Thomas Umstattd Jr.

My Russian Family

I would like to introduce you to my Russian family they are some of the friends I have made here.

My Russian Home

This is the elevator that goes up to our flat. It can hold up to three people or two people and a backpack. Its great for building community. This is the entry way of our flat. Every time you enter a house you take off your coat and shoes and put on house slippers. Each [...]

Safe in Russia

I have now been in Russia for four days and I love it here so far.

ACW Christian Writers Conference

Last Weekend David Umstattd and I visit the American Christian Writers conference in Oklahoma City.

I am Going to Russia!

Married people often tell me how they miss the freedom they had when they were single. Well I am single and I have done very little with this supposed freedom. Well no more.

100th Post & Happy New Year

Here are 9 Predictions for 2009.

The pain of being broken (Psalm)

Oh Lord, there is a sadness deep within my heart,

The pain of being broken, my world falling apart.

Bob Reinhart, Inventor of Captain Crunch, Dies at Age 84

Robert Rountree Reinhart was born July 30, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois and started working at Quaker Oats at the age of 17  to escape the great depression. After returning from World War II he went back work maintaining Quaker equipment. But his blue collar was not to last. The guys in the white lab coats [...]

A Different Kind of Thomas

Here is a part of me you may have never seen.

An End of an Adventure

Grace and I both felt our courtship was distracting us from our most important relationship, our relationship with the Lord.  We have decided to call our courtship off and refocus on what God has for us as individuals. We are still friends. The main purpose of courtship is to glorify God and draw us closer [...]

An Upate on My Dad

Before I begin, I just wanted to thank all of you for your comments, prayers and emails. You have made this season a lot easier than it could have been. You have demonstrated our need for the body of Christ. It has now been almost three weeks since my dad’s heart operation. He just seems [...]