10.10.2007- Sorry for the "News Gap"! This has been quite a busy time at the Chastain Household. We are slowly moving forward in our fundraising. Also of note- our Isabel is a force to be reckoned with now that she is fully mobile! She went with us to Russia this summer, and everything went well. Thanks so much for your prayers! Instead of trying to describe the trip here, I think I'll let our newsletters do that.

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1.1.2007- HAPPY NEW YEAR! We appreciate you visiting our website and encourage you to prayerfully consider your role within this ministry. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. If you would like to financially support this ministry, please click on the DONATE link to the left.

11.15.2006- Charlie returns from Moscow. The Eastern European Summit for Children at Risk 2006 was quite an eye opener. I was amazed to see so many people focused on the same goals as us. I felt both encouraged and dismayed at the same time. Some new research completed by the CDC really drove home the fact that we have a long way to go in solving the at-risk crisis in Russia: 1/3 of all street children living in St. Petersburg are HIV positive. This is not a small number folks! There are thousands on the streets of St. Petersburg. Check out photos from the summit and look for my thoughts on my time there soon.

2.12.2008- Well, we’ve covered quite a bit of territory in the last few weeks.  Special thanks to our friends in Aiken SC and Tuscaloosa, AL for your hospitality, prayers and support!  After all of the commotion, Miki and I used some of our expiring airline miles to take a short vacation in Colorado.  We are so thankful for our blessings.  Next Up:  We’re off to Union SC.  Further Up:  Training in Colorado Springs, CO for 5 weeks, then 10 days of training in Rio, Brazil.

10.17.08-10.22.08-  The Chastains will be visiting Stallsville UMC in Summerville, SC.

11.7.08-11.9.08-  The Chastains will be guests at Norcross FUMC, Norcross, GA.

SHORT TERM TRIP ALERT!

2.18.2008- St. John’s UMC in Aiken, SC is planning a short-term trip to visit our ministry in St. Petersburg.  The tentative date for this trip is September 5-15, 2008.  If you are interested in being a part of this team, please let us know.  We can get you connected with the team leaders in Aiken.  Just send an email to Miki. 

9.24.08- Chastains return to USA to finish up fundraising and to move the last bit of their home.

WHAT HAVE YA’LL BE UP TO?

4.15.2008- Special thanks to Rev. Ward and all the folks a Fayetteville UMC in Tennessee!  You guys blessed us beyond measure!  We look forward to spending more time with you.  Also, We want to thank Pastors White and Thornton @ Trinity UMC in Waycross for a great time of fellowship and planning.  We’ll see you soon!  We also hosted a Missions dinner at our house for Kennesaw UMC, with missionaries from Russia, Kazakhstan and Kenya and a few former missionaries now working with The Mission Society.  Thank you all for taking the time to come and bless our home church.  We also had the pleasure of telling our story to an Ethiopian Womens Bible Study in Tucker, GA.  It was an honor to meet you all and to hear about your mission in Africa!  Never in a million years would Miki and I have thought that our work in Russia had anything to do with African children-  God is Good! 

HELLO FROM ST. PETE!

8.28.2008-The Chastains are now in St. Petersburg.  They are there hosting a short-term team visiting the orphanages and are apartment hunting.  Please keep them in your prayers.  For the most up-to-date news, check out the Journal Page.

11.2.08-  The Chastains will be speaking at Kennesaw UMC, Kennesaw, GA.  There will also be a fundraiser.