Time is Passing Quickly!

Thank you for keeping us in your prayers as we continue to relocate and prepare to leave for the US at the same time! Have you ever felt like you are on a merry-go-round? We are grateful for the 'merriment' the Lord blesses us with each day!
Things are going well and we continue to be amazed at God's faithfulness. There have been a few things at the dacha that need some attention but we praise the Lord for the owner's willingness and joyful willingness, at that, to take care of them. Today, he had two men helping him move a massive pile of metal rods from one location to another in the back yard. When we were leaving for the day, I went to go check the back gate and the Lord showed me a beautiful little plot of land where the rods were previously and the potential for a small garden next spring. Ooorah! We can grow our own potatoes, carrots, beets and cabbage for fresh borscht! OK, maybe I'm counting my veggies before they're even planted....however, we are so grateful!
We took 'little' Egor to the dacha last weekend and he loves it...the only thing he didn't like was the sound of the neighbor's dog barking! For those of you that remember the summer he got bit by a protective momma dog, the memory still lingers for him, too, causing a great desire for a good deal of distance between him and ANY dog! We reassured him the dog would not get through, over, or under the fence! We told him tonight that we will spend next Saturday night there and he is very happy! At the same time, he is very sad about us leaving. For him, it will mean going somewhere else for the next 11 weeks. There is a family in our church for whom we are grateful that has offered to host him on the weekends in our absence.
Please pray for us as we plan a get together with some of 'our' kids next Saturday night. It will be our first night in the dacha and two nights before we are scheduled to fly out, but we really want to have a cookout and camp fire with them before we leave. (The owner gave us permission!) Please pray we will unconditionally convey the love of the Lord to them and that HE will meet each one at their point of need through us.