The Journey
Starting with Baptism 10 Jul 2011, 6:30 am
Last Sunday morning a light rain fell, the air was cool and three women from Freedom Home were baptized in water! Andy was honored to stand in the blowup kiddie pool dressed in the standard light green double breasted robe that Pastors wear for baptism in Moldova and do the dunking. In addition to our three, the final youngest sisters of a Christian family of five were baptized. We celebratedSource: 
Trials 27 Jun 2011, 1:19 pm
To most people in the west, "trial" means a hard time in life. To our women at Freedom Home they have experienced trials like few others have faced. But trial has another meaning--it also means having to go to court to convict somebody of something. The women at Freedom Home have sometimes been in court at a trial 3, 4 & 5 times to testify against their traffickers or abusers. This past weekSource:
A New Mind 18 Jun 2011, 6:28 am
This past Sunday as I walked up to church Amy* came running to me, smiles filling her face. She threw her arms around me and exclaimed it is just a few weeks until her baptism. She is so excited! Every Sunday she and Tina* arrive at church early for classes for baptism. They are memorizing Scripture and learning Truth. While preparing for baptism, they are also preparing to become members ofSource:
Painful Toes 9 Jun 2011, 4:26 am
Yesterday I slipped coming down the stairs just as I was getting ready to go for my morning walk. Ouch! Something hurt in my foot. I put my socks and tennis shoes on anyway and went to walk. About half-way through the walk my little toe on my right foot began to scream in pain. By time I came home, my toe was swollen and black and blue. I don't know if I broke it, sprained it or justSource:
Training for change 2 Jun 2011, 3:46 am
This week has been intense. We have guests here to help the work at Freedom Home. Kyle is a Pastor and Christian counselor who trained the staff last year and is doing so again this year. He is also counseling both the staff and the girls in the afternoons. In the past month we've taken in one new woman into Freedom Home and have another one or two who may come in the next few weeks. We seeSource: