We're Back…
We had a great trip to Ukraine! While there we were able to visit three orphanages, and an invalid center for children. Our team prepared five skits for these visits, along with speakers for explanation before the skit, and speakers to evangelize afterwards! These children are so hungry for love! We were also blessed to go into a public school's English class, and speak with children, as well as invite them to our own English club held at the church in Nezhyn! Many of the children we invited came, as well as some teenagers! We enjoyed the fellowship of the believers and the missionaries there! The most entertaining part of this trip for Whitney was painting the roof of the church! Aleš was challenged in leading a short term mission trip for the first time, and he saw God's faithfulness in helping him through every situation.









            Whitney having fun                              Kids from one                        Our group from CCBCE
              painting the roof.                            of the orphanages'.                  that served there for a week.

Thanksgiving Fun…
For Thanksgiving I, Whitney, was asked to go into the kitchen and help out for Thanksgiving Dinner! This is the most fun I have ever had in this college! I found myself standing on a chair, with a spoon half as tall as I am, stirring about 20 gallons/80 liters of pumpkin soup!!! I also got to help make 17 pumpkin pies, and I got to mash the potatoes! This is quite a task when you are making real mashed potatoes for over 130 people!! (this spoon was taller than I am and the handle was about 8 in/20 cm in width!!) It was an experience indeed!
We were very thankful for what the Lord was and is doing in our lives, how far He has brought us and helped us through the first year and a half of our married life…

Winter Wonderland... Or not?...
It began to snow in the middle of November, but now the snow is gone… We were hoping for a white Christmas, but only time will tell! We are staying in Vajta, Hungary for Christmas this year!

Recap of the Semester…
The Lord really spoke to us this semester about faithfulness. Our calling, our full duty as a believer is obedience, and faithfulness in that obedience. He has been teaching us to apply this in areas from our servanthood to taking the next step of faith wherever He leads.

Praise reports:
- Our health has been fully recovered to us!
- The Lord is blessing and protecting Aleš' mom as she is in India.
- My sister, Madison, is reading her Bible!

Pray This Way Please:
- For continued health.
- For diligence to study the Slovene language over the Christmas break.
- For some quality time together, celebrating our Lord and Savior's birth!

We would love to hear from all of you personally, to see how the Lord is working in your lives, and to know how we can be praying! So please email us!