Warners' November 2007--Prayer letter
November 2007
Vol. 21, No. 11
Dear Family and Friends,
“Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!” (2 Cor. 9:15, ESV)
In one verse Paul describes both his thankfulness to God for giving his Son, Jesus, yet also his inability to completely describe all that the incarnation entails. It’s a message for both the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons. When we look back on twenty years of missions ministry in the former Soviet Union, it can only be with a spirit of thankfulness for how God has led us and been faithful. We are also thankful for your faithfulness in supporting us in prayer and in finances. Thank you!
Charley and Melissa were in Ukraine October 20-29 traveling to the cities of Kiev, Irpen, Cherkassy and Odessa. The first couple of days they stayed with long-time friends Ray and Cindy LeClair, Eurasia Directors for ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International). In 1991 we had stayed in Moscow with Ray and Cindy, on our way to moving to Odessa; Melissa was 16 months old at the time.
The rest of the week was spent at the 10th anniversary conference of the Euro-Asian Accrediting Association (EAAA). Charley is the International Assistant for the EAAA, which accredits evangelical theological schools in the countries of the former
As the EAAA International Assistant, Charley helped with the administration of the conference, especially with foreign guests, and also gave a report on the EAAA's international relationships and partnerships. During the conference Melissa met Olga Zaprometova, Academic Dean of the Eurasian Theological Seminary in Moscow, Russia. We first met Olga in December 1989, while living with a family in Moscow for two months. At that time Cheryl was expecting Melissa. After the conference was over the EAAA Board met to discuss accreditation visits, projects and other Association work.
From Kiev they traveled 2 1/2 hours southeast by minibus to the city of Cherkassy, Ukraine, where they visited one of Charley's former students at the Odessa Theological Seminary, Victor Sinelnikov, and his family. Victor is assisting Charley with his English-Russian Glossary of Theological Terminology. Victor's children were some of Melissa's playmates when we lived in Odessa. From Cherkassy they took an overnight train to Odessa. While on the train they enjoyed one of our favorite foods--pelmeni--which are like meat-stuffed ravioli without the tomato sauce. Delicious!
In Odessa they had lunch with Sergei and Tanya Sannikov at the EAAA offices in Odessa. Sergei founded the Odessa Theological Seminary and is the Executive Director of the EAAA. We first met Sergei at a theological education conference in Vienna, Austria, in August 1990. Melissa was 6 months old at the time and loved to pull on Sergei's beard! We praise the Lord for the 17 years (and counting) of ministry partnership with Sergei.
The trip was special as they enjoyed some father-daughter time and Melissa saw childhood places and friends from when we lived in Odessa. All this was prior to Melissa heading to college next fall.
Budapest in November
As you receive this Charley will have just finished attending the European Evangelical Missions Association meetings in Budapest, Hungary, November 14-17. These meetings annually bring together mission leaders and missionaries from all across Europe. This is the first time Charley will be attending the EEMA meetings. He will be assisting with a presentation on member care of missionaries.
For the month of November we received 73% of our normal salary, our account at Barnabas is in the red at -$ 2,700, and the US Dollar has dropped even further to $ 1.47 to 1 Euro. We’ve already canceled one ministry trip in each month of November, December and January. Please pray for us and our financial support situation. If you can give an extra gift by the end of the year we would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
Next summer is Charley’s parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. The celebrations will be in
Right now the cheapest airline is Austrian Air, which is part of the “Star Alliance” with United. It takes 50,000 miles to purchase one round-trip overseas ticket, so we need a total of 300,000 miles. If you are interested in donating some miles toward the purchase of our tickets, we would greatly appreciate it. Just contact us at either of our email addresses below.
Thanksgiving and prayer items
1. Pray for Charley as he works on his English-Russian Glossary of Theological Terminology.
2. Pray for our personal walks with the Lord to be fresh and vital, and for our children’s growth as well.
3. Pray for the US Dollar to strengthen against the Euro.
4. Pray for our oldest daughter, Melissa, as she finishes her senior year at VCS and applies to colleges in the
5. Pray for Cheryl as she is working at Vienna Christian School and in freelance editing. Pray for more paid editing work to come her way.
6. Pray for wisdom for us as we consider ministry opportunities in Vienna.
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