Zdravo!
Anyone looking around and wondering why in the world God chose YOU for this time of the world?
Me too.
So I read a talk by Sheri Dew and loved this quote!
"We are chosen to run the last leg of a relay, where the coach always positions his strongest runner."
You are the strongest runner! So keep running!
THIS WEEK
-Taught a cool guy from Africa, and we had Sister Toleafoa's cousin in on the lesson! He just returned from serving there.
-The family we are teaching is doing SO well! A member was in on the lesson with us and she helped answer so many questions!
-The Austins (only senior couple in Serbia) took us out to lunch this week! They were so sweet to drive an hour to come and visit! Good for the soul to see someone we know.
-Had to do lots of VISA work🤦♀️ We have to apply for resident permits for every city we live in-so the MUP (Police Station) is always crazy fun. Nope..
-We just enjoyed some yummy ice cream and Italian food in Centar.
-There has been thunder storms all week off and on! I love the power in the storms.
-We are alive (:
Hurrah for Israel
Сестра Гитинс
Neat stories of getting Sister Dimas and Andrews from Montenegro during this Crazy Corona time!
Love these girls! Love their unity and smiles!
SO GRATEFUL for Tacy taking this picture yesterday. I haven’t heard from Kierstyn yet, but Tacy’s text to Melinda Andrews that they made it across the border safely, brought she and I to our knees in tears of gratitude. This planned exodus from Montenegro was as Savannah put it... “Savannah referred to their trip to Serbia as the “Melonakos 11” as in the movie Oceans 11 because she said everyone involved was chosen for their very specific skill set.” We heard the specific details of the plan they were preparing to implement from Kierstyn. My family compared the details to a spy movie like “Mission Impossible.” When I asked her if there was anything we could do for her, she asked me to send the details to my family and have them pray and exercise faith on their behalf they were going to need it. Melinda Andrews and I messaged throughout the night, lots of promptings to get out of bed and pray NOW! No information until Tacy’s text. Then she sent this picture to Melinda. Love your daughter, so glad they get to be together even if it’s just for a little while. President Milonakis has said that he wants to get Kierstyn back into Montenegro, as soon as they can. Grateful for Savannah being willing to stay and now glad she is able to go home, her family is so excited!
When they flew in, there was no problem at all. They were only able to take one piece of luggage, so that senior companion when she would go get them would leave her luggage behind and take just a backpack with a few changes of clothes and carry her new companions second suitcase with her.
Here is the message Kierstyn sent me before they left Monday.
Flights from Montenegro continue to be canceled. President Melonakos has been trying to get Sister Andrews out for several weeks, each week they have been cancelled. The flight was supposed to have left on June 2, it was canceled on Saturday so he gathered several people in Serbia and the missionaries and they came up with a plan.
Part 1: “Elders Smith and Jones serving in Montenegro are driving us to a small town just on the south side the of the Montenegro-Serbian border (2hrs).
Part 2: The Austins, a senior couple who do not speak any Serbian and two Elders Wood and Miller who speak Serbian the best will drive down from Belgrade (6hrs).
Part 3: There is a 9 km no mans zone between the two countries (similar to the demarcation line in Korea) If the Montenegrin Elders cross the Montenegro border because they are Americans they will not be able to return back to Montenegro. There is a gentleman, a native from Montenegro and the director of the Red Cross named Safet, our friend in Bjelo Polje, who we met and worked on a humanitarian project with last February who has agreed to take the sisters across the border. Once he crosses into the zone only he can return because of his Montenegrin citizenship.
Part 4: The sisters at one point will need to walk the rest of the way and cross into Serbia. Border laws change frequently but a call this morning stated they feel the sisters will be able to enter.
Part 5: The missionaries in Serbia will pick them up and take them back to Belgrade.
Tourists and missionaries have only been permitted to enter by plane so they are taking a chance and going by faith.
They will leave Podgorica at 10am (2am MST) Having faith that Serbia will let them in and they don’t end up stuck in the zone unable to go either way. Embassy told them they can’t help them in this. So please pray.
Pres. Melonakos wants Kierstyn to return as soon as possible so most of her belongings are to stay in Montenegro.
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