Whew! Finally made it this morning! What a blessed travel time this has been! It was smooth sailing, friendly people, and enjoyable time!
We arrived in Kyrgyzstan around 5 a.m. Sunday (7 p.m. Saturday EST - we are 10 hours ahead). By 7:15 a.m. we were in the apartment chillin' and getting ready for church. Church at 9:30, lunch at Mercy Foundation with a group of missionaries with Campus Crusade in Bishkek, Elder & Mrs. Yang, and several others. Then home to unpack, and rest up for a crazy but exciting two weeks.
Randy is struggling with jet lag a bit more this time. We have let him sleep several hours. He got very little sleep during the long travel time and it is really catching up. He'll be fine! I on the other hand have manned up and have been awake all day! ;-) We'll see how long I last - I have felt myself fading as I have worked on this blog!
At church this morning we celebrated Easter and both messages were on the Resurrection. What a great reminder what our Lord and Savior did for us! Because of His sacrifice we have the chance for eternal life! Praise God! I was once again reminded about my first impressions last year when our first service was a multi-lingual service - English, Chinese & Russian. To hear worship songs sang at the same time, translations being given during the service it makes me wonder what it was like in biblical times when the disciples came down out of the upper room and the people around them began to speak in many languages . . . What a sound that had to have made! Regardless of our country of residence, the language we speak - we all are serving the same one and only God! Pure music to my ears!
After service, a woman came up to be prayed for. We heard as she was being ministered to that she was basically blind after her husband had beat her. My heart aches for her. As we heard about the Resurrection and how it brought light into this world, I saw no light in her eyes. Nothing - dead emotions. I couldn't look at them without knowing that she has seen much and experienced much. Things that I can't comprehend. My prayer for this beautiful woman is that her eye's shine with Joy - Joy that has been stripped away. Joy that only our Lord and Savior can return. I pray that not only was she ministered to physically, but also emotionally and more important spiritually. One piece of good news is that at lunch it was announced that a team of eye doctors were coming to Kyrgyzstan this summer and she is a candidate for eye surgery! Isn't our God good!
We brought four bags over with us. Two were stuffed with humanitarian items - 50 lbs each!! One bag has dolls and doll clothing for the girls at Dayspring and the other bag was FULL of medical supplies. You may have remembered the 100 stethoscopes that the rehab center my Uncle Don will stay out donated. Well, we have those - additionally we had a BUNCH of other medical supplies that Uncle Don and Aunt Jo collect during his hospital stays. Today mom and Lynn called a doctor that does house calls. Her and her wonderful husband came right over and was sooo excited about all that she had to take - which was a lot of it! The humble joy in her and her husbands eyes was wonderful! Thank you Aunt Jo & Uncle Don! Your gift of medical supplies was such a blessing! I enjoyed being part of the delivery on your behalf!
We planned some of our 'trips' for the first week - visit the seniors at Kamin, the disabled men at Iskra, the baby hospital, the families that live in the dump, some of the orphanages, a small poor community that has touched the hearts of the LAMb team, Randy and the men ministering at the prison, playing and spending time with the girls at Dayspring. We are going to help put in the garden at Dayspring and hopefully get the new playground put in there as well. There is also talk of helping with the garden at Iskra. This is just a start. We'll really see what God has planned as the days go by!
We thank you dearly for your prayers! Keep checking in! I'll start to get some pictures to go with our stories - I promise!
Blessings,
Randy & Kim
We arrived in Kyrgyzstan around 5 a.m. Sunday (7 p.m. Saturday EST - we are 10 hours ahead). By 7:15 a.m. we were in the apartment chillin' and getting ready for church. Church at 9:30, lunch at Mercy Foundation with a group of missionaries with Campus Crusade in Bishkek, Elder & Mrs. Yang, and several others. Then home to unpack, and rest up for a crazy but exciting two weeks.
Randy is struggling with jet lag a bit more this time. We have let him sleep several hours. He got very little sleep during the long travel time and it is really catching up. He'll be fine! I on the other hand have manned up and have been awake all day! ;-) We'll see how long I last - I have felt myself fading as I have worked on this blog!
At church this morning we celebrated Easter and both messages were on the Resurrection. What a great reminder what our Lord and Savior did for us! Because of His sacrifice we have the chance for eternal life! Praise God! I was once again reminded about my first impressions last year when our first service was a multi-lingual service - English, Chinese & Russian. To hear worship songs sang at the same time, translations being given during the service it makes me wonder what it was like in biblical times when the disciples came down out of the upper room and the people around them began to speak in many languages . . . What a sound that had to have made! Regardless of our country of residence, the language we speak - we all are serving the same one and only God! Pure music to my ears!
After service, a woman came up to be prayed for. We heard as she was being ministered to that she was basically blind after her husband had beat her. My heart aches for her. As we heard about the Resurrection and how it brought light into this world, I saw no light in her eyes. Nothing - dead emotions. I couldn't look at them without knowing that she has seen much and experienced much. Things that I can't comprehend. My prayer for this beautiful woman is that her eye's shine with Joy - Joy that has been stripped away. Joy that only our Lord and Savior can return. I pray that not only was she ministered to physically, but also emotionally and more important spiritually. One piece of good news is that at lunch it was announced that a team of eye doctors were coming to Kyrgyzstan this summer and she is a candidate for eye surgery! Isn't our God good!
We brought four bags over with us. Two were stuffed with humanitarian items - 50 lbs each!! One bag has dolls and doll clothing for the girls at Dayspring and the other bag was FULL of medical supplies. You may have remembered the 100 stethoscopes that the rehab center my Uncle Don will stay out donated. Well, we have those - additionally we had a BUNCH of other medical supplies that Uncle Don and Aunt Jo collect during his hospital stays. Today mom and Lynn called a doctor that does house calls. Her and her wonderful husband came right over and was sooo excited about all that she had to take - which was a lot of it! The humble joy in her and her husbands eyes was wonderful! Thank you Aunt Jo & Uncle Don! Your gift of medical supplies was such a blessing! I enjoyed being part of the delivery on your behalf!
We planned some of our 'trips' for the first week - visit the seniors at Kamin, the disabled men at Iskra, the baby hospital, the families that live in the dump, some of the orphanages, a small poor community that has touched the hearts of the LAMb team, Randy and the men ministering at the prison, playing and spending time with the girls at Dayspring. We are going to help put in the garden at Dayspring and hopefully get the new playground put in there as well. There is also talk of helping with the garden at Iskra. This is just a start. We'll really see what God has planned as the days go by!
We thank you dearly for your prayers! Keep checking in! I'll start to get some pictures to go with our stories - I promise!
Blessings,
Randy & Kim
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