Fwd: Hooks Prayer Update

> Good morning! I'm afraid in the hustle and bustle to get things done
> yesterday, I forgot to send this out, so this will just be a quick
> update.
>
> It has been a very hard week, one in which we have struggled with
> seemingly everything. We did have a wonderful English Club on
> Thursday night, and we are looking forward to continuing this
> ministry. Marc is working on a video for Jeff, our team leader, who
> leaves this week for a long Stateside assignment at the Baptist
> College of Florida. We did find a wonderful park only a mile and a
> half walk from our apartment, so that was definitely good news.
>
> Please pray specifically for the following this week:
> 1. Encouragement, encouragement, encouragement--the weather has
> turned cloudy and cold again, and it mirrors our feelings about
> being here. We miss the warm sunshine of Florida, our home, our
> family, and our church. Pray that every day this week, we will find
> something encouraging to focus on instead of what we miss.
> 2. Our relationship with each other--it is hard to be together 24/7
> and never have a break from one another.
> 3. Friendships, for us and our children--we are really lonely. All
> the people we have become friends with are leaving the field or have
> left it, some for good and others just for a year.
> 4. Visas--we thought our visa issues were worked out, and we found
> out Friday that they aren't. The embassy in Kiev, the only one who
> would work with Russian visas and work permits, has decided not to
> do that. Unfortunately, we found that out only because we have
> personnel there trying to get their work permits. Pray for them,
> that a solution will be discovered, and pray for our office, which
> is desperately looking for some solution to this new problem.
> 5. Our house church--pray that we will be good stewards of the work
> already started, and that our language will not be a hindrance to
> the spiritual growth of these people we have come to love so much.
>
> Thank you so much for your prayers. We could not make it through
> weeks like this without you. In fact, we couldn't make it through
> any week without the faithful prayers of our own warriors. We love
> you guys, and we pray that God is working in your life, just as He's
> working in ours!
>
> Blessings!
> Kellye (for all)