Dear Family and Friends,

We have arrived in Moldova! Our journey here was long and tiresome, for our flights were rerouted and we ended up taking over 30 hours to get here, but we arrived in the end! We have now spent one full week in Chisinau, Moldova, and are enjoying exploring the city and learning about the new culture we have been placed in.

The apartment we will be moving into was not ready for us when we arrived, but we will be moving in on Saturday. This week we have been hanging out in a guest room at the Pentecostal Union Building, and this has given us a chance to get adjusted to the new time zone before worrying about moving into a new place.

Our boys are loving Moldova – especially the trolley buses; they love the excitement of travelling around the city in a big orange bus. Riding the bus is one of our main forms of transportation here, and so far they boys never tire of it.

The team of missionaries here are wonderful and have done a fantastic job of welcoming us to the country and making us feel comfortable and at home right away. We are very excited about being part of the team over the next two years.

We got to visit the Home of Hope this week and see the beautiful place where the girls live. We spent some quality time with the workers at the Home and Patrick had great fun playing with the children.

Our first three months here will be largely focused on learning the language. We begin our first language lessons with our tutor, Olga, tomorrow afternoon, and we are looking forward to the time when we will be able to properly communicate with the people around us. Please pray we will make rapid progress in this area.

All in all, we have had a very successful and enjoyable first week here and are ready to take the plunge and get involved in the language and ministry here in Chisinau. Thank you to everyone who has been praying for and supporting us. It’s wonderful to know you care as we experience each new and often difficult change. Thank you!

Many Blessings,

Patrick, Kalyna, Jack, Finnian and Levi Stitt

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