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| "Tie your shoes and pray for the Hughes" |
Dear Friends,
Fall has been bustling along and we have been
trying to hustle along with it. With the
start of the school year, we have resumed teaching English classes one night a
week. Several new students have joined
us this semester. With our coworker
Sarah on furlough, we have picked up a few responsibilities that she had been
covering. Viola is teaching Sunday
School every week, Jacob is leading kids’ English classes, and there are a few
other odds and ends. With it being
harvest time, Viola has made grape juice, apple juice and sauce, and started
gathering walnuts (which are waiting to be shelled). With good weather for several weeks, we have
made some more progress on our house.
We had a special Harvest Sunday service both out
in the village and in Soroca. The
biggest blessing in the village was that three visitors joined us who have been
attending a chronological Bible study that David has been teaching. The biggest blessing in Soroca was having “V”
with us for the service. He has come off
and on for a couple of years, but hasn’t been to a service in several
months. The fact of us having a meal
after the service allowed more time to talk with him. Would you take a moment to pray for these
four souls- for the three in the village to be saved, and for “V” to resume
coming to services?
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| Harvest Sunday in Soroca |
Last we wrote we mentioned a couple of older
people in our ministries. “O” has
continued to be faithful to midweek Bible study and has come a couple of times
on Sundays. Some days, she seems fairly
confused, which makes it a struggle to know how much she is following in the
Bible study. “P” has been reading the
Gospels on his own, but hasn’t been able to come as frequently to services due
to sickness, a small house fire, and visiting relatives. We ask for your prayers for them, and for us
as we seek to honor them (being older than us) and yet point them to the truth.
Our “skeleton” house pictured in our last update
now has “skin” (OSB sheathing) and a “hat” (roof). It also has windows, but I couldn’t think how
to say that in my corny analogy. We have
a couple more projects to do in order to get it completely closed in before
winter. With daylight hours dwindling,
we’d ask you to pray for understanding in the decisions to be made and
efficiency in work.
People around us are struggling, dealing with a
variety of issues in this life, just as people around you are doing. It has stood out to me recently as I’ve heard
of:
- A mother’s problems with her college-age daughter
- A young family’s struggles to run their own
business
- A teenage girl whose mother passed away a year ago
- A man’s difficulties with four kids as his wife
works out of the country
- A woman’s husband taking his own life (we’ve known
the woman for maybe a year, but just recently learned that this happened a few
years back)
- A woman’s son battling with cancer
Some may realize it. Others may not, but they all need the
Savior. He is the only one that can
bring comfort and aid to their specific situation. Our desire is that they meet Him, know Him
and walk with Him. We are glad we can be
His representatives here.
In His service,
Jacob and Viola Hughes
For Prayer:
1. “O” and “P” and the request mentioned above
2. Us to get our house closed in before cold
weather
3. Preparations for special Christmas programs
For Praise:
1. Good Harvest Sundays in Bulboci and Soroca
2. Some more meaningful conversations with our
English students
3. Viola feeling more comfortable conversing in
Romanian
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| Jacob teaching kids' English class |
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| Viola teaching at children's center |
