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’.