"Tie your shoes and pray for the Hughes" |
Dear Friends,
Here in Moldova we celebrated our
Savior’s resurrection on April 12, a week after those in the States. Though two and a half weeks have passed, you
can still hear people greeting one another with “Christ is risen! He is risen
indeed!” To prepare for that day, in
our midweek service on April 9 we focused on the arrest, trial and crucifixion
of Jesus. We sang several songs focusing
on His death and read a number of passages together. On the day itself we had brunch with folks in
Soroca, followed by our service. In the
afternoon we had our service in Bulboci then a meal afterwards. Both the services remembering the
resurrection and the fellowship around the table were a blessing.
He was only with us for a month, but
our house felt a little empty after our
nephew, Paul Jon Hitz, left last week.
It was a joy for us to spend more time with him, get to know him better,
play games, and introduce him to our adopted country and our life here. One of the weeks he helped us work upstairs
in our house – installing supports for drywall, hanging drywall, taping and
mudding. We didn’t get as far in the
project as I’d hoped, but we made good progress. We think he enjoyed his trip, but we don’t
think he quite understands how much his visit meant to us.
With our coworkers back on a furlough, we will
have a few extra weekly responsibilities the next few months. Now that our nephew’s visit has come to an
end we are turning our focus to planning
for summer. We have tentative dates
set for VBS as well as some general ideas, but need to start developing those
plans.
In His service,
Jacob and Viola Hughes
For
Prayer:
1. Folks to take steps in their
spiritual life
2. Wisdom dealing with M, an attendee
the last few months
3. Preparations for VBS
For
Praise:
1. He lives! Our Savior lives!
2. Paul Jon’s visit
3. Work done upstairs
