Marc came home from Udmurtia to find our van completely dead on Monday.
When he got to the apartment, he said, "I think I might have broken my toe," and then to our utter and complete horror, pulled off his boot to reveal that his pinky toe was at least three times its normal size and completely black and purple. He has been trapped in the apartment since then. (Last trip a dog bite...this trip a broken toe...anyone see a pattern developing here?)
On Friday, Hannah woke up with a high fever, cough and headache. She missed her class sledding party and is still sick today.
This morning, Sarah Beth woke up early to go take the ACT. She didn't feel well, and we discovered that she, too, was running a fever and developing a cough.
We had to cancel plans to have company tonight, because of the illnesses of the girls.
As you can tell, not the best week. So, we are looking forward to starting a new week tomorrow!! Marc and Tim cancelled their planned trip to Bryansk this weekend so that Marc could rest his foot in the hopes that it will be better in time to go to Murmansk on Friday. If you look on a map, you'll see that Murmansk is in the Arctic Circle, so please pray for their safe travel and successful trip when they are there. (Today the temperature was -34 F and -43 windchill, with four hours of daylight.) The great news is that the kids and I have Friday and Monday off school for Winter Break, so we are really excited about that. And we had a great English Club meeting on Thursday night, with a new student. She works for the president of the Economic University here in Moscow, and talked to me about maybe coming to speak at the university. Please pray that this opportunity works out for me--what a great chance to develop new relationships here in Moscow. We pray that your week is full of relaxation, rest, and no broken appendages! Thank you for continuing to pray for us. We love and appreciate you!
Blessings,
Kellye (for all)
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