The Fortunes

So far this winter we have not had any snow. In fact, last week we took a four hour drive up into the mountains looking for snow but didn’t find any. The kids have been anxious for snow and a snow day. Today, they got their wish.
There isn’t that much snow it’s really more icy […]

We do hope and pray that 2010 is a great year for our friends and family.
I will at some point write a proper introduction for the year but I wanted to ask today for your prayers. Our church, Baku International Fellowship, was required to re-register with the government in order to continue our legal status. […]

Rhonda’s mom came to visit us in Baku just after Christmas. The kids have been looking forward to her visit for some time. It was like having a second Christmas when she arrived. She sacrificed her luggage allowance in order to bring more gifts and supplies. This is her second visit to Baku and she […]

Saturday night we enjoyed a great evening with the elders and staff from Baku International Fellowship. We met at a good Chinese Restaurant here in the city and had a variety of food from the menu. The gift exchange game is always a lot of fun and you never know what you might take home. […]

Hard to believe but the baby of the family is now 8 years old. We had a party for Jacob today and several of his friends came over. 8 year old boys know how to have a lot of fun. They played outside and I tried to guide them through some relay games but they […]

I knew that the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church was in November and I was planning to do a post on it. However, I missed the date, it was held on November 8th. None the less, I think it is an important topic and thought I would just bring it to everyone’s […]

A few weeks ago a started a new sermon series on Faithfulness. The first sermon was called “God is Faithful”. I just looked at various passages of scripture that remind us of the character of God. I had the points and verses printed up on a bookmark so that people could easier refer to them. […]

The mid-term break was last week and so the kids had no school. On Thursday we loaded up and drove to Sheki, a beautiful little town in north-west part of the country. It is situated in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains and has a very ancient history. There is a new and modern hotel […]

Although we are in Azerbaijan we still manage to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving. This year we had a smaller party but just as enjoyable. It was a work day but we had a great turkey dinner with all the trimmings. It’s never hard to find reasons to be very thankful for all we have and have […]

About once a year the kids want to go and visit the Mud Volcanoes. Last Monday was a national holiday so we decided to head out to where the mud flows like…well mud. This was our third visit as a family and the place never gets old. It’s in the middle of nowhere and there […]