Heart of praise.

It's been quite some time since I last posted and a lot of things have happened.

We found out that our Macedonian tutor came to the Lord! Praise Jesus! The Lord used another American here, Jyl, who was able to be a witness to Eli and pray with her when the time came. Jyl has been discipling her since then, but Jyl is going back to the U.S. on Friday. She is about 7 months pregnant and will be delivering their baby girl in the states. So I'm going to start working with Eli; getting in the Word together. It will be really good for both of us.

Andrew has been coaching, with the help of Marcus (American basketball player with ABA) a youth basketball team, ages 13ish-15ish. He's such a good coach. The players are very talented and most of them understand English quite well, which is a big blessing. They've played 2 games so far and have won both.

Anna and I continue to teach English with Dragan. Just this week a couple from England, Norma and Tony Coles, have come to help us. Norma used to teach English in England as a profession and Tony has a lot of experience with it as well. We are now teaching every Monday and Thursday evening. The Coles come on Monday's from 8:00-10:00. Tony teaches the beginner class with the help of Danche, a Macedonian girl, meanwhile Anna teaches pre-intermediate to intermediate and I teach advanced. Norma and Dragan split their time between Anna and I. Anna, Dragan, Danche, and I will continue to teach on Thursday's. Praise the Lord for providing for our needs at just the right time.  

Macedonians love to go out for coffee here. So, now that I'm meeting more and more Macedonian women I've been drinking lots of coffee/tea. The language barrier can be a challenge sometimes, but spending time with them makes it worthwhile. I'm so thankful that the Lord has brought these relationships into my life and provided a way for me to connect with Macedonian women. It's such an answer to prayer.

Andrew still remains in limbo with playing basketball. We are praying that the Lord provides and are trying to be patient in the wait.

We cherish your prayers and are encouraged to know that there are people who are regularly lifting us up. Please pray for relationships, that they would feel the love that the Lord has for them through us; pray for English class, that God would be glorified and exalted; pray for the basketball situation, that the Lord would make a way for Andrew to play.