Happy New Year

Happy New Year!!!
This is a time of year where many make New Year resolutions. There will be those who will commit to lose weight and never seem to get it done. There will be others who will make other commitments and somehow they lose focus in mid-stream. Please let me take this time to challenge you to continue with your commitment that you made to the Lord concerning missions in Far East Russia. Many of you committed to pray for us daily and many committed to pray for us regularly. Thank you so much for being a part of the Lord’s work in Far East Russia. Please continue to pray for us during 2008. God has so many great and awesome things that He wants to do in Far East Russia. Please pray that the Roberts’ family will be in the center of God’s will and will see all people with the eyes of Christ. Pray that many will come to know Christ as their personal Lord and Savior during 2008.
New Year is when “Father Frost” visits all the Russian Children. They do not celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior. We had a wonderful Christmas service celebrating the birth of Jesus. One lady accepted Christ. Praise God for salvation through Jesus Christ. Please pray that many others will hear and understand. The Apostle Paul made a great statement in Romans. Allow this verse to be on your heart when you pray for us this year. {Romans 15:20-21 (HCSB) so my aim is to evangelize where Christ has not been named, in order that I will not be building on someone else’s foundations, but , as it is written: Those who had no report of Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.}
Our children are enjoying the snow. They go sledding at least once a week. There is a great hill just across the road from our apartment. They have met some friends there and the Putnam’s usually meet there for a couple of hours on Saturday afternoon. Lee has met some friends in our building. Emma has made some friends at school. Emma had a Christmas party at school this week. They all dress up in costumes, much like kids do in the states for Halloween but without the scary stuff. The ski slope has opened and Lee is looking forward to going snowboarding soon.
A special thanks to all who sent us cards, letters and boxes from the states. The kids really enjoy getting stuff from home…………well, maybe mom and dad also. If you have sent us something and we have not contacted you to say thanks…………please remember that it takes six weeks for stuff to get here from the states and we will let you know when we get your card, letter, or package.

Contact us at: 011-7-415-227-3716,
going.east@hotmail.com
http://robertsinrussia.blogspot.com
683049
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
P.O. Box 176
Russia
Roberts, Marty

Monthly Medication

{Расскази как марти получ он медикамент.} This is a story on how Marty received his medicine.

As many of you know I have taken daily medication for hypertension since my senior year of high school. When we arrived in PK we quickly found out that my medication was not available here. We were given information on how to order my meds from the states and have it shipped here while at FPO training. That is what we did. They shipped me a seven month supply. It took about 5 weeks for the medicine to arrive. No problem, I had enough meds on hand to wait that long thanks to Randy’s state side trip. He brought me back a month’s supply.

We received a letter that my meds had arrived at the down town central post office and attached to the notification was a customs form.( I remember one day waiting in line at the North Mississippi Medical Center Pharmacy for about 30 minutes and began to get impatient. ) For me to receive my meds in Russia from the states it took a little longer than 30minutes. Let me just give you a summary report.

1. Received notification that meds were at the post office.
2. Attempted to retrieve meds. We were given the customs notification.
3. Went to customs.
4. Next day sent back to customs.
5. Took a customs inspector with us to the post office to inspect the box.
6. Back at customs, box remains at Post office.
7. Get in a Russian jeep with “Dog the bounty hunters” twin.
8. Ride through the customs ship yard and to a secluded building.
9. Meet with more customs agents.
10. Finally 2 signatures, 2 stamps and back to the post office.
11. Summary (3 days, 24 custom agents, inspector, dog the bounty hunter, ride in Russian custom’s official jeep and we received 7 months worth of Meds).

The next time you are at the pharmacy and have someone in line in front of you. Just smile and remember that you will probably not have to talk to 24 custom officials. All in all Tracey and I laughed a lot and “Dog the bounty hunter” was a funny guy. He even spun some circles in the jeep on the ice.

Philippians 4:19 and my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Notice the picture of Emma Grace standing beside a life size photo of Lottie Moon. Take time this month and research a little about this young lady who devoted her life to missions. Please ask the Lord how you can support missions this month during the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. It is this offering that keeps us on field and helps provide things like monthly medications, even if it takes all the above to retrieve it.

