February

February is turning out to be a very busy and critical month for us.  I will be working with a children's ministry team from the NC district from Feb. 1 - 13.  We will be involved with children's ministry/training in several different locations in the Czech Republic.  Then on Feb. 15, I will be going to Israel to help do some much needed work at a new Teen Challenge women's center.  It seems strange that I would be going to Israel, but there is a connection.  The Teen Challenge national director in the Czech Republic, Petr Ministr, was asked to help start Teen Challenge in Israel.  Petr has been working on this for a few years and now they have just opened the first TC center in Israel.  I was asked to join a small team of people who will be going to do some much needed renovations.
Coinciding with all of this work in February, our visa extension expires on Feb. 28.  So, we have to find time to get to the visa office and ask for another extension.  We re-applied for our visas in Feb. of 2011 and we are still waiting for them to be processed.  We have received 3 and 4 month extensions for almost one year.  It is really a strange situation.
So, we would like to ask for your prayers concerning the following things:

1.  Safety for all of the travel in February
2.  For God to do powerful things through the children's ministry team and the work team to Israel
3.  For our family during this very busy month
4.  Pray that we would have favor at the visa office and that we would receive another extension

Thanks for your prayer and financial support.  We love and appreciate all of you.  God bless!