We Love Being Here!
When you finally are able to get into Russia and secure a year-long visa a praise of thanks goes up to Heaven — the first of many! You’ve already had to jump through a lot of hoops just to be able to stay and now face the challenges of actually living in a foreign country.Learning the local language is a priority and forming relationships with nationals is required to maintain some sanity as well as develop language skills! Looking back on their first year of life in Russia, with all of the ups and downs, one family sums up their experience saying,
“I remember a quote from the greatest quarter back to ever play professional football and it’s what I think ‘almost’ every day we’re here.
It was said during the last few minutes of a very close superbowl game when Brett Farve was leading his team down the field for a last second victory. They were in the huddle on a fourth down and long. Everyone in that huddle stressed and worried about the outcome of the next most important few second of their lives.
When Brett leans in, ready to give what could be the last play of the biggest game of their season and most of their lives, says, ‘Guys can you believe they pay us to do this!’ It was typical Brett Favre humor but his point was perfectly made and the same rings true for me each day we do what we’ve been called and blessed to be able to do here. We love it here and count it a true blessing each day.
We thank each of you for all the time you’ve spent over us in the past 365 days and we know it’s because of your prayers and His hand of protection that we’ve had such a blessed year.”
