Wow, sorry it has been so long since our last post! However, only a few things have changed since I last wrote. Amber and Sierra are doing well at Dakar Academy and we enjoyed having them home over Christmas break. Today is the start of their Spring Break and they are staying in Africa with some school friends. Both girls will be traveling to Mali and living in rural Africa for the next two weeks, just a step up from camping we are told. Sierra will be on the move the most as she will be visiting three different families in three different parts of Mali. Please pray for her protection as she travels. Graduation is coming up in June for Amber and she has been accepted to two good colleges: Cornerstone in Grand Rapids, MI and Baker College in Muskegan, MI. Pray for her as she needs to make a decision soon as to which one she wants to go to.
Nadia has been doing well in her first year of Jr. High at the Greek athletic school and she just had a competition In which she competed in the Long Jump. She came in 7th amoung 20 athletes. She was pleased with her score and we are very proud of her. She is looking forward to her Spring break Which will start the week before Easter.

Alan has been very busy working to Establish a church amoung the Gypsy population in Thessaloniki. One group that he meets with regularly has several families who have trusted in Christ and they want to start a church in their camp. However, they can not read or write at this time and so are easily confused when others come into the camp teaching a different doctrine. Recently, the Jehovah's Witness have infiltrated and we are having to explain to them the diffences between JW's and Christianity. Please pray for the Holy Spirit to show them what is the truth and to guard their hearts and minds from Satan's deceptions. Pray for Alan that God will give him wisdom in this church building and training in the Gypsy men, first in discipleship and then next in leadership.
Alan is also working with local pastors here in Thess. and in Athens with Natural Church Development (NCD). The book by Christian Swartz is translated into Greek and is now printed. This Spring Alan and his co-worker will start meeting with pastors to present NCD and to ask them to participate in taking a survey in Which they will use to reveal what areas in the church need to be strengthened and where their areas of strength are. This is the first step of the process. Please pray that the pastors will be receptive and that God will use this to begin a revival in the church body of Greece.

I (Whitney) am now working with a group called A21 (Abolishing Injustice in the 21st Century), at a shelter for girls who have come out of trafficking. It has been a blessing to me to see the fruit of so many years of prayer and fasting to be in a position where I can help these girls see that they can have a different life. Please pray for volunteers and for workers to help us in preparing these girls to reintergrate into life. If you would like to know more about A21 check out their web site at the link provided on the right side of this blog.

Thanks for your prayers. God is listening!