Weekend

We did lose the internet our apartment, so our updates have been lacking a little! We had a great weekend, Angela went to her teacher's ranch with some friends. I got to go to the church's bapstism at the lake. It was a great time of fellowship and celebration as we had our servic eon the beach and then had people baptised. Then we celbrated with food and swimming! It is strange to thing that this is our last week here, we have 3 more english clubs and hopefully and oppurtunity to go to a special needs orphanage. We miss and love you all!

Time is running out!

Well we are not longer sick so praise there! Our English clubs have almost doubled in size this week! We have been very busy and we only have a week left before we leave! :( We met with another full time missionary yesterday to talk about life and the dicision to be on the field full time. It has been a really good time of growth as we see all that goes on in the office here. Angela is heading to her friends "ranch" for the weekend, and I get to go to a local concert and see the church's baptism on Sunday. All is well here I hope everything is going well at home!

Uh-Oh

Well yesterday it started out when Angela had a headache. Then last night she had a fever and I saw all of the food I had eaten for the day again. This morning it happened again. So I got some medicine for the stomach flu. But on an up note, our English clubs are really growing and we are getting more opportunities to share! So please "talk" for our health as it is taking a turn for the worse, and for the people who are in out club, and the ones who are going to come.
Miss you all!
Amanda

New Girls

We just got back from our morning club and we really got to know the girls there. We are getting excited because they want to hangout with us outside of the club which will give us the sharing opportunity that we have been looking for. Yesterday I (Amanda) got to spend the day with Linda and her 2 year old granddaughter which was really fun and she wore me out! Angela and L, our roommate, went to a bbl-stdy and had most interesting card game that made us think about our lives today, for tomorrow and the big picture of life in whole and PAPA Himself. in addition to bbl-stdy we celebrated L's birthday. Keep "talking" for more opportunities to share.

English?

Our first English clubs started today, it was a bit of a slow start but in total 3 people came and a few called to ask questions, so pray for these people that they will continue to come and we can build strong relationships with them. The clubs were great and we really got to know the people and our friendship will hopefully lead to opportunities to share the Gospel. We had a nice relaxing afternoon and got to rejuvenate ourselves for the night club, it is hard to lead a conversation for 2 hours! It is a great blessing though that one of our plans has actually gone through! I can definitely see now that patience and waiting are definitely important traits in the mission field, and just happen to be things that i am not exactly good at, funny how He does that.
Hope all is well at home!
Amanda

Glimps of PAPA's presents....;D!

Hey, there dear ppl. Today was preatty exciting day to clean our office whice was given to us to teach english klasses on MWF. later it was free time as far as we knew so Amanda chosed to stay to udate her time here with her friends on facebook and i went out to a park with my sister and nefew. Surprisingly for me I met with 2 of my best girl-friends. It seemed to me that iam dreaming... Meanwhile, Amanda went back to office, there she met with a suvenier woman and.........well i wont tell you that, ist a secret.....

Though, last night I went with me sister to have a dinner with our old freind. There, at first we talked to catch up with each other, then the topic took place of different questions of life that led to"J" ;). I began to shake of excitment and in my heart talk to our PAPA above of guidess and His well in our conversatin. I saw and felt His presents. It went on and on, that cause my sister to call and asked her boss if she could come later to work. But hour came for my sis to run to work and we said goodbye with a prayer on my lips for us three aloud. please pray A LOT, iam(we are) handicapped without Him and your prayers. Thank you my pracious ppl. ;)
-lv, AHC.

Exciting start!

Things are really starting to move here, we have some exciting starts to good things, as we have been learning the art of patience and waiting for a while, and what it is like to see many, many plans fall through. Today at a luncheon for the dispersing of CATS (Central Asia Theological Seminary) we got to interview Ali and Nguyron, who were working with CATS, about their experiences and changes that they saw. While we were eating my head was starting to hurt ("my" being Amanda) and I felt on the back of my head a small lump, I tried to pull it off and scratch it, but it would not move. Then finally after a few minutes of this I got the "lump" off, only to see in my hand a small insect-looking thing with an orange body and black legs. We were both a little freaked out by this, and after looking on the internet to see what it was, we found out that it was the body of a tick. Which meant that the head was still lodged in my head, but we looked up the diseases that could come from it and it takes about a week for the incubation period, so for now I am fine, I just have the head of a tick in my scalp! But on to more cheerful things! Today after the luncheon we put an add in the Almaty internet news for our english club that we will be starting on Wednesday and will be running run 3 times a week, once in the morning and once at night. So pray that people will come and be ready to learn and that we will have ample oppurtunities to share His word. Also yesterday we spent the day hiking in the beautiful mountains that border China. We ate and hiked with people from the Alpha and Omega church and our wonderful roommate! It was a great day of fellowship and a time to enjoy the culture of Kazakhstan.

