Last weekend we went on a short road trip to Yalta.  It is about an hour or so away from where we are staying.  It is set up for people wanting to vacation.  There are hotels and a  rock beach, and harber.  We stayed 2 nights at the hotel and spent saturday listening to the tide come in, it was quite relaxing.  Sunday we drove about 15 minutes away to another part of the coast, where there is Church.  This place is called Alushta.  The pastor’s name is Vladamir.  There were around 15 people there, including us.  They don’t actually have a church, but they hold their service, in a store front building which they rent.  This church is connected with the other churches.  A couple of Sundays ago Vladamir come to Simferopol, to Al’s ministry and spoke in the Russian service.  It was a nice reunion for the Kings.  We are praying for God to show us where to live in Crimea, and are looking for any and all afordable options.  Please pray along with us.  We love and miss all of you!

Posted: March 28th, 2008 under Anita.
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Well the last month has flown by.  We needed to go to Kiev to renew passports and get a letter of invitation for our visas.  Then we went to Fastov and got to visit the ministry there.  We had a great time!  We went with the Irelands (the missionaries in Fastov) to a small village.  They had it all planned out.  First there was about 8-10 people who sang songs in Ukrainian and Russian.  On this dirt road was a small market where people sold things.  After singing, 3 of the young men took turns preaching their hearts out to people passing by.  We also went around passing out tracts while this was going on.  There were some that stopped to listen.  After this trip we went to Zhmerinka (in another part of Ukraine) to visit Pastor Valerey and his ministry.   There were around 12 students there attending his Bible Institute training.  David was able to speak in it, but both of us were sick for part of this time.  We traveled by train.  It was nice to take this little trip but also nice to get back to Simferopol.      

Posted: March 10th, 2008 under Anita.
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Our family was invited to the Chinese New Years get together, by the leader of the the Chinese Ministry, named Tommy.   The party was for students going to the University here.   About half of them are ethnic Chinese from Maylaysia, and they know how to speak English.  The other half are from China and don’t speak English.  When we walked in the room everyone had smiles on their face, but there was not a lot of talking.  They showed us where we could sit down.  All of the students made a special dish so that others could taste it.  It was all good, but some things were more interesting than others.  They wanted us to try everything.  We brought some home made burritos with meat and beans inside.  I could tell that it was the first time they had tried anything like that.  But I was glad that Tommy said that my dish was the winner because it was gone first.  After that, everyone introduced themselves and said a little bit about themselves.  Then we played charades, and even did it to a Bible story.  Our family played the story of Abraham and Isaac. David was Abraham, Annabelle was Isaac, I was the servant and Lydia was the Lamb.  All in all it was a very fun evening.  And we got to know them a lot better.            

Posted: February 16th, 2008 under Anita.
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This morning the 4 of us had a good prayer and bible study time. We went back to the beginning of proverbs to chapter 2 for todays devotion and each took turns reading a verse, as we usually do. It was a sweet time hearing David explain to the girls that in order to really get something out of the Bible you must work at it. It doesn’t come easy. Just as when miners searched for gold, it wasn’t just laying on top of the ground. Being in our current situation really causes all of us to be able to have a greater impact on the lives of the other. There are no deadlines no meetings for the girls or I to have to go to except for David’s. How boring. Just kidding. There is no one else I would rather hear preach, better than him.    

Posted: February 2nd, 2008 under Anita.
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We are still waiting for a Ukrainian guy to get his registration renewed so that we can drive a car and get out of the house.  We can take the small bus called the marshrootka but it is always packed with stinky people.  Heaven help me.  Also, if we buy something it can’t be too heavy or too much because we would have to bring it back on the bus. We also want to go to the ministry that is in Alushta and see how it is doing.  Every day we pray and talk to one another about the possibilities.  I am too anxious to get settled somewhere.  I really want God to use me to be a blessing to other ladies in this region.  At this point I don’t see how I can be used.  I really have to trust God with everything in the future.  I can barely see my foot taking the next step.  God is good though, he gives us just what we need when we need it.  Thanks to you who have blogged me, it’s great to hear from you.

Posted: January 29th, 2008 under Anita.
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Hey everyone, I’m finally in Crimea, Ukraine. All the luggage got here too. It was comfortable except towards the end. I was tired and ready to get to our destination. We have had time to unpack and get somewhat settled in. It is 8 hours ahead here, so if it is noon there it is 8 pm. here. I had a chance to go to the store after being inside for a few days. There are 2 couples who have been taking us places, but we are trying to get the papers written up so that David can drive the Kings’ car. We’ve been keeping in touch with Al, and they are thinking now that it will be March before they will come. We have already had a few people over for either dinner or just tea. It is nice being able to hear and undrstand Russain again. We have also talked to Vetalik, in Belarus. He wants to come and visit us. Well there have been times that I’ve been homesick for family and friends, but I keep telling myself that God has me here for a reason. Well hope to see some of you soon, love Anita     

Posted: January 22nd, 2008 under Anita.
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Well It’s already December. The time has really flown. I started going through papers and stuff that seem to gather them selves by my bed. As I was doing this, I started dividing what papers would stay here and which would go with me. I think it is just now sinking in that we are actually leaving soon.  I suddenly have the urge to pack my things. I am also hopeful about the possabilities. Well, pressing on, Anita  

Posted: December 3rd, 2007 under Anita.
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Yesterday, after I got home from the “Y”, I opened the door and was pleasantly surprised to find that Annabelle and Lydia had decorated the house for Christmas and that all the decorations were up. Ahh, how wonderful. While they were doing this the house had been cleaned and straitened. I am truly blessed. I am also thankful for my son-in-law, because he spent alot of his time helping each one of us get set up to be able to use our own blog.Oh, I forgot that Josh put up the outside lights.Well, there’s nothing like good help. I hope all of you are doing well, and had a good Thanksgiving. Anita 

Posted: December 3rd, 2007 under Anita.
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