2009 has been a great year for the Quest. We started in Los Angeles when we ordered our Bibles - Catholic Bibles from the American Bible Society and NIV Bibles from the International Bible Society. In ordering the Bibles I asked Scott what he thought about the order I have planned and his reply was, “Double it!” I think that was him stepping out there with the expectation that God would provide (the money, the logistics of sending them to New Zealand on a container ship, and the carrying capacity of Quest - which was really strained getting those Bibles onto the boat as low as possible and without interfering with the function of a yacht at sea).
I wish people would not deliberately put themselves in positions where they almost certainly are going to be treated badly or where others must risk their lives to save them.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think the Russians have had any more trouble since capturing pirates that attacked one of their ships. The pirates were bound and abandoned on-board a boat which the Russians later set afire and sank.