APRIL 15, 2007...
...is the day that my Russian visa expires. Since it makes little sense to go through the trouble and expense of applying for a new visa just to leave Russia, we have decided that this will be the day that we will depart from Russia as a family. For the last several days as a family we've been discussing our impending move (hence the lateness of this newsletter). Our biggest concern was having to leave with (possibly) our home unsold. Today Nina surprised us by offering to act on our behalf and finalize the legal matters if needed. What an answer to prayer! Now we can set a firm departure date and prepare to leave without having to be concerned about any delays in selling our home.
Thank you for upholding us in prayer!
— Kevin, Lena, Sonia, Maya & Deena
COMING TO CANADA
Tomorrow will mark two weeks since Lena & Sonia handed over their passports to Pony Express for delivery to the Canadian Embassy in Moscow. What we thought would be a simple, quick process of picking up the visas (judging by the price they charged!) has turned out to be another long wait. Will we ever see the visas??? ;-) Hmm, perhaps Pony Express uses real ponies...?
BLESSINGS
Praise God for a growing pile of prepared documents. We are now preparing for bureaucracy in Canada by getting important documents translated. Birth certificates, diplomas and more need to be readable on the other side of the ocean!
We are very thankful for all of the encouragement and congratulations we have received over the past weeks. Thank you all for your kind words & prayers!
PETITIONS
Sickness seems to be coming upon us! Today Deena had a high temperature and both Lena & I seem to be coming down with colds. Please pray for health and healing for our family.
Please continue to pray for a buyer for our apartment. It's not the best time of the year to sell real estate right now, but hopefully we will be contacted soon by a potential buyer.
Beginning March 6, CCI/Russia will be hosting three important events in Moscow:
- March 6-9: CCI/Russia Ministry Strategic Planning
- March 12-16: Camp Director's Institute instructors training course
- March 18: Camper's New Testament planning session
DID YOU KNOW...
...that I finally attended a hockey game in Russia? Together with Lena and several staff from the CCI/Russia office we helped cheer the local team SKA on to victory! This was the next best thing to an NHL game—the Russian Super League is the premier Russian hockey league. As impressive as that sounds, I couldn't help but find more comparisons with minor league hockey. But it was a lot of fun nevertheless! Lots of photos can be viewed over at Flickr. Some
interesting things I noticed:
- Almost no one sang the national anthem
- The scoreboard displayed only the most basic of information and the video screens showed no replays and only once an animation
- The game featured very few bodychecks and no fights
- The referees and linesmen were skating bank advertisements
ESSENTIAL INFO
Kevin & Lena Hamm are missionaries with Mennonite Brethren Mission and Service International, serving with Christian Camping International/Russia in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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