News on Baby Angelina: Thank you for all who are praying for 15 mo. old Angelina. God has already provided answers to prayer: *She was moved out of intensive care today after successfully completing skin graft surgery yesterday. *Her mommy was given a bed with her in the hospital and they can now stay in the hospital together *She has begun to suck...

We will be in the U.S. from May 19 through June 6. We’ll be at Aromas Bible Church (Aromas, California) on the 25 th , and Woods Chapel Bible Fellowship (Blue Springs, Missouri) on June 1. Pray that we’ll be able to re-connect and share our passion with the sending part of our team. We’ll also be at graduation ceremonies for Andrew (Berkeley) and Anna...

Things are really crazy here. Today is the ViBi annual board meeting, and do pray for us as we work together to set the direction for the next year. Pray for wisdom as we seek to take the project to the next level. Last Friday’s recording session went pretty well. It turned out to be a rehearsal, though, because by the time the morning was up, we had...

Well, we are getting closer to our time to return to Ukraine, the kids are getting close to the end of the semester, etc. So I (Mark) decided this week to carve out a space in my schedule to get the flu. Now I feel like I have already paid my dues on this thing [...]

Overwhelmed by the devastation of cyclone Nargis but don't know what to do? Here's a recent update from WorldVenture (the missions organization we serve with), including first-hand accounts of the devastation and a chance to give: You have probably heard or seen the news about the cyclone that devastated Myanmar/Burma. The news is shocking and...