Alex came to visit us in Ukraine during his college break. We've had a great time with him, and he has enjoyed seeing old Ukrainian and missionary friends and singing in the Ukrainian youth choir. It's a great time of catching up, talking about theology and acting, watching favorite movies, etc. Our "Holiday Season" has been short, since we just got back from Darlene's mom's funeral in mid-December, and we've had travel after that. And we've had so many parties that we've had little time at home! Clay spoke at a party for orphans, prayed at the party for the Christian Counselors (and showed them how to do Bowling!), preached in Izmail (on the Romanian border), and we've attended an office party for our Team and spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with a large group of ex-pats. We need to stay Home some, to play with our "toys"! Besides all this, we just had a Choir come from Philadelphia, and Larry Roff will be giving organ concerts this week! So it is a full season. Thanks for your prayers -- there are challenges, but we are encouraged.