The Work in Czech Republic by Steven and Ivana Baxley Read more about Czech Republic here DECEMBER 2005 REPORT January 19, 2006 Dear Brethren, We hope that this report finds all of you doing well. All three children have been sick off-and-on for the last couple of weeks, and are all currently on antibiotics for strep infections and/or ear infections. We have also been having very cold wintry weather. We have seen the temperature just barely get over freezing only a handful of times since Christmas, and have more snow now than I remember ever seeing in the Czech Republic outside of the higher elevations. It makes us long for the start of Spring and warmer weather. SUPPORT / TRAVEL FUNDS Effective January 1, the Hillview congregation in Nashville, Tennessee reduced its monthly support from $600 to $400, resulting in a loss of $200 per month. These funds have now been replaced, both through a raise in...[more] JUNE/JULY 2005 REPORT July 16, 2005 Dear Brethren, We hope that this report finds all of you doing well. We are doing fine here in the Czech Republic. School has finished, and many families are now enjoying their vacations. We will be leaving on Monday for a few days in a cabin in the foothills of some mountains about 60 miles from our home. The Lustyks from the church in Litomysl will be joining us. We look forward to the time our two families will be able to spend together (they have 3 children who are roughly the same ages as our 3 children). This is a short report on the work here during June and the first half of July. I would like to plan to send out the next report at the beginning of September and covering the second half of July as well as August. THE CHURCH IN LITOMYSL Membership: 11 (+11 mino...[more] JULY/AUGUST 2005 REPORT September 7, 2005 Dear Brethren, We hope that this report finds all of you doing well. We are doing fine here in the Czech Republic. A new school year has just begun, and we are making our plans for spreading the Gospel in this part of the country during the upcoming months. This report covers the second half of July as well as the month of August. THE CHURCH IN LITOMYSL Membership: 11 (+11 minor children) Average Sunday Attendance (July): 18 (including children) Average Sunday Bible Study Attendance (July): 18 (including children) Contribution: $292 (July) Average Sunday Attendance (August): 19 (including children) Average Sunday Bible Study Attendance (August): 19 (including children) Contribution: $275 (August) The church in Litomysl continues to do well. Attendance has been...[more] OCTOBER 2005 REPORT November 16, 2005 Dear Brethren, We hope that this report finds all of you doing well. We are doing fine here in this part of the Czech Republic. REDUCTION IN SUPPORT We were recently informed by the brethren at the Hillview congregation in Nashville, Tennessee that they will be reducing their support from $600 monthly to $400 monthly effective January 1. We would like to make up this $200 loss, if it is possible. THE CHURCH IN LITOMYSL Membership: 11 (+11 minor children) Average Sunday Attendance (October): 20 (including children) Average Sunday Bible Study Attendance (October): 20 (including children) Contribution: $249 (October) The church in Litomysl continues to do well. Attendance also continues to be very good, in fact the average attendance in October was the highest ...[more] SEPTEMBER 2005 REPORT October 13, 2005 Dear Brethren, We hope that this report finds all of you doing well. We are doing fine here in the Czech Republic. Fall has come to this part of Europe, but although the trees are changing colors, the temperatures are still relatively warm for this time of the year, which lets us enjoy short sleeves and light jackets for at least a little longer. THE CHURCH IN LITOMYSL Membership: 11 (+11 minor children) Average Sunday Attendance (September): 19 (including children) Average Sunday Bible Study Attendance (September): 19 (including children) Contribution: $181 (September) The church in Litomysl continues to do well. Attendance also continues to be very good, again thanks to the fact that almost everyone has been healthy during the last month. The fall lecture schedul...[more] MARCH 2006 REPORT April 11, 2006 Dear Brethren, We hope that this report finds all of you doing well. Please note our new mailing address in the header above. Spring has finally begun to start here in this part of Europe, although it is just beginning. Just the beginnings of green leaves and new grass are beginning to show up. The snow is all gone now, except for in the mountains. The flooding in recent weeks in some parts of the Czech Republic has not caused any problems in the Litomysl area. I am still continuing to have problems with my cervical spine, causing headaches and dizziness, but the overall situation has improved quite a bit from what it was like in January into February. Along with doctors, we continue to try to find the source of the problem, and hopefully will find the right treatment soon....