Can you imagine losing everything in just minutes?  Recently Dan’s brother Randy, his wife Kim, and their four boys heard a loud noise in the kitchen.  Within moments the kitchen was on fire! Randy rushed upstairs and threw important documents out of the window, including their passports.  Kim crawled through the house trying to save the laptop computer that the church had given to Randy has a gift but became disoriented and had to set it down. The miracle of it all was that not one of them was hurt.  Because things are set up differently in Russia, there isn’t house insurance to cover any of the items that were burned in the fire and so not only do the Crosbys have to continue raising monthly support to do missionary work, now they need to raise additional thousands of dollars in order replace the items that were lost in the fire.

Randy and Kim left everything to be missionaries in Russia about 18 years ago.  Randy is the pastor of a church in St. Petersburg.  The church holds conferences for pastors all across Russia each fall to help train and equip them.  They also have an outreach ministry called “Heart Cry” which feeds and clothes street children who have no place to stay or anyone to feed them.

We have asked Randy and Kim to send us a list of items that were destroyed in the fire so that our supporters can be a part of helping them see restoration and rebuild.  By sending a donation, you are not only helping the Crosby family, but you are helping them touch and change lives all throughout Russia.

List of Needs
Randy’s computer  2500
Randy’s phone and mp3    500
Printer/scanner/copier   400
All Randy’s reference books and recordings ???
Randy’s office furniture, including interpreter workspace             1000
Office sound system     300
Shredder/office supplies              200
Photos/Pictures/Gifts/boys’ handiwork    Priceless
Boys’ lost clothing and furniture     850
Boys’ lost phones and electronics     1200
Homeschool desks and materials, and curriculum    900
 
Kimberly’s clothing and books     500
Blankets/pillows/linens/towels    400
 
Full motor rebuild and other small repairs on our 85 Mercedes truck, which we need to get
supplies and stuff for the building project   2500
 
Tear roof off of burned house, and pack up and haul away debris and trash   800
 
For new house:
Complete the soil preparation for us to live there     1000
Panels to close and insulate the exterior of the house   11,000
 (8000 materials and 3000 labor)
Materials to complete stairs, porch, and attic room floors (we will do the labor)     850
Moving containers onto the property 1000
Septic system  4000
Furnace and separate block room to house it (no possibility of further fires!)   5000
Entry doors and garage door     2500
Radiators and pipes for heating            2600
Run electric in house     1300
Run plumbing     1900
Toilet, sink, shower for one bathroom to get us started   800
Bathroom/Kitchen water heater     300
Kitchen cabinets, appliances (our fairly new fridge survived!!!)     3500
Fences and gate     1500
All interior fixtures, bathroom fixtures, flooring, doors, and a boatload of drywall and paint
Plus someone who knows how to hang the drywall  ???
 
A car to get around in as we will be living away from the city     10,000
 
Also, right now we need about 3000 for visas for the boys and me next month.
 
This list is the basics we need right now to get us in and living there normally.  It does not include anything like furniture or window coverings or finish carpentry or anything, but that will come later. Thanks for your help in all of this.  This will all take a miracle, and I am looking forward to seeing it!!!
 
Love,  Kimberly

If you would like to give a donation towards Randy and Kim Crosby, you can click the online donation button at the top of the page or send a check to Fuel International, PO Box 68, Jenks, OK  74037 and write a note stating you’d like the donation to go to help Randy and Kim Crosby rebuild in Russia.