Camps, Refugees, and a Baby

Greetings Stoneworks family & friends! The Bahtin Family Update: In mid-April, we returned from 5 months in the states, staying with Elissa’s parents. Upon our return, we almost immediately “moved in” at Christian Camp Gideon, as there were already about 60...

Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Estonia

I’ve recently returned from a fruitful ministry trip. David McGuire, our partner in Danes, Romania, asked me to teach at his ministry training school. I also spoke at several churches and prayer meetings in the area. I also visited Gyergyo, Romania, where the...

DEFINITELY a Blessed Summer, Indeed

Hello Stoneworks family! Greetings from Dima, Elissa and DANIEL- the newest and cutest addition! Well, I know everyone has had a very abnormal spring. We completed our school-year by giving video English lessons from March through May. This was a blessing, to be able...

Baby Bahtin

We figured a lot has been happening in our lives and we wanted to share with our Stoneworks partners and family. Here’s a recap/update of the Bahtin life! During the holidays this year, we traveled to Yamal (Salekhard, Russia) to participate in a...

Continued Growth at Sunbeam

I recently met with the leadership of Sunbeam, a center for children with disabilities in Johvi, Estonia. Above are Liana Pold, Andres Toome, Sirli Tammiste, Artur Pold and myself. Artur is the chairman of the board, Sirli is the Director, and Liana manages the...

Estonia!

We’ve just hosted a team from Prince Avenue Baptist Church and St. James UMC from Athens, Georgia. They ran an excellent English camp at Camp Gideon in Northeast Estonia. The Lord blessed our time, and in addition to learning English, many children and...