

This is just the beginning

of the story of

the Father's footsteps across Siberia in 2005.