"Tie your shoes and pray for the Hughes" |
Dear Friends,
As we mentioned in our last letter, our niece Haileigh
Geiseman spent the summer with us.
Thanks to modern technology, we talk to her family fairly often, but it
was so fun to have her with us and to get to know her even better. Viola prepared several lessons for her and
our coworkers’ daughter, Abby, joined them for a couple days a week. Haileigh helped prepare for and run VBS, did
household chores alongside us, taught Sunday school for the first time, and
cared for a couple dogs we were watching for friends. She has a desire to attend Bible college – we
pray the Lord will use her in His service.
Now we just have to figure out which niece or nephew is coming next!
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| Us with Haileigh |
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| VBS in Bulboci |
We accompanied Haileigh back to the States at the
beginning of September. We had a few
days with some of Viola’s family, a couple days just the two of us, then a few
days with Jacob’s family in celebration of his parents’ 60th anniversary. After two weeks Jacob returned to Moldova
while Viola helped her mom for a couple more weeks. It was a blessing to have a quick visit with
family!
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| With Haileigh's family |
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| With Jacob's family |
In years past we probably have mentioned that many
churches in Moldova have a Harvest Sunday – a day to thank the Lord for that
year’s provision. Instead of celebrating
on two different days in two different places, the folks from the Bulboci
service joined us in Soroca. Most were
able to make it and we had a wonderful day remembering the Lord’s goodness and
spending time with one another.
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| Harvest Sunday |
We don’t have anything too big planned for the upcoming
month. We continue with our regular
services and Bible studies, and we are working to get our house and yard ready
for winter. Often the days and weeks
seem typical and unremarkable, but we pray that the Lord will help us faithfully
serve Him and will use us as He sees fit.
In
His service,
Jacob and Viola Hughes
For Prayer:
1. “V” – a lady who made a
profession this summer
2. “L” and “S” – two older
ladies we have a study with
3. The Lord’s work through our
weekly ministries
For Praise:
1. Summer with Haileigh
2. Good attendance, response to
weeks of VBS
3. Quick trip to see family
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| Bonus Pic - On these fall mornings our pup likes the space heater! |
