Dinner at the Becker's

Charles and Denise waiting for Vitalik to finish his haircut

This was a Paul's house after dinner. vitalik, Paul, Denise, Jeff and Charles

Greetings family and friends,

We enjoyed ourselves today. Charles and I went to church with Paul Becker at a local Evangelical church here in Odessa. It was in Russian, but we did have a nice member that

translated for us most of the time. It was a good service. After church, we had a pizza with Dr. Becker, his friend Jeff, Michelle, Vasha. It was in the Greek Square. The best pizza we had here in Odessa.

Later Vitalik and Denise met charles and I at the apartment. We fed them pizza. Yes, they ate a whole large pizza. The boys can eat! all the boys needed hair cuts, so we found a place and they

all got a hair cuts. They look very handsome I think. vitalik was sleepy so he feel asleep during his hair cut.

We were all invited for dinner by Dr. Becker. We had a great time visiting with one another. Dr. Becker and Tania has been with Vitalik's class since he was in the 1st grade. you can see the impact he has made on them. They are such a blessing to the school and especially the 2 classes they sponsor. They really love those kids. It inspires me to do more.

Tonight, we are preparing to go to court and for Charles to return home. Joshua and Lauren are

looking forward to seeing dad.

Prayer request:1) for God to prepare the way for court tomorrow. 2) Safe return for charles.

3) Pray for complete healing for Vitalik and Joshua they are trying come down with a cold.

blessings,

Jeri