Merry Christmas!!!

The Roberts Family (Marty, Suzanne, Lee & Emma)
Contact info: going.east@hotmail.com; http://robertsinrussia.blogspot.com
683049
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
P.O. Box 176
Russia
Roberts, Marty
Dear Prayer Warriors/prayer reps,
God is at work in Far East Russia. Each day He teaches us new things about the people and the area in which we live. Suzanne and I are learning new words and phrases each day. In just six short weeks of language school we have completed nine chapters of our book. We know around 700 words in the Russian language not counting the ability to count to 1,000 in Russian. We attempt to use the Russian language daily outside of class. We can know go down to the corner magazine and purchase many items and they actually understand what we are trying to say. We can introduce ourselves and our families in Russian. We can sing a couple of Russian songs in church. We have currently passed four spelling test in Russian. Praise the Lord. Please continue to pray for us as we learn one of the top five most difficult languages in the world. Pray that we will learn the language and have the ability to clearly communicate the Gospel.
The first Sunday of December Marty had the privilege of preaching at Immanuel Church. This is the new church plant that currently meets in the library. Praise the Lord for the opportunity to share the Gospel. During this service we were able to minister to a lady who is currently in the Bahia faith. Please pray that we clearly communicate the truth of Jesus Christ to her.
Marty also celebrated his first birth day in Russia. He turned (tretsat semb) on December 10. You can guess what those Russian numbers are. We also received our first package from home. If you love peanut butter like I do you will never know how good JIF creamy taste after doing without for eight weeks or so. We are grateful for all the stuff that was sent to us. Just a side note…sugar free kool-aid, which my kids love, is not available here.
Lee and Emma continue to do well in their studies. Lee has had 4 tests in the past couple of weeks. They are really enjoying having Rachel work with them in their studies. We did get to take a couple of days this month for recreation. We took one Saturday afternoon and went snow sledding and made a few snow angles. Also, one Friday evening we all went to the Blue Lagoon. This is an outdoor water park with water slides and pools that are heated by hot springs. Have you ever gone swimming outside when it was negative seven? We did!!!
Please remember that this month is when we as SB give to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Please know that it is this money that keeps our family on field. Please pray and ask the Lord how you can support missions this year. God bless and Merry Christmas from the Roberts’.

Firsts

Firsts
The later part of November brought about many “Firsts” for the Roberts family. Marty was given the opportunity to preach at Central Baptist Church in Petropovlovsk-Kamchatsky during the morning service. The Lord certainly moved during the service and we give God all the glory for all that was done. Emma Grace pulled her first overseas (zyb) tooth. She and one of the Putnam’s kids had a race going on who was going to pull their tooth first. I believe they pulled them on the same day. Emma Grace also had her first day at Russian School. She enjoyed it very much. We were able to meet with the administrator (principal) and her teacher two days before she started class. The administrator spoke English very well and the teacher spoke a little English. The school reminded us a lot of Wheeler School. Emma has made friends with many of her class mates, all 22 of them, and has begun to learn to write Russian. She also studies math, science and art at school. Lee and Emma both are doing a home school curriculum and their teacher, Ms. Rachel, arrived in PK Saturday safe and sound.
We also experienced our first overseas Thanksgiving celebration. We celebrated with our team members in PK. There were 12 of us that gathered to give thanks together. We managed to have turkey with all the trimmings despite the fact that we had been without power for 2 days.
We currently have around 5 inches of snow on the ground and it is averaging -3 degrees C each day. Lee has enjoyed snow sledding with some Russian boys and is looking forward to the opening of the snow slopes that are not far from our home. We will need a few more inches of snow before he tackles his first snow board run. Suzanne and I had our first Russian language exam this week. We both scored really well. A (5) was the highest grade available and the teacher scored each of us at (4+). We were both excited.
Don’t forget this year’s Lottie Moon emphasis is on the Former Soviet Union. You can read lots of good info at www.imb.org. Please be in prayer for the Former Soviet Union (Russia and the 14 other countries that gained independence). Also, please pray for God’s guidance on how to give to the Lottie Moon Christmas offering this year. Without the obedience of God’s people in giving, missionaries all over the world will not be able to stay on field to spread the Good News of God’s saving grace.
We are very thankful to have folks like you holding the rope on our behalf. Praise the Lord for faithful prayer warriors like you. God bless each one of you! Roberts family (Marty, Suzanne, Lee & Emma) Philippians 4:13.

