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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Coming and Going
10:39 AM | Posted by
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Today Nikki Lutes, who had been in Ufa for the summer, left to travel back home a little early. Her grandmother has become very ill and Nikki needed to be with her family. We wish her safe travels and are praying for her, her grandmother and the rest of her family.
Also, today my ignorance was corrected. The town in Virginia is spelled CentREville not CentERville. After apologizing profusely for this egregious error, Jeff, Gail, Paul and Bonita forgave me.
For the first Centreville team, today was one of meetings. Because of this, I have no pictures. Jeff and Chris eating a hamburger is not very interesting. Now, had they gotten in a food fight, my camera would have been the first one out! This morning the team met at one of the three Mcdonald's in Ufa. They planned out the strategy for the incoming team. After this they made a short trip to a local mall for a little souvenir shopping. One of the interesting meetings they had today was with the director of a local educational institution that teaches English. They also supply visa support for us (Blake, Clarke and Victor) and our families so, this is a very important relationship. Different possibilities were discussed for seminars that could be lead by visitors from Centreville. This would be a mutually beneficial cultural exchange where teachers of English could learn about American language and culture from native speakers. This is a rare thing for some of them. Also, it would mean those of us that live here could start building new relationships within the teaching circles. This meeting went well as the team's proposals were well received and will be acted upon. The last meeting of the day was one with several local believers, with whom Chris meets regularly. These are active participants in various churches and ministries, as well as evangelists and church planters. It was a good time of sharing tonight and it further exposed the four from Centreville to different ways God is at work in Bashkortostan and to the people he is using to expand His kingdom.
Tonight's final activity was greeting the second team from Centreville Baptist. They arrived on time and with all of their luggage. (both of which are never guaranteed!) Jeff told me he took some pictures, so I will post one or two pics of the travel weary crew tomorrow.
Pray for the second team to get a good night's rest as their day will start at 10am tomorrow morning. Pray for the men's and women's clubs that will be meeting tomorrow night. This is another chance to connect local believers with non-believers. Pray that the registration process for the second team goes as smoothly as it did with the first.
Also, today my ignorance was corrected. The town in Virginia is spelled CentREville not CentERville. After apologizing profusely for this egregious error, Jeff, Gail, Paul and Bonita forgave me.
For the first Centreville team, today was one of meetings. Because of this, I have no pictures. Jeff and Chris eating a hamburger is not very interesting. Now, had they gotten in a food fight, my camera would have been the first one out! This morning the team met at one of the three Mcdonald's in Ufa. They planned out the strategy for the incoming team. After this they made a short trip to a local mall for a little souvenir shopping. One of the interesting meetings they had today was with the director of a local educational institution that teaches English. They also supply visa support for us (Blake, Clarke and Victor) and our families so, this is a very important relationship. Different possibilities were discussed for seminars that could be lead by visitors from Centreville. This would be a mutually beneficial cultural exchange where teachers of English could learn about American language and culture from native speakers. This is a rare thing for some of them. Also, it would mean those of us that live here could start building new relationships within the teaching circles. This meeting went well as the team's proposals were well received and will be acted upon. The last meeting of the day was one with several local believers, with whom Chris meets regularly. These are active participants in various churches and ministries, as well as evangelists and church planters. It was a good time of sharing tonight and it further exposed the four from Centreville to different ways God is at work in Bashkortostan and to the people he is using to expand His kingdom.
Tonight's final activity was greeting the second team from Centreville Baptist. They arrived on time and with all of their luggage. (both of which are never guaranteed!) Jeff told me he took some pictures, so I will post one or two pics of the travel weary crew tomorrow.
Pray for the second team to get a good night's rest as their day will start at 10am tomorrow morning. Pray for the men's and women's clubs that will be meeting tomorrow night. This is another chance to connect local believers with non-believers. Pray that the registration process for the second team goes as smoothly as it did with the first.
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