Taking Christmas to Orphans, 2008

Once again, I am part of a team of people who are heading to Russia to play with and love orphan children, who are usually under loved. This time, though, we are heading there in the dead of winter! The past three times I have gone, we have played outside and really enjoyed Siberia--it looks and feels like East Texas on a warm Spring day when you are there is June. This trip, I get to meet the Siberia of Dr. Zhivago and feel her punishment. I am strangely excited at the prospect of real, god-honest cold.

Here's a copy of the guide that our church produced to let people know where we are, what we are doing, and what they can have in mind when they pray for us. Please keep us in your thoughts for the week we are going:

27-28 December - multiple flights to Tomsk
Pray for safe travel of the whole team.
Psalm 143 “Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Let your good spirit lead me on a level path.”

29 December - sharing the Christmas story at Orphanage #4
Pray for the orphans.
Psalm 8 “From the lips of children and infants, you have ordained praise.”

30 December - sharing the Christmas story at the Preschool Orphanage
Pray for Tomsk UMC and their members.
Psalm 133 “How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!”

31 December - sharing the Christmas story at the Blind Orphanage
Pray for the leaders of the Russia Peace Foundation.
Psalm 122 “For the sake of my relatives and friends I will say „Peace be with you.‟”

1 January - sharing the Christmas story at the Deaf Orphanage
Pray for greater awareness of the global needs of children.
Psalm 125 “Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their
hearts.”

2 January - sharing the Christmas story at Eagles Nest Orphanage
Pray for children’s health during the intense winter months.
Psalm 30 “O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.”

3 January - multiple flights to the US
Pray for our future partnership with the people and children in Tomsk.
Psalm 103 “But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting…”

TEAM MEMBERS
George Brigman, Team Leader

Fay Adams + Mitzie Avera + Claire Brown + Sheila Brown + Becky Canter + Jacob Canter + Zack Canter + David Dickerson + John Hilliard + Penelope Loughhead + David Thacker + Paula Wallace