Snow! What's That?

Wednesday night it was difficult for Emma to go to bed. She has always wanted to have a white Christmas. Looks like she might even get a white Thanksgiving this year. About bed time Wednesday it began to "spit" a few snow flakes. By Thursday morning we had a light dusting for PK standards. There was enough snow that it would have caused problems in MS. Wheeler would have certainly turned out school and the grocery store would have sold all their milk and bread. Everything was normal in PK, even the grandmaw's were out and about. It did make for a fun walk to the magazine (grocery store). We picked up some klep (bread)just so we would feel like everyone in MS when snow is predicted. Lee and Emma did have a chance to toss a few snowballs at one another. Suzanne and I spent the day in language school. We are learning many words and different endings but still find it very difficult to make a complete sentence. I feel like I am in first grade again. Each day Zoya makes us recite the alpahbet. Two days this week she gave us a "pop" spelling test. Zoya is a great teacher and has taught us alot in only 7 days of class. Zoya only speaks Russian. That made the first couple of days quite a challenge.

Everyone is doing great. Rachel, the new homeschool teacher, will arrive this week. She has recently had knee surgery. Pray that she and the kids develop a quick and healthy relationship and that she is able to get around and her recovery from the surgery is smooth and easy.

We are here!!!

We finally made it!!! A little over a week ago we said good bye to our families inside the Memphis International airport and our journey officially began. We boarded and left for Chicago……….no problem. From Chicago we flew to Frankfurt, Germany. We landed in Germany and found our next terminal according to our tickets, gate B-72. The strange thing is that the airport in Frankfurt does not open until 5 am. We know this because our pilot stated that we were going to circle the airport from 4:35 am to 5 am until it opens. At gate B-72 it was a ghost town, no one was there. We sat a few minutes and finally found a lady who only spoke German but finally managed to tell us to check the computer on the wall. When we found our flight number to Moscow it stated in big letters CANCELLED!!! It was off to the races; I ran up stairs to the Lufthansa counter and stood in line for 45 minutes. They issued us a standby ticket for the next flight that left in 50 minutes. I ran back down stairs, found the family, ran back up stairs and around the airport and made the next flight to Moscow. We had someone meeting us in Moscow to help us change airports there. We did not make our original flight because of the cancelled flight in Frankfurt. Oh well, we were tired and it was a blessing to get a hot shower and a night’s sleep in Moscow before we flew on into PK. Our check in and flight the next day went as expected. We flew into PK and the mountain tops were covered with snow………..pictures will never do justice to the beauty of mountains. We were greeted by the Covington’s and the Putnam’s and Pastor Volodya. Volodya is the pastor of Central Baptist in PK.
Every single piece of luggage made it to PK in perfect shape. We loaded our bags and headed to our apartment. It is about 1200 square feet with great heat and hot water, two different views of the city and all the amenities that anyone would desire to have or need. We even got our internet hooked up today. We have purchased beds for each one of us, tea pot, microwave, table and chairs, washing machine and a few dishes. A person can purchase almost anything in the city, even ice cream and microwave popcorn.
We started our language training on Thursday. We have had 8 hours, 4 hours per day, thus far. It is fun but trying at times. On Tuesday’s and Thursday’s Suzanne and I catch a bus and travel to the next town, Elizovo, to meet our teacher, Zoya. On Mon, Wed, and Fri she will travel to our apartment. Please pray for Zoya, she is not yet a believer but a very nice lady and great teacher.
The three big mistakes Marty has made thus far…………………All comical! (1) The very first day in PK attempting to use a little Russia language……………I really thought I knew how to ask someone if they would like something to drink. I asked Pastor Volodya if he wanted something to drink,…..everyone laughed,…….somehow I managed to ask the pastor if he would like to go out and get a drink…………..an alcoholic drink………..Praise the Lord for a sense of humor, everyone just laughed really loud. (2) Attempting to use the Russian ATM to withdraw money to purchase the washing machine I punched in the wrong pin number and the ATM retained my card. Once again in big red letters……..CARD DETAINED IN MACHINE. Randy called the number on the machine and then we had to go to a Russian bank fill out some paper work and show them my passport. They had to go and retrieve the card, call Randy on his phone and then we had to go back and pick it up. (3) Shopping at the market…………….be careful on what you order…………….asking for a small fish and getting several pounds, market is a great place to practice your language but you never really know just how much stuff or what type of stuff you may be asking for. There will certainly be more stories to come from the market.
The kids are adjusting great! Lee already knows the bus routes better than any of us. Emma loves going to the market. They got to go eat real Russian food while we were in our first language class. Lee ate blini (a pancake or crepe type thing) and Emma ate a Russian salad and soup. We have had smoked salmon from the outdoor market. Lee even ate caviar (salmon roe) and liked it. The breads are out of this world. We go to the corner market to get fresh bread every couple of days. We definitely don’t have to be afraid of going hungry.
Thank you so much for praying for us. We are still waiting on a mailing address. As soon as we get one I will post it. Please remember that if you mail us letters or anything it will take about 4 to 6 weeks for them to get to us. Also, if you send material goods please do not list the value of being over $30. If it is over this amount we will have to pay taxes on it to receive it. Just label it as gift and value $25 or $30.
Thanks for holding the rope,
Roberts Family (Marty, Suzanne, Lee & Emma)
Philippians 4:13
Contact Information:
going.east@hotmail.com
http://robertsinrussia.blogspot.com
home # 011-7-415-227-3716
If you give us a call please remember the time difference. We are 18 hours ahead of the states or one day minus 6 hours. For example if it is 12 noon Monday in MS it will be 6 am Tuesday in PK.

