tearing out the wall

Watch out below!!! The sledge hammers were wild on 4th of July Sunday.  Eugene and Andrei were especially energetic.  I mostly cleaned up and tried to evade flying bricks.

When the dust settled this is what the room looked like.

Almost ready for church. We still have quite a bit of work before it's done, but it will be fine temporarily.

Zhenya baptized!

Zhenya out early!

 The hospital let Zhenya out after a week and a half.  I think they realized that there's little they can do to treat him.  now he begins the long process of going on disability.  There's a horde of doctors he has to see as well as a battery of tests.  

Zhenya into hospital

It's nothing serious, but Zhenya, the older man I've been studying with has to go into a neurological hospital.  It's a part of the process of him being approved for disability.  it may take several months for the process to be finished, but he should only be in the hospital for 3 weeks of that process.

3rd Try!!

Everything went fine in our last trip to Moldova.  Our visas were processed within one day for no extra charge, and we found a corruption free customs point. When we started the process for local registration, we found out that everyone in the family needs the invitation and religious visa. This will not be cheap, of course, but probably in the next month and a half we will have to go.  The office in our regional capital had earlier informed us that my religious visa would cover the whole family, but that is not the case.  

2nd Try

  Today, we are going to Moldova again to try to get the religious visa.  Hopefully the invitation is done properly this time, and we are praying for a better trip across the border (not one that costs $300)!

We're In!

   After speaking with the director of the local law school, I have an invitation to speak in the university in September! I am preparing a lecture called "The existence of law requires a lawgiver"