Pray that we would remember to reach out

This was actually last week's request, being added to the blog a bit late:

Pray that we would remember to reach out

One really bright development over these last two trips is that we've found ways to maintain contact with the children throughout the year when we're not in Ukraine through writing letters, the Russian equivalent of Facebook, and even Skype. Maintaining this contact is crucial to developing relationships, and we've been amazed at how significant our letters to them are (they keep them forever).

The problem for all of us is taking the time to do it. Its obviously pretty easy for us to make excuses and forget to take the time to do it, but I think there is also a spiritual battle going on. The enemy certainly doesn't want us to feel like our contact with them could really mean anything to them, and tempts us to put it way down on our priority list.

That's why I would ask that you would seriously pray for all of us who have been on teams to visit these kids, that we would find and make the time to reach out to them and write them letters. I would also like to invite you to take part in this process as well. If you would like to write a letter to the child you're praying for, please do so. Then, if you can get it to me or another team member, we will work with our contacts in Ukraine to get it translated and mailed to your child. You can even simply email it to me if you'd like.

You have no idea the kind of impact it could have!