Salut and Ahoy to all our family and friends (hello):

God has been doing amazing things in and through us thus far. While in Moldova, we stayed with an absolutely amazing family: Tantsi, Sergio and their gorgeous 4-month old daughter, Laura. In the mornings, we helped teach English and in the afternoons, we did a VBS in the village where we lived, Speia [spay-ah]. The kids stole our hearts- we are in love with each and every one of them. Believe it or not- we also fell in love with the lack of running water and plumbing. We had a VERY hard time leaving Moldova. Please pray for Speia, the children we worked with and the family (Sergio and Tantsi) as they continue to share Christ with the people of Moldova. While we aren't there anymore, we know Christ continues to work.

We arrived in the Czech Republic on June 30 th. It was a bit of a culture shock: they have running water and plumbing here! Our host family, Vilma and Roman & their 3 children, Sam, David and Naomi, are wonderful and very welcoming. However, they do not speak English. Our acting skills have been put to the test after just a few days. We have begun to teach English at a church in Lovosice [low-vo-seet-sa]. This is challenging for us as neither of us are English majors. Please pray that God will use us despite our inadequacies with English and inability to communicate in Czech. Please pray for the upcoming English lessons and youth camp. We pray God will use us in a mighty way.

In just the few weeks we have been gone, our relationships with Christ have grown in ways we never could have imagined. Please continue to pray for safe travels and our ministry here in Eastern Europe. We miss and love you all!

Love in Christ,

Brittany and Mattie