Wakeboard Camp

Wow, what a camp!!!! It was so great to have the team come over.
So we had about 8 kids from our contacts and relationships.
Three of them were orphans. And it was just a fun three days.
Everyone was able to get up after the second day, so the third day
the campers were jumping and trying all sorts of stuff. At the end
of each day one of the team members would just share a testimony or
short lesson and the kids really did well and related to what they were
saying. The last day was really amazing to me. Each of the kids shared
how much they learned and how grateful they were to learn to
wakeboard. They all said the most important thing they learned was
to beleive in themselves. They were so grateful to have the encouragement
they had when they were trying to get out of the water. The team
just wouldn't let them fail and it was exactly that.



It was an awesome first time camp and can be repeated easily.
We talked with Ryan and Nate about coming back in February for a
snowboard outreach, possibly with the same kids, we'll see. We would
love to see them back and do something like that. Who knows what
God will do!!!



Thanks again for coming team, and thanks BCF for sending them, they
were a tremendous blessing to us and to Ukraine.

Cool Stuff

A Giant thank you to everyone who sent stuff over for us
with the team. I know Andrea, Tanya and Jeff and Bekah for sure
did, so thanks. Anyone else who did your awesome. It is so
awesome when we have great friends like you to take care of
us in a foreign land. The kids were absolutely thrilled to have
Mac and Cheese for lunch. Bianca kept saying, "papa don't eat
it all". She's a hoot. And Denae, much to Anya's dismay, was
munching down the rice krispy treats. Anya hordes them a bit.
Anyway you really did make our day and then some.



We are doing great as a family. Anya is going through some
counseling which is good, it's not serious its just some things
God is dealing with in her. So please keep her in prayer as it
is an emotional time for her. The kids are both so great and enjoy
seeing some of you on the computer. We finally got a camera
for our computer so now when you skype us you can see us as well.
For those who don't know our skype name is (schlegsua).
There is a 7 hour difference in time, so if you call don't call us at
3 in the morning our time. We are 7 hours ahead of you.



We have started two companies now, well one and another starts on
Monday. A pizza shop has asked us to start training there employees
with the LaRed principles and also customer service, team work and
other things, should be great. Most of them are Christians but some
are not. They are bringing church into the work place and driving
their boss crazy. And then the other is Anya's work in the bank,
they want to expand Anya so she does a bit more. We need prayer on
this one, we don't want to get bogged down, Anya still is translating
Fundamentals and still has a family and ministry.

Well that's it for us, thanks again so much for all your love and support.

It's Over, We Think

In other news.
We think the situation with our building is over. The Kiev council
passed a vote for us not allowing the land to be rented or anyone
to build on the land. Thanks God for the Victory!!!! They reopened
the road in front of our building and the tents are coming down.
The council gave the builder another piece of land because he did
pay bribes and stuff to buy this one. As long as he is happy with the
land they will give him it's over. If he doesn't like it he can sue us as
a building and then things will carry on. Anyway it's great news and it
shows that a small group of people can make a difference.
Thanks for all your prayers, it's looks like our building won't collapse
on top of us for the time being :)

Camp Uzhgorod

Hey Everyone!!!!! Sorry it's been so long since we've given you an update.
Things have been crazy busy this summer, camp after camp. It's always
like this here in the summer.



Anway Kyle had a great two weeks at the
orphan camp in the Carpathian mountains. It's a 17 hour train ride from Kyiv.
There were about 30 or so team members and 150 or so kids to work and play
with. All of them are orphans from two orphanages and ranged from 7-18.
It was quite a diverse camp. Most of the orphans were gypsies. It was
amazing talking with the kids as most of them actually have parents but the
state took them because of abuse, achoholism or drugs in their families.
They were so open to be prayed for and talk about God. It was really an
amazing thing to be able to minister to these kids. It was something I didn't
think could be so rewarding but something I just loved and want to do again.
We basically hung out with them, played games, taught Bible stories and character.
Everyday we had a chapel time with the kids and tell them stories from the Bible
and relate them to our lives. I couldn't beleive they could sit that long, the
kids are so hyper and active. It was a very fruitful trip and I thank you for
your support and prayers.



We are going back the first week of December to
do a Christmas program and pass out gifts. It will be a five day trip. The
kids are so excited to have us back, they call me once a week or so and ask
when we are coming. If you could specifically pray for Artina, Dylo and Vassya.
These are my closest buddies from the trip.