Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Our winter is finally over and though it is still 7F at night, it is about 30F during the daytime. There is still plenty of snow in the streets. Because of these conditions we cannot travel anywhere, since the roads are in very bad shape and there is lots of potholes filled with slush and snow. We have to postpone all the trips until the snow melts, the ground is dry and river navigation is renewed.

As for the building, we believe that God will permit us to earn some money so we can resume the construction of the prayer house after the snow melts and to complete as much as possible. We do not want to loose any warm time in summer and, Lord willing, we hope to finish the walls of the first level, install the water pump for the well and prepare firewood for next winter.

The diagnosis of my medical condition and treatment was rather short, only 10 days. It was a massage and electro therapy. 10 minutes every day for 10 days. Unstable disks of 4-7 vertebrae and osteochondrosis in the waist area of the spine was my diagnosis. After electromassgae I felt slight improvement in the neck area (4-7 vertebrae). I reckon the treatment was 10-15% successful. And that is not bad. I know that my condition cannot be completely cured without a surgery, but the doctor warned me that I shouldn't agree to a spine surgery because it can lead to me becoming completely handicapped and spending the rest of my life in a wheel chair. So I have accepted that I will be able to only get a temporary relief and not a complete recovery unless the Lord chooses to intervene. I am thankful to God that I am still alive and can move. There are a lot of people who don't have even that. Now I need to stock up on medication at the pharmacy and take them for about a month.

Thank you for your continued prayers.

Your brother in Christ,

Vladimir R.