"Battle School" is a month-long residential discipleship program. Seven students travelled from Ukraine, Moldova, and South Russia to attend 120 hours of classes and prepare for a year of teaching in their own home corps.

Anita plays in the Moscow Orchestra, as new Officer and Cadet appointments are announced. These appointments tell where these folks will serve starting in July. Doesn't Anita look artistic?

One half of our current session of cadets receive their appointments. They will actually travel there in July, but need to know now so that travel and registration issues can be planned.

Sunday school kids sing and enact the Russian version of "Father Abraham." Sunday School has generated a good number of young people in the Corps! They look like they are having fun...

Bread and Brushing up

While in Moldova this past week we saw some of that tasty homemade bread we so loved when we used to live in Chisinau, the capital city. We were there to renew our Russian visa and to teach employees and lay leaders materials on community in mission. Here Anita shares her thoughts on Salvation Army history.

An old cathedral and old familiar faces

We toured Christ the Savior Cathedral during our time in the Brengle Institute--it has a colorful history, and was beautifully restored from total destruction during the 1990's.

Here are all the delegates, including our leaders Commissioners William and Marilyn Francis out of International Headquarters in London.

Brengle Fun and Fauna

We celebrated Valentine's Day while at the Brengle Holiness Institute with flowers and candy (guess which gender took which...). Then we walked outside to enjoy several days of fresh falling snow.

Brengle Seminar

Recently we held the Eastern Europe Territory's second Brengle Holiness Institute. Commissioners Bill and Marilyn Francis flew in from London to lead the sessions, and a tremendous time was had by all. Here you see Captain Valery Lalac sharing his testimony. Each delegate presented fifteen minutes recounting his or her life of faith.

Brad's sister Amy and her husband Rocky and son Cameron dropped by for a visit. Cam looks a little unsure about the moment...but he's cute! 

Brad and his buddy Vic Tidman share a moment of...well, call it Christmas cheer. The Tidmans are session mates of the Caldwells, lo these fourteen years. 

Captain Vic Tidman looks like a lost shepherd with his peppermint staff...we visited with the Tidmans at their corps in Gainesville, GA. 

Justin and his girlfriend Faith relax in Atlanta. Faith is also in training to become a Salvation Army officer. 

Our son Justin is a cadet in Atlanta, GA, training to become a Salvation Army officer. This is the cadets' Christmas pageant, and you can see Justin (a narrator) at the extreme lower right. 

Two brothers hang out in the Tennessee mountains, celebrating a little Christmas cheer. Jaron and Justin also hung out in Atlanta for a couple weeks... 

Our son Jason and his wife Tracy have been serving in THE Corps at Owensboro, KY. Don't they look sharp in their uniforms? Actually, they look sharp all the time. 

Local wildlife enjoy breakfast on Whistle Valley Road. We managed to sneak up on this deer family...pun intended. 

Brad looks over the lake below his Mom's house outside of New Tazewell, Tennessee. No Walmart out here... 

Brad and Anita enjoy a walk in the Tennessee mountains where Brad's Mom and Grandma live. Very beautiful and relaxing... 

Flying home, we passed over a seemingly endless mountain range below the country of Georgia. Gorgeous, if but for the plane wing right outside our window... 

Brad's favorite memory of the weekend in Korea...a happy couple, and beautiful.