[more] APRIL/MAY 2006 REPORT May 30, 2006 Dear Brethren, We hope that this report finds all of you doing well. We are doing fine here in the Czech Republic. This report covers April-May of 2006. TRIP TO THE UNITED STATES The time is rapidly getting closer for us to leave for the U.S. We plan to leave on June 28, and will return to the Czech Republic on July 25. This is our schedule as it stands right now: 2 July Haltom City, TX 9 July Stonegate, Port Arthur, TX 16 July a.m. Kilgore, TX 16 July p.m. Lindale, TX 23 July available in Dallas area The only date still available is July 23, and since we fly back to the Czech Republic on July 25, we would need to limit that to visiting a congregation in the Dallas area. THE CHURCH IN LITOMYSL Average Sunday Attendance (April): 20 (inclu...[more] JUNE 2006 REPORT June 27, 2006 Dear Brethren, We hope that this report finds all of you doing well. We are doing fine here in the Czech Republic. As I write this, we are preparing to leave to go to Prague to stay overnight before catching our early morning flight to Frankfurt, Germany, and then on to Dallas. This is a very brief report covering June 2006. TRIP TO THE UNITED STATES The following is our schedule while in the U.S.: 2 July Haltom City, TX 9 July Stonegate, Port Arthur, TX 16 July a.m. Kilgore, TX 16 July p.m. Lindale, TX 23 July available in Dallas area THE CHURCH IN LITOMYSL Average Sunday Attendance (June): 21 (including children) Average Sunday Bible Study Attendance (June): 21 (including children) Contribution: $250 (June - estimate) The church i...[more] REPORT FOR JANUARY 2005 February 7, 2005 Dear Brethren, We hope that this report finds all of you doing well. We are doing fine here in the Czech Republic. This is the first report since November 15, 2004, so in addition to the events in January, Ill also try to fill you in on the period prior to January. SUPPORT Our support situation has been taken care of. The Santa Clara church informed us that they would stay involved in our support, although in an amount of $100 less per month. We are very thankful to the brethren there for their decision. So, we are not in need of any additional support at this time. VISIT TO USA Our trip to the United States from mid-December to early-January was very pleasant. It was good to be with our family in Texas, and to visit with many brethren during that time. I was g...[more] REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2005 March 15, 2005 Dear Brethren, We hope that this report finds all of you doing well. We are doing fine here in the Czech Republic. The heavy snow that has been a real problem during February and early March is finally beginning to melt off and warmer temperatures are a much-welcomed change after what has been a very cold and wintry two months. SUPPORT One change from last months report. We received a raise of $200 per month from the Lindale, Texas church. After discussing this with them, we decided that we would accept it only with the understanding that it would be used in special ways in the work. So, we are not considering it personal support, but support which will be devoted solely to doing special things for the work. One of the first things we did with these funds was to purchas...[more] REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2005 December 16, 2005 Dear Brethren, We hope that this report finds all of you doing well. We are doing fine here in this part of the Czech Republic. Samuel and Adela both just celebrated their birthdays. Samuel turned 2, and Adela turned 5. REDUCTION IN SUPPORT We were recently informed by the brethren at the Hillview congregation in Nashville, Tennessee that they will be reducing their support from $600 monthly to $400 monthly effective January 1. We would like to make up this $200 loss, if it is possible. TRIP TO THE UNITED STATES Our family has made plans to travel to the United States from June 28 to July 25, 2006. We were able to purchase airline tickets for the fairly reasonable price of $4,100 roundtrip total. To date, we have received $1,400 in help towards paying for these t...[more] REPORT FOR JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2006 February 24, 2006 Dear Brethren, We hope that this report finds all of you doing well. Please note our new telephone number in the header above. Although we have had a few days with warmer weather, we are still very much in the grip of winter. The extreme cold that we had in January and early February has gone away, although it did keep a couple of families from being able to be at worship a couple of times (car troubles due to the cold). I have been experiencing some problems with my neck and spine which was causing dizziness and headaches, but with rehab, it has gotten much better, almost back to normal. I suspect it was mostly brought on by the cold weather and lack of outside activity. This report will cover January and February. I apologize for its lateness, this was due to several factors,...[more] back |