Thursday, August 26, 2010

Eight Days

In eight days I will be on a plane back "home" to the country that I love to see my family, friends, and children in Kazakhstan.  I am asking God's blessing on this time.

A few weeks ago I had the joy of being able to attend the wedding of good friends, both of whom I got to know in Kazakhstan.  Ember, was an intern with us and while in Kazakhstan she met Kiikzhan, who worked for our company.  Many of you might recognize Kiikzhan's name, since he, Ken, and I worked together on Kid's Connection for several years.  During our time working together we all became very good friends.  Joy radiated from their faces as they went through the evening.  It was extremely fun to spend time with so many people at the wedding that I had not seen for a while.  I look forward to going back to Kazakhstan and being able to tell his mother all about the wedding and how happy Kiikzhan and Ember are.


Side note:  I ended up getting the bouquet ... so be prepared for a wedding sometime soon in my future ... I guess I just I need to find the man to go with the bouquet.  :)  

I have been working full-time at Interlink this month and enjoying it thoroughly.  Thank you to those of you that have supported me either in finances or prayer.  I wanted to go ahead and give you a quick update on where things stand (you can see the sidebar of my blog for a more detailed account).  I have raised about 50% of the funds needed, both for the short-term trip and my full-time employment here at Interlink.  I am thrilled to see God's continued provision in my life.  Thank you for partnering with me so that I can continue on this journey.  I am very blessed!

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

September Trip

Quick Update:  Recently I purchased my plane tickets to visit Kazakhstan this fall.  The definite dates are September 3-27th.  I am so excited that I will be able to spend time with family and friends in Taraz.  I have a lot to do here in the office to prepare for being gone for three weeks.  Also, I started working full time with Interlink here in Muncie as of August 1st.  We are beginning preparations for next year's delegations already!