Our Teachers

As many of you know, our first "job" here in Ulan-Ude is to learn Russian. Because of that these two lovely ladies are going to be a large part of our lives. It has been such a blessing to have them as our teachers, and we want to say thank you to anyone who has been praying for us in that. Jami has really enjoyed her time with Lubov, and I think that she is really learning a lot. I am so happy to be studying with Alexandra Danielovna, who was actually my teacher when I was living in Russia before. It is so great to jump into a class where you already have a relationship with the teacher, and here is one reason why.
On just our second day of class my teacher and I started talking about things that are happening in the world and about our lives. In the middle of this discussion my teacher asked me how I became a Christian!!! This is a well educated Buryat woman who is not a Chrisian, and she is asking me how I became a Christian?!? In my broken Russian I shared with her how I came to know how much Christ loved me and how I finally made the choice to give Him control of my life. It was an amazing converstion, and I pray that she would come to know our loving Lord soon. I love opportunities like this where God opens a door for us to share about the hope that He has given to us. Please pray for us in our times with our teachers and with others who cross our paths.