The Village

Pray for the Small People of the North who live in Far East Russia!!!

Visas Issued

Praise the Lord!!! We have recieved our visas. We were issued a one year multiple entry visa. What does this mean? This means that we fly out on Monday October 29. We will leave Memphis International Airport at 10:47 am. Our flight will take us through Chicago, IL; Frankfurt, Germany; Moscow, Russia and finally to Petropavlovsk, Russia. We will land in (PK) at 10:00am on October 31. It takes a little while to fly around the world. Please pray that we make each flight change and that our flights go well. Pray that all of our stuff is packed correctly and that it will check all the way from Memphis to PK. That would be a blessing. Once on field we will have a week of orientation, learning how to get around the town, where the market is, and eventually will begin our language study. Thank you for holding the rope! We will send out a mailing address when we get one.

Tight Grip

Thanks for holding the rope!!! PRAISE THE LORD................our LOI's (Letters of Invitation) came in today. We were able to process all the information and get the documents sent over night express to apply for our Visas. Please pray that all the document changing of hands will go smoothly. Pray for a tight grip on our paper work. Pray that our flight will be booked to leave Memphis on the 24th and Moscow on the 27th. God is in control and we are very content with His timing. God bless each one of you for joining us as prayer partners. Keep holding the rope!

Lee and Emma are enjoing their homeschool curriculum. However, Suzanne and I are not as good at recess as we used to be. They are both doing well and are still very excited about going. Lee thinks that he is going to learn to snowboard once we get there, "you might hold a tight rope on that also." Emma is content on the idea of making some snow angels and of course a few snowballs to "smack" her brother with.

Lee invites ya'll to email him at lee_red13@hotmail.com

Mississippi

The Roberts family is back in MS for a short stay before we leave for the Far East. We had a safe trip in from ILC. We are currently awaiting our (LOI) Letter of Invitation that comes from Russia. Once we get the LOI we will file for our Visas and then the airline tickets will be issued. We should depart on the 24th of October if all goes well. We will be in Petropavlovsk for a year while we are in language school. We will then move to the village. Pray for us as we continue to process the necessary paper work for us to enter the country. Pray that there are no hang ups that would cause us a delay. Thanks to all of you who are continually "Holding the Rope" for our family. God bless each of you!

