The Fortunes

 
 Hard to believe that Erin turned 11 this week.  It was a week of celebration.  On Tuesday we had 20 people over for a special dinner.  On Thursday–February 11th, we had a birthday breakfast together with our family and then a supper together with just our family. Then on Saturday she had a group of […]

My Ladies Bible Study group has been one of the highlights of living in Baku.   We meet every Thursday morning in homes in an area of Baku called Stone Pay.  We start with food of course–do women ever get together when food is not one of the central attractions????  Then we gather together for a […]

So far this winter we have not had any snow. In fact, last week we took a four hour drive up into the mountains looking for snow but didn’t find any. The kids have been anxious for snow and a snow day. Today, they got their wish.
There isn’t that much snow it’s really more icy […]

We do hope and pray that 2010 is a great year for our friends and family.
I will at some point write a proper introduction for the year but I wanted to ask today for your prayers. Our church, Baku International Fellowship, was required to re-register with the government in order to continue our legal status. […]

Rhonda’s mom came to visit us in Baku just after Christmas. The kids have been looking forward to her visit for some time. It was like having a second Christmas when she arrived. She sacrificed her luggage allowance in order to bring more gifts and supplies. This is her second visit to Baku and she […]

Saturday night we enjoyed a great evening with the elders and staff from Baku International Fellowship. We met at a good Chinese Restaurant here in the city and had a variety of food from the menu. The gift exchange game is always a lot of fun and you never know what you might take home. […]

Hard to believe but the baby of the family is now 8 years old. We had a party for Jacob today and several of his friends came over. 8 year old boys know how to have a lot of fun. They played outside and I tried to guide them through some relay games but they […]

I knew that the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church was in November and I was planning to do a post on it. However, I missed the date, it was held on November 8th. None the less, I think it is an important topic and thought I would just bring it to everyone’s […]

A few weeks ago a started a new sermon series on Faithfulness. The first sermon was called “God is Faithful”. I just looked at various passages of scripture that remind us of the character of God. I had the points and verses printed up on a bookmark so that people could easier refer to them. […]