Today was a day!

It is after 9 our local time here and Amanda already down in her pellow, because we went into mountains for the whole day from 8am til 7pm with the youth group. We begen to play a game in order to get to know each other, heard a few stories from guys and girls of their lives with our brother"J", while Shashlik(lamb shishka-bob) was on the fire for the lunch. Food was....THE BEST. Then we plaied valiball like game " kartoshka" means potatoe; so food in our stomachks would setel a lil. After game we have great time siniging songs of sunday for PAPA, brother"J" and friend HS(today was our Sunday)fallowed with some more of stories. Then it was time to hike the STEAP beautiful mountains. In those 10 houre together we just talked, talked and yhee. LOL!In few hours of aday it took us to creat new friendships. Few got some pink tan and sore legs. We finished shashlik and went home with new experiences and lessons about culture and more.

WOW! hurd to breath...

Hey there, everybody! Its Angela. Its have been only two days and it seemed like a whole week went by, because of so my events going through my head and day. Excuse me, but before i continue...

"MAMA are you ok? I worried sick and pray none stop, glad you did find your car in airoport parking lot and hope you got enough rest after that nightmare. I love you."

...we have gone to bed at 2am, June 12th after ariving to our staying place and slept like babies til 10am. Refreshed, we went to do few arrons and walk( but no enough walking for me, i guess i was full of energy and wanted to see my city all at once. LOL!) Then, I called to my sister Oxana from my new cell , which given to us to use in time we here. We met... lot of emotions, shock and more to it than what I thought iI would experience... Thank you PAPA!!! I spent night at her house and her lil boy Daniel. We talked til 2am then sleept til 12pm. Well, a lot happend in one day. LOL!

yet, other side of being back here again is...My heart is really heavy for ppl's lives whom i see rendomelly and anywhere....... Honestly i dont know how to express this burden, but please ask PAPA to strength me to see through His eye and 100% let Him guide me(us) in every lil word and deed. iam freaking out in yet in total surrander to His lead... thank you so heaatedly.

-lv, Angela. .........

this is my sister and her lil 2 yrs old Danielka son.(and I ended up with bloody lip from loved kisses by my nefew, lOL!!!)

Privet! (hello)

Well Angela got to see her sister and nephew yesterday which was really awesome. We are currently getting ready for the day, we are possibly going to the mountains tomorrow with some people from the church and others. Yesterday we got to walk around a lot which was really nice after sitting for 2 days straight. So now were are waiting for things to start, getting adjusted and ready to start see Him move in this city.

We made it!

I am currently sitting in the office in Central Asia! We got here at 2:00 am and went to our apartment and then straight to bed. We got our cell phones and registered with the embassy and are ready to go! We didn't encounter too many problems getting here, just small bump in the London airport but after napping on various chairs for 6 hours we were cleared to get on the plane. We are getting our things together and eager to start!
With Love,
Amanda and Angela

PS:
Nancy can you call Angela's mom to see that she got home from the airport okay?

Plow through through Houston!

Today we started out early at 9:00 am and left HCBC at 9:30 after many goodbyes and last minute preparations. Then the adventure began. Getting to the Hobby Airport in Houston was easy and simple and we made excellent time, we pulled up to the terminal and asked where British Airways was and Isaac ( the kind and friendly worker) told us we were at the wrong airport!!! So he hastily got us a map and we stormed off in the opposite direction toward George Bush International Airport. We came out of the airport and began to follow Isaac's directions and rolled down our window at a stop light to ask our neighbors if we were in the right direction. The ladies said "yes, and you are a part of His divine plan, worry not fret not." We knew then that things were going to be just fine and we missed every cop on the way! We made our check in and are currently waiting to board the plane after a quick lunch.

It is only the beginning!

Thank our Papa, my viza is showed up in the morning of 9th. thank you all!!!see you later.
Amanda r u ready for whatever our Papa prepared fro us? ;)

daay before gone.

Hello everybody. we so are greatull beyond for your heart's supports and love. One and a half days left and off we go, right? well we will be in toutch. thank you again and POKA.

--love Amanda & Анжела. ;) ;).