Mississippi Bound

Today was the last official day of class at FPO. Tommorrow we will have a departing ceremony and we will head back to Mississippi for a couple of weeks before we depart to Far East Russia. Please pray for us as we travel back home. Pray that the Lord gives us a couple of great weeks with our families. Pray that the LOI's and Visa's come through at the correct time. We are MS bound and we see some of ya'll very soon.

Holding the Rope in DC

“First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings be made for everyone, for kings and all those who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.” 1 Timothy 2:1-2 (HCSB)

Hello Family and Friends! Our time at FPO is coming to a close. We have been busy learning as much as we can to be effective on the field. We are very excited about being closer to our final destination and working with the people God has burdened our hearts for and called us to.

We were able to take a trip to Washington, DC to experience some cross-cultural awareness. We got to ride the Metro (subway) which Lee and Emma Grace had never done. We will have to take public transportation in Russia while living in the city so this was a very helpful experience. We encountered several different nationalities, heard lots of languages we couldn’t understand and got to witness to people who do not have a faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Two in our group were able to lead a young lady and gentleman to Christ. PRAISE THE LORD!!! We were able to see many things in our nation’s capital. Emma Grace was so funny when she saw the Washington Monument. She said, “Whoa! That thing is huge!” We were able to prayer walk from the White House to the Capitol Building. Our county’s leaders need our prayers.

FPO ends October 2 (next Tuesday) and we will begin our journey back to Mississippi to await travel arrangements. We are still waiting for our Letter of Invitation from the Russian Baptist Union so we may obtain visas. Continue to pray for this situation even though we know everything will work out in God’s timing. Pray for discernment for us as we make final decisions on what to pack.
Thanks for Holding the Rope,
Roberts Family (Marty, Suzanne, Lee & Emma)
Philippians 4:13

Sow & Reap/Pizza Hut

Papaw and Nanney took the time to plant some seed several weeks ago. Mississippi went through a time of drought this year and each day Pop would go out and water his garden. The harvest went well.....especially the "sweet taters."

Galatians 6:7-9 Don't be decieived: God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows he will also reap, because the one who who sows to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.(HCSB)

How was your spiritual garden this year? Were you able to pick any fruit for the kingdom? Please pray that we will have boldness to broad sow the Gospel ever where we go.
Let me share with a short story. Last Saturday the family and I had a day off and we drove up to VA Beach and spent the day. We stopped by a local Pizzan Hut for supper. Several college kids [15 or 20 of them] came and sit at a long table next to us. One young man had on a blue and white shirt that read, "Got Jesus?" After I had paid for the meal Suzanne and the kids went out to the van. I walked up to this young man and in a very stern voice asked him this question, "What gives you the right to wear that shirt in here?" I was wondering if I was going to get out alive. He looked straight at me and stated, "I wear this shirt because Jesus loves me and I have Him in my heart and He loves you also." WOW!!! If only more college 26 yr olds loved Jesus like that. This young man loved the Lord and was unashamed to sow the Gospel.

Well, our conversation turned friendly and encouraging at this point. They then asked if they could pray for our family. I went out and got Suzanne and the kids. Those 15 or 20 college kids surrounded us in Pizzan Hut laid hands on us and prayed heaven down.........out loud and ferverently. God bless those young people. Many people in Pizza Hut that night heard the name of Jesus proclaimed. If we are expecting a harvest then we must be busy planting.

Have you planted anything this week? God bless my Pizza Hut friends..........each one of you was an encouragment to our family.

FPO Week 7/Prayer

1 Chronicles 29:10-13 David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, Praise be to you, O Lord, God our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the spledor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours O Lord, is the kingdom you are exalted as head over all. Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.

WOW!!! What a blessing to be able to talk to God. Can you imagine talking to some unknown spirit in hopes of your prayers being answered? Maybe, if you tied a prayer cloth to something it might work? Look at the picture above closely. All those pieces of fabric represent prayers that have been offered up to some false spirit. Please pray for the Small peoples of the North. God's desire and our hearts desire is for them to know the true and living God as Lord and Savior so that they can expereince true praise to the Lord of Lords and King of Kings. Thanks for Holding the Rope!

Because you can why not just stop right now and give God PRAISE, He is worthy! After your praise session go and tell someone about His love, goodness and grace.

