Dear Praying Friends,

We’ve had a whirl-wind month so far… a down payment on things to come.

Carol and I went to Galveston, TX, for our 15th anniversary celebration. We had a wonderful time relaxing on that beachfront island for a few days. We then drove to Tyler for the 70th birthday party of our good friends Denny and Twink Dewitt. We stayed with other YWAM friends (Monica Eastburn and her children Asher and Annabella) in Tyler. Wonderful reunions all around. The birthday party was attended by about 150 friends from the Dewitts life in the military (he was an Air Force Colonel) YWAM, and friends and family. What a lovely tribute to a great couple!

I got news from my family that my (Fred) mom’s cancer was progressing rapidly, so decided to send Carol back to Houston with our friend Candy Palella, (CDTS 2009), to fly back home yesterday. Her duties in accounting were calling.

I drove to Russellville, Arkansas, on Sunday to visit my family there. I will drive to Houston on Thursday, and fly to Portland on Friday, so we can be in Klamath Falls, for the weekend.

We are looking forward to our visit in Klamath Falls with our home church, Living Faith Fellowship. We have a Sunday Thanksgiving dinner with them each year.

On Thursday, Thanksgiving day, I fly to Russia to speak in a DTS (Discipleship Training School) for YWAM, Kamchatka. I am excited to be able to return to Russia for the first time since 2004. In addition to Kamchatka, I’ll be spending a few days in Kurganinsk, the city we visited on outreach in 1993. I am looking forward to renewing relationship there with Nadia and Sasha, the couple that hosted our 1993 team.

I am also looking forward to seeing some fruit from our outreach time there in ’93. We distributed 500 children’s bibles to the preschools and kindergartens through the Orthodox church. This was a historical event, as the Russian Orthodox church and western missionaries have a historical animosity toward one another. But God did a wonderful work there, and I am looking forward to seeing what He’s up to next!

I have already purchased the air tickets to Russia so as to receive a good rate on the travel. As of November 1st we had raised about $400 toward that $2.000 cost. Please join us in praying in the remaining amount!

I too request prayer for my family as we say our “good byes” to mom. She is a passionate worshiper of Jesus, and we are confident in her next assignment. We know she will be crocheting at the feet of Jesus for the next millennium. My brother Tom is still recovering from a lung infection, but the other four siblings are here.

Thank you for your prayers, they are especially comforting at this time.

Grace to you!
Fred and Carol

If you would like to have a part in giving for my Russia trip, please send your check addressed to
Living Faith Fellowship
4549 Homedale Rd
Klamath Falls, OR 97603
For tax purposes, do not write our name on the check, but attach a note indicating for “Lykins.’