Finally an update

Dear Friends,
As usual it is hard to know exactly what to say. Since arriving here in Ohio on July 31 things have been challenging and stretching to say the least. We hit the ground running because of Christine’s mom’s broken foot and then her unexpected death in August. Since Christine's moms death we have been involved in taking care of her possessions and also taking care of a lawsuit that she had been involved with. Since Christine is the executor of the estate it was her responsibility to deal with this. It was a very difficult process to try and settle this since it was the only thing holding us back from leaving for Ukraine in early October as originally planned. We felt very much like we have been in a holding pattern. What a challenge to be moving but essentially going no where. Patience has never been either of our strong suites so it was a struggle for us to say the least. It was such a temptation to "go back" to normal living during this time. What I mean by that is to give up and just stay here in the US but yet every time we would pray about it God would say "NO". We know with God nothing is wasted but we have to say that we hope God was able to accomplish something through us being here as we can’t see it with our own eyes or understanding. We cannot express how very grateful we are to all of you for all of your encouraging words, love, prayers, and ministry to us while we have been here. Without you.......who knows where we would be. We are at such a time in our lives where we are continually reminded how we need each other. The thought of being in this thing called life without you, without GOD...I cannot imagine. Just when we had almost given up God moved and now the lawsuit is settled and we are free to go, so go we will! We do not have an exact date but it looks as though it will be somewhere at the end of this month (Feb). When we know a date for certain, we will be sure to let you know. In the mean time if you wish to see us please give us a call as we would be happy to connect before we make the trip over the pond.
David and Christine