Quick Update on Lissie

Lissie is pictured here nearly a decade ago at age 10 with her newly adopted Russian sisters, Cassandra (l) and Jaynie. Fast forward to current day and you'll find her on a return flight from St. Petersburg, Russia. As far as we know her first flight is in the air! She's spent the last 10 days in St. Petersburg, Russia, working with orphans and street children with an organization called Orphan Outreach.

Her flight from St. Petersburg to Frankfort left Russia at 6 am Russia time this morning (9 pm central). The driver picked the group up at 3 a.m.!!! From Frankfort she'll fly to Chicago. We hope to get to hear her voice for the first time since she left  soon after her arrival in the Windy City (about mid morning).

She then flies from Chicago to Minneapolis and then on to our home town. Lord willing, she'll reach our airport around 4 PM. What a day!

Lissie has dreamed of working in Russian orphanages for about five years and has studied Russian extra hard as part of that dream. She left  St. Petersburg so grateful to God for the experience! We're eager to hear her stories when she returns and isn't too tired to tell them!:)

We'd be so grateful for your prayers for her safe arrival, that she would bounce back quickly, that she would avoid illness and that she would get a quick jump on her college work. Thanks, friends!

On Her Way

Mrs. Beaver:

Lissie is enroute to St. Petersburg, Russia, to work with a team of women who will be ministering to orphans and street children.

Here are some photos from her departure this afternoon:

Our Dear Lissie,

You go with out hearts, our love, our pride, our support, our enthusiasm for your effort in a cause near and dear to God's heart, and our continually prayers.

We love you beyond what words can express,

Mom on behalf of Dad

Please Pray: Second Daughter Set to Depart

Mrs. Beaver:

Not just one but two of our daughters are traveling internationally this week to serve in far off places. You've been reading about Jaynie's journey with her dad and brother to Central Asia.

Lissie is also ready for the adventure of a lifetime! She has been preparing for weeks to travel to St. Petersburg, Russia, to work with a group called Orphan Outreach. Lissie and several other women will meet in the airport in Frankfort, Germany. They will then fly to Russia's former capital.

When the group of volunteers arrives, they will spend  a week teaching the children in three orphanages in the St. Petersburg area about Christ through a program similar to Vacation Bible School or Awana. They will also be conducting a day camp for street children with the same goal of giving them hope that lasts for an eternity by introducing them to Jesus.

Unlike her Jaynie, 19-year-old Lissie will be traveling without any other family members.

As Lissie and I work together to accomplish the last minute details, here are some prayer requests:

• That we would both be able to glorify God as we respond to all that we have left to accomplish
• That we would be able to think clearly
• That God would protect Lissie from any more of the severe migraines she has been experiencing this week
• That Lissie would be able to finish her college course work for this week and the next before she leaves tomorrow
• That God would help us through technical issues she is encountering with her laptop as she does her online coursework.

Thanks, friends. Your support and prayer cover means so very much to our family!

God is good and does good,
Denise