Showtime

Lee and Emma have experienced many new things during ILC. Who would have thought that "Red" would have been salsa dancing twice a week? Emma Grace has turned into a complete animal lover. Each week they have many reptiles, fur and feathered friends that visit their class. Of course she always states, "Mommy, I want one." We are currently in week 7 of our training. We have about 13 days before our session in VA is over. We will be home for a couple of weeks before we ship out. Thanks for holding the rope, "keep a good grip."

Scenic Backyard

Kamchatka is a place that is full of beauty for the outdoorsman. Please pray that God's message will spread and His beauty and hope will be the greatest attraction in Far East Russia. Thanks for Holding the rope!

Why Hold the Rope?

Our basic means of understanding and fulfilling God's mission is learning how to hold the rope.

Holding the rope undergirds God's work in the world.

Holding the rope enables us to discern His priorities and the development of His strategies for carrying out His work within a given people group.

God has chosen to accomplish His purposes in this world in response to the "rope holders" of His people.

Holding the rope can work with all nations and peoples in this world.

Everyone can help Hold the Rope.

Holding the rope is hte most crucial work a person can be doing.

Oswald Chambers once stated, "Prayer does not just fit us for the greater work. Prayer is the greater work."

Thanks for holding the rope. Keep up the good work!!!

FPO Week 4

Well, we're half way there. We've completed four of eight weeks of orientation. We have stayed so busy the time has really passed quickly.

Friday August 24 we got our first round of shots. Everyone did pretty well, other thatn Lee getting a bit pale on us. He gave all the medical team some entertainment. We have out next round of shots August 31.

Marty completed ESL which means he is certified to teach English as a Second Language. This is quite ironic for the man who hated English in high school.

Lee went on a field trip to two foreign markets: Asian and European. He bought Russian chocolate at the European market. They ate at a Mediterranenan restaurant. He enjoyed the food.

Emma Grace had some visitors in her classroom: exotic birds and scorpions. She has learned a lot about other cultures and the song "God is so Good" in Taiwanese.

We has another "special meal" Thursday. The meal was typical of South Asia and the Pacific Rim. We had curry chicken, rice and all kinds of toppings: diced tomatoes, pineapple, peanuts, coconut, raisins and some type of sour fruit preserves. It was good.

Bible study has continued to be very good as we continue through the book of Acts. We are using SPECKA which means you look at the verse to see if they have: Sin to confess, a Promise to claim, an Example to follow, a Command from God, Knowledge to understand,and Application to life.

Ways to hold the rope:
Language teacher for when we arrive in Russia
Letter of invitation and visa process
Eveni and Koryak Tribes
Rachel possible teacher for Lee and Emma

Tight Rope News:
Praise God for answered prayers. We have a teacher for Lee and Emma Grace for the time we are in full-time language school. We also get to by-pass Moscow and go straight to Kamchatka.

Thanks for holding the rope!!!

FPO Week 3

Week three is coming to a close. It has been another busy yet GREAT week. This week's feature pictures are Lee and Emma taking part in a special hands only meal Hungrian style. We continue to work on language and transition. We spend about eight hours a day in class and then most of the night doing outside work. Please begin to earnestly hold the rope for our people group. You do remeber their names, don't you? Ask the Lord to begin a CPM in their home land. Thank all of you for "Holding the Rope."

FPO Update

We have almost completed our second week at FPO. The days are very long and filled with study and preparation. Thanks for continuing to hold the rope as we are preparing for the edge. One could never imagine what goes on during this process. You should be very proud and honored to be involved with such a concerned and well organized company. Thank you for being a part of our team.

The kids are adjusting well and both have made many new friends. Our quad is divided into 3 apartments with 3 families living around the main great room. We have a total of 8 children who live in our quad. Each day there are many freinds who drop by. We've been told that we have the "party quad." You can read into that whatever you want.

Fishing has been slow due to hot weather and time restraints. However the hot weather broke today and it was very nice outside. I will try to post a few pictures on the next update.

Hold the rope!

Holding the Rope

Hey we found a new way to communicate................well..............maybe.............let's give it a test run. Thanks for your help and holding the rope.