"When I am afraid, I will trust in you.
In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust;
I will not be afraid.
What can mortal man do to me?" Psalm 52:3&4
OK, good and not so good news.........
We heard very late last night that Bob and Susan Mathes' court date went very well. They had a very kind judge, a woman, and although it was a grueling 5 hour time, she waived the 10 day extra stay!! Apparently, everyone on the Russian side was shocked, but God really moved on their behalf!! Keep praying for our court date, and all the same details.
Speaking of which, in a move which sort of boggles our brains, we were also told our court date was changed to the 21st, which I suppose is good- earlier date rather than later. However, this changes our itinerary to look something like this:
Feb. 19th- 11:00am, fly into Moscow
picked up by driver (non-English speaking)
Taken immediately to Russian medical appts.
Meet our guide, Katya at undisclosed time
4:00pm Moscow time- board train for Cheboksary
Overnight 13hr. train ride to region
Feb.2oth- 6 or 7 am. arrive in Cheboksary. We will meet the boys some time today.
We will be extensively briefed for court, and go to our host home.
Feb, 21- Court date- time not known, the rest of our time line/schedule depends on the outcome in court. If the 10 days is not waived, we leave for Moscow night of 21st. Otherwise, we stay an extra day securing passport/visa stuff for kids, and depart for Moscow the evening for the 22nd.
The results of our time in court will shape our Moscow/St. Petersburg plans.
For someone who likes to know all the details, all of the time, this is stretching (especially Nancy) us.
Please pray: 1 )That we will not be overcome with fear- ( we will now have to take all of our mon$ey with us to the medical appts.) Our driver does not speak English, ("He will have a sign for you in the Moscow airport.")
2.)We do not know when and when we are to meet Katya,
and I quote:"She will find you."
3.)That we would not be too overwhelmed with jet lag so we can function and speak properly in court.
4.)That we could be flexible in the ever-changing Russian schedule.
5.)And that we could see God moving, even when the Light seems dim.
Communication will be limited with you all , at least initially- so just pray!
And really, that's the best thing we could ever do anyway.
"I will lie down and and sleep in peace, for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety."
Psalm 4:8
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Nanc-wa and all,
Chuck, the Topaz and I are all wishing you Godspeed and sending all our love. We have witheld the content of your blog about your comments to Stripes. Too "R" rated...Tons of Colorado Love to you all!
And Pray we will. May you go in Peace, knowing your mission is straight from Our Creator. from some of your tremont cheerleaders, The Stubers (D & D)
Nancy and Joe,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. I'm sure you will have God's protection and His help. You have alot of people praying for you, and following your blog.
Nancy B.
Joe and Nancy,
Our thoughts and prayer are with you. I'm sure you will have God's protection and His Divine Help. Alot of people are following your blog.
Nancy B.
Joe and Nancy,
So Glad you arrived safely.We are praying that all goes well and you get to come home early. We are praying that you feel God walking with you and keeping you safe and you feel his peace in everything. We are praying for the boys as they are going to be going through alot of changes. We are also praying for the kids in Tremont as they are without their parents and are going to have alot of changes when you get home. Love, Bruce and Sue
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