I pray this short note finds you filled with God's grace and enjoying his love. Just a quick update on some things happening with us.
Bro. Brett emailed a few months back and asked to keep him posted on our search for a home. Here's what I wrote him this morning.
"Just to update you on our search for housing. Two weeks ago Bro. Mitko and I 'scouted' out four villages centrally located around Provadia. We are interested in this area presently because we don't know where we'll be working permanently. There are villages closer to Zach as well that we've looked at, but they are on the fringes of the present work. And any commute to the more established meetings, should it prove necessary, would be substantial. We looked seriously at 6 or 7 houses, and ruled out a couple. The going rate is right around 20K lev, rather that's the figure everyone quotes initially; I am assured they can be talked down. The two we ruled out, though they were cheaper, were on the fringes of the gypsy section in the village of Sava (CaBa). While we work with gypsies all the missionaries say it's best not to live in the gypsy section. One home, which Mitko very much liked, was in the Turkish village of Royak. They are clean Turks, however, and not gypsy Turks. (The difference being they are pure ethnic Turks, not merely gypsies who have intermarried.) Still, it is an entirely Turkish village. We looked at two homes in Petrov Dol, both asking 20k, that would need to be either gutted or torn down completely. Again, that's what they're asking, Mitko said, more than likely they would go for less. The village of Chaika is a strong possibility, as there are many empty houses in the village. The problem is getting in touch with whomever owns the house. We have made up fliers in Bulgarian with Mitko's contact information, so as they know they're dealing with a Bulgarian and less liable to inflate the price as they would with an American. In the meantime we have a few people inquiring into apartments for us, as Zach will be returning at the first of the year. Though I have not been asked yet, it seems more than likely that we will remain in the area of Shumen while Larry returns for furlough to help look after his meetings. Again, I haven't been asked and the subject hasn't been broached, but that's what I'm thinking."
We completed work on our visas yesterday, turning in the last of the paperwork. We return in a week to pay for them and process our new identity cards. This marks the start of our second year visas.
If you think about it, keep us in your prayers. Support always ebbs and flows, the last three months have marked an ebb, pray a flow comes soon. The Lord knows and will provide.
We were saddened to hear of the passing of Bro. John Jr., not for Bro. John's sake, but for his wife, children, and mother. May the Lord save his children, if they are not already. Reminds me of Dean Bumgardner's mother, while on her death bed she asked Preacher to bring her children to heaven with him. God help us to pray for them.
I haven't heard lately how Miss Theresa is? The last news we received indicated she was still taking chemo. Is she improving? are the treatments working? I hope and pray so. She is asked after every week in our meetings.
Miss Jane's told of some real good services she's been in there of late. May the Lord multiply his blessings upon you all.
Again, thank you Bro. Mike for all you do. Give our love to the church. Your family remains in our prayers.
William LeFevre
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