Here's The Birthday Girl

Our middle daughter had her 7th birthday this last Sunday! Here is a picture of her and all her birthday stuff. We had a great time pinning the tiara on the princess, fishing for prizes and scavenger hunting. Kevin and Emily Brooks were here as well as our Uncle Joe, a missionary from Warsaw. We all had a great time celebrating. Happy Birhtday!

Candles lit for the Pope

This is a picture of the steps of the government offices in Olsztyn. The plaza in front of the building is named after the former Pope. All over Poland, Poles came to light candles on streets and in plazas named after him. We estimated that there were several thousand in this spot alone. Please pray with us that many Poles will place their hope in Jesus Christ alone.

The Catholic churches in Poland are packed with mourners. Here is one of the local churches in our area. Pray that many people would come to know Jesus Christ as their Savoir through this time of turmoil.

Spring has officially arrived in Poland! The water has melted in some places and the storks have returned from their long winter in Africa. We are warming up and so is everyone around us. People are out of their houses and in the streets walking around and riding their bikes. People are crowded into shoe stores buying spring shoes, there were lines today like we have never seen before. We went out today in search of storks because we heard they were in the area, Lydia even thought that she saw a pair yesterday so today we packed up the van and went to the country. Success!!! We found two. This is the one we could get closest to, isn't it a beauty? We hope you are all enjoying spring where you are and thank you for praying for us.  

The Pope

As most of you know, the Pope is nearing death. Many of you may not know that he is Polish. Our country is about to enter a time of deep mourning. Poles see the Pope as a father figure. Please pray that in this time of loss that they would seek God as their Father! Please pray for the Polish people that God would comfort them and that He would use this time of pain to draw them into a PERSONAL relationship with Him!