The 4 Sullivans

9.26.2007

Fun Time With the Darville Gang

Sarah and her parents, Dub and Gayla Darville, came with Katya (far left) and Alys (far right)to join us today for a tour of all of the beautiful historical sights in Yaroslavl. It was so fun and interesting to be lead through the streets by a real Yaroslavl historian. Thanks Darville gang for a fun day and thanks Gayla for all of the great wisdom!!!

9.25.2007

WOP-Day 3

Children are cherished and valued in Yaroslavl, but many suffer from the effects of the poor economy, poverty and abuse. Pray that the younger generation would find Christian role models and find hope, love, peace and forgiveness in Jesus Christ. Pray that the believers would be firm and strong in their faith in school and with their friends and family.

Please pray especially for our children, Gideon and Mary Elizabeth. Even though they have spent the majority of their lives here in Russia, they face many struggles with language and cultural differences. Please pray that they would be strong physically, emotionally and spiritually to overcome the obstacles that "Third Culture" missionary kids face. Pray that Gideon would love school, be a good example for ME and others and not be afraid but be filled with peace and joy. Pray ME would have a kind and generous heart and realize that everything is NOT hers! :-)

Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. 1 Tim 4:12

2 Packages!!!

Granny sent a package with lots of goodies for everyone. The kids were jumping for joy (and so was mommy when she saw the chocolate covered mint oreos!!!) at all of the fun treats. Gideon loved his new coat the most, while ME favorite was all of the sugary treats!!!

Box #2 was from Aunt Kelli, Uncle Alan and Kyle and included this totally fun Batman costume and a My Little Pony for ME!!!

Thank you Granny and Aunt Kelli for all of the fun treats!!! We love and miss you!!!

Keith is 35!!!

Keith with his not so pretty (or tasty) German Chocolate Cake. I tried to make the icing from scratch with fresh coconut...I am so not Betty Crocker!!!

Happy Birthday, Keith!!! We love you!!!

9.24.2007

WOP-Day 2

Far less than 1% of Yaroslavl is involved in a Bible based church or group. Pray that many people in Yaroslavl, and especially in the Neftistroy Region, would open their homes for Bible study and worship.

Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ. Acts 5:42

Prayerwalking with First Baptist Helen

A great, fun team joined us today from First Baptist Church Helen, Georgia. They are the first Prayerwalking Team to join us during our Week of Prayer for the Golden Ring and it was an honor to have them praying with us for the people of Yaroslavl. The highlight of my time with them was having them in our home and the fabulous time of fellowship we had! Thank you First Baptist Helen! We love and appreciate you all!!!

Victor and Keith sharing with a man they met while prayerwalking.

9.23.2007

WOP-Day 1

Alcoholism, drugs, poverty, corruption and abuse are major problem in Yaroslavl. Pray the people of Yaroslavl will recognize that God has shown Himself through Jesus' life. Pray that the people of Yaroslavl would open their hearts to Christ and the Christian witness. Pray they will repent, place their faith in Jesus Christ, and that their Christian faith would become living and active.

Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God-John 1:12

The Dolphin Show

Today, we went to see a Dolphin Show with friends from Gideon's class.

This in Nina and her parents Nataliya and Claus. They are Danish, German and Russian who moved here from France! We are so excited to have such a fun family to spend the day with!

Keith, ME and Gideon

Week of Prayer for Yaroslavl, Russia

Tomorrow, Team Golden Ring will kick-off the 4th Annual Week of Prayer for the Golden Ring and this year Yaroslavl is the focus!!! Please join us this week as we pray for our great city!!!

Yaroslavl is one of the main cities of Russia’s Golden Ring, a ring of the most historic cities of the nation. The population is currently over 650,000 people and is located at the intersection of the Volga and Kotrosol rivers about 160 miles north of Moscow. It has become a modern city with a growing economy. New businesses and shopping malls can be seen all over the city. Historically, Yaroslavl has the honor of being the first Christian city founded along the Volga River when Yaroslavl the Wise first arrived to find a pagan people worshipping a bear. Yaroslavl the Wise is said to have fought and killed the bear, won the allegiance of the people and converted them to Christianity. Unfortunately, the city has done little to live up to this reputation. The people here are being destroyed spiritually and physically by alcoholism, abortion, suicide and materialism.

This photo is of a statue of Yaroslavl the Wise in the center of Yaroslavl.

9.22.2007

Weekend Project

Gideon the Handy Man!

The Final Project...with daddy's help!

9.20.2007

Way To Go Locomotives!!!

Aren't the trees gorgeous!

The Locomotives, our professional Ice Hockey Team, beat the first place team 7-1!!! It was a great game! Way to go Locomotives!!!

Home School Has Begun!

Today was our first day of home schooling! It has been a slow and unprepared kick-off, but hopefully we will quickly get the hang of it! We have chosen to supplement half a day Russian preschool/kindergarten with an online home schooling curriculum with the Jubilee Academy. Our prayer is that Gideon would get a good grasp of the basics and have fun learning! Today, I learned a lot about Gideon in a short amount of time! Please pray that this would be a fun time that we both look forward to each day (or as often as possible!) and that he would understand all that he needs to know. I am so not a gifted teacher, so please pray that I would have wisdom, patience and that Gideon would be a good learner!

9.19.2007

Going to Play...

Finally, the rain has temporarily stopped and the kids are going outside to play with daddy!

9.18.2007

Making Cookies With Mommy!

The Pioneer Woman posted a totally delicious oatmeal cookie recipe we tried out tonight! Thanks Pioneer Woman for all the great recipes and yes, my kids usually do run around the house in their undies!!!