PICTURES:

1) Kellan playing basketball. He is the star of the team!

2) Ella's new favorite thing is taking a bubble bath!

3-7) Our winter-wonderland! I don't think that car is traveling soon!

8) 3 students from our English Club

9) Deana and her language teacher, Elvira!

It has been a BUSY, but GREAT week! Deana continues to improve every day. The kids are doing well! We have had LOTS of snow this week. I just took the kids out for about 30 minutes and in some places where people have not walked in our playground the snow is way above my knee! Ella has a hard time walking in it because some of it was over her hip. Kellan fell backwards to make a snow angel and went completely under! WE'RE READY FOR SUMMER!

On Wednesday, we had a Valentine's Party at our English Club. There were several unbelievers there and we talked alot about God's love for us! I gave a short devotion on God's love at the end and invited the students to a grammar group that was started this morning. After the grammar lesson this morning was church and I gave a short testimony today. We tried to coordinate all of this to attract some of the unbelievers to church. We had 3 unbelievers at the grammar group this morning, but only 1 chose to stay for worship. He listened very attentively and was very open. I saw some of the young people speaking with him afterwards. Please pray for him. His name is Sasha.

On Thursday I was invited by an old friend of mine to The Academy of Budget and Treasury of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. Wouldn't you hate to have to write that name alot! I thought I was going to listen to about 12 students present their power point projects on business in Russia. I told Deana when I left home I thought I would be home about 6. Well, I returned home about 11! When I arrived at the Academy (15 minutes late), Larissa led me into what I thought was her classroom, but when we rounded the corner, it was the shool's auditorium and it had about 150 students in it. The director of the business department was on the stage and when she saw me she said, "And now our American judge has arrived!" They all began applauding and I quickly figured out it was for me! I had no idea I was there to be on a panel of judges to rate the students on 10 different areas of their presentations. I listened to 5-7 minute presentations from 3:25-8:25 with no break! It was definitely an interesting experience. After the awards were given, I was invited to go back for tea with all of the judges and professors. Hopefully, I made some good contacts.

On Friday night we prepared for Mark and Marina's wedding and on Saturday, the wedding lasted all day. Thankfully, Deana was able to go and the kids went and had a good time as well. Congratulations Mark and Marina!!

THANKS FOR YOUR PRAYERS, SUPPORT, MAIL, EMAIL, AND ENCOURAGEMENT! YOU ARE ALL A BLESSING!