Lost My Blog on Furlough

Don't know what I did but I put up a new blog yesterday and lost everything today. Leave it to me. So now I will try and remember what I wrote.

Seeing as how the last blog post was 4 years ago I will summarize what has happened in those 4 years. First of all in May of 2010 we returned to the states for a short furlough. Our son, John, graduated from Pensacola Christian College.

In August of 2010 our daughter, Jennifer, gave birth to our grandson, Titus Basil Corey.

In October our son, John, got married in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Melody Bryce. And would you believe I have no pictures on my computer for that. :P

Then our oldest son, James, who was still in the Army, also got married to Keturah (Kitty) Stevens in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.

We returned to the field of Ukraine later in November, leaving our son, Jacob, in the states at Fairhaven Baptist College. We continued to labor with Mark Priem in Odessa until 2012 when God led us to return to Belarus where our journey in the former Soviet Union began. 

Also in June my husband, Jeff and I celebrated our 30th anniversary. We had a national Ukrainian meal, and dressed in the traditional clothing.

In July 2012 we returned to the states to begin the visa process for returning to Belarus. We were able to spend Christmas with our children. It was a wonderful time.

Back Row L to R:  Our oldest son, James Michael; Jeff; our youngest son, Jeffrey Matthew; Jacob Martin; our daughter's husband, Dan Corey; our son John Mark and his wife Melody. Front row L to R: James' wife, Kitty and their daughter, Desirae Hope; me and our grandson, Titus Basil; our daughter, Jennifer Marie and her daughter, Audra Eloise; and our oldest grandchild, Anna Sophia.

We returned to Belarus in July of 2013. We are here teaching English, and through the English courses we are able to get contacts to have a Bible study in our home.

In May of 2014 our son, Jacob graduated from Fairhaven Baptist College. On  June 6,  2014 my husband and I celebrated our 32 anniversary, but also on that day our son got engaged to Stephanie Campos.

We are excited to see what is going to do for us in the future.

Thanks,

Helen Christian

Lost my blog on furlough

Wow, has it really been 4 years since I wrote last? I lost my blog on furlough, and then forgot all about it. A lot has happened in 4 years. Weddings, grandchildren, graduations, new field.

In May of 2010 we returned to America for the graduation of our son, John, from Pensacola Christian College.

In August 2010, our daughter gave birth to our second grandchild, Titus Basil Corey.

In October our son, John, got married in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Melody Bryce. And would you believe I don't have any pictures on my computer for that. :P I will have to find one for the next blog.

In November our son, James (who was still in the Army at that time) decided to make things easy for us and he got married to Keturah (Kitty) Stevens in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.

We then returned to Odessa, Ukraine at the end of November. We ministered there with Mark Priem until 2012. I forgot to mention we left our son, Jacob, in the states to attend Fairhaven Baptist College.

In June of 2012 my husband and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. We had a national Ukrainian meal and party. We dressed the part.

In 2012 through various circumstances God led us back to Belarus where our journey to the Former Soviet Union began. We returned to America to begin the visa process. While there we were able to spend time with our children. We celebrated Christmas with them in Wisconsin. It was a real joy to have them all together.

Back row L to R: Our oldest son, James Michael; my husband, Jeff; our youngest son, Jeffrey Matthew; Jacob Martin; our daughter's husband, Daniel Corey; John Mark and his wife Melody.

Front row L to R: Jame's wife, Kitty and our granddaughter, Desirae Hope; me and our grandson, Titus; our daughter, Jennifer Marie and her daughter Audra Eloise; and our oldest grandchild, Anna Sophia. 

Our son Jeffrey finished home school in May of 2013. He has some developmental delays so we had him diagnosed and then went through the legal process to become his legal guardians at the suggestion of the doctor. We needed this documentation for him to be able to return to the field with us since he was 18 and would need his own reason to be on the field of Belarus. 

We returned to Belarus in July of 2013 where we are English teachers. Through these contacts we are able to begin Bible studies in our home.

On June 6, 2014 we celebrated our 32 anniversary and our son, Jacob, got engaged to Stephanie Campos. I forgot to mention he also graduated from Fairhaven Baptist College in May. They are still deciding on a date for the wedding. There plan is to go to Belize and work with another missionary there in establishing a christian school.

And there is a recap of the last 4 years. Whew! We are looking to more exciting times on the field and with our children. Oh, in March James and Kitty had another baby girl. Jennifer is expecting a little boy in September. God is Good! What a joy to serve him!

Love to all,

Helen Christian