ABA Strumica is ranked 5th and played 4th ranked team Torus last night. It was such a close game with ABA winning 62-60! We praise the Lord that all the Americans are healthy enough to play, though still recovering. The ABA Dance Team also performed at yesterday's game. I've uploaded a video of one of our pre-Christmas dances so you can see us get our groove on!
Andrew has returned to his role as strength and conditioning coach and he and Marcus will resume practice with the freshmen team today.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
New Year...new uncertainties
Andrew and I, after a very refreshing time in the states, are back home in Strumica. We were slightly surprised at how ready we were to return. The Lord gave us a very blessed time with family and friends which made our transition back easy. We are so grateful to those of you who support us financially and prayerfully for making our visit to our homes in the states possible. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
So, we resume our activities here. Unfortunately, English classes won't be starting up again as soon as I thought. They've been postponed until further notice due to the cold temperatures in the sports hall where we meet. Needless to say, I'll be having a lot of time on my hands. I'm hoping to fill most of it with coffee and fellowship with friends as well as doing better at keeping you all updated! Andrew's continuing to condition the guys on the team and is back to practicing with them. They injured players continue to recover; not quite at 100% yet. Not likely he'll play any more this year, but we'll see!
Continue to pray for our relationships here...the Lord is at work! Also, pray for our future. As of now, we are committed to staying through the end of the basketball season (which could end anytime between mid-April and late-May). We have decided that we want this year to be our last of being fully financially supported. You all have been so great to us and we praise the Lord for you, but it's difficult at this financial stage in our lives (student loans are a beast!). Scripture says we are a slave to our debt, and we're feeling that now more than ever. We'd both love to come back to Strumica next year, but so much of that depends on if Andrew gets a paid playing position on the team. We hope to find out in March at the latest. We are open to whatever the Lord has in store for us. We are vulnerable to Him; we desire to be obedient to go wherever the Lord calls us and are praying for clarity with that.
Andrew and I received a warm welcome back last night at church and so happy to be reunited with some of our friends again. We were delighted also to see that the pipes in our apartment didn't freeze while we were gone!
So, we resume our activities here. Unfortunately, English classes won't be starting up again as soon as I thought. They've been postponed until further notice due to the cold temperatures in the sports hall where we meet. Needless to say, I'll be having a lot of time on my hands. I'm hoping to fill most of it with coffee and fellowship with friends as well as doing better at keeping you all updated! Andrew's continuing to condition the guys on the team and is back to practicing with them. They injured players continue to recover; not quite at 100% yet. Not likely he'll play any more this year, but we'll see!
Continue to pray for our relationships here...the Lord is at work! Also, pray for our future. As of now, we are committed to staying through the end of the basketball season (which could end anytime between mid-April and late-May). We have decided that we want this year to be our last of being fully financially supported. You all have been so great to us and we praise the Lord for you, but it's difficult at this financial stage in our lives (student loans are a beast!). Scripture says we are a slave to our debt, and we're feeling that now more than ever. We'd both love to come back to Strumica next year, but so much of that depends on if Andrew gets a paid playing position on the team. We hope to find out in March at the latest. We are open to whatever the Lord has in store for us. We are vulnerable to Him; we desire to be obedient to go wherever the Lord calls us and are praying for clarity with that.
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