Good News from Montenegro

From Vladimir! Dear friends, Thank you so much for your prayers. God answered in miraculous way! The mini bus is found! It was less than 5 minutes away from police station by walk! Parked in parking lot between buildings even unlocked. Police was taking fingerprints...

Hard-knock life

from On Life in St.Petersburg by Elizabeth Hulley There have been many new arrivals to the orphanage this year. Sometimes if we have tea together the counselors tell me about them, but I was still missing information on several of them. Not that it’s my...

Hard Times in Montenegro – Please Pray

Here is an update from pastor Vladimir Cizmanski — Hello friends, We were in Serbia for five days trying to make as much as possible for Marijana’s health situation (she was diagnosed two months ago with endometriosis). We were able to make our documents...

More Progress

Liz Hulley reports (from On Life in St.Petersburg) In which we apply for a civil wedding… One of the hard things about getting paperwork done in St. Petersburg is that most offices (including banks) have a lunch break from 1-2 or 2-3 pm. So if you get there too...

Liz Hulley — Sick and Talking

Liz Hulley has news — Sick again In the fall I was constantly checking my tonsils, looking for those telltale spots that told me I was sick again. This time, the tonsils are clear! But I’ve been fighting a cough for the past few days. It’s a little frustrating...

Ministry Flat in Estonia

I’ve been looking for a ministry flat in Estonia recently. Olga, Valerie and I will spend more time in Estonia over the coming year or two (as we build the center for disabled children), and I thought it would be good to have a home base in Johvi. I’ve...

Snowy Beginnings

This may not look like much, but we hope this is where we will build a center for disabled children in Jõhvi, Estonia.  The mayor has offered us this lot of land and will present his proposal to the city council next month. The municipal government is very supportive...

Jill Tyson in Belarus – It is Good, Good, Good

Jill Tyson, Stoneworks Board member, recently returned from a trip to Belarus, leading a small team.  Here are some of her thoughts about Spring of Revival and Minsk Family Home — New Year 2011 in Belarus was incredible, and even though our schedule was...

Engagment Announcement!

From Liz Hulley — Andrey and I announced our engagement at church on Sunday. We had tried to keep it a secret since the proposal in December. 🙂 It was really fun telling everyone all at once! Andrey was preaching and I was upstairs at Sunday School, so he had to...