by Liz Sukhovskaya | Nov 14, 2014 | Russia
My counselor friend from the orphanage came to visit us again the other day, and as always she updated me on how things are going over there. There are some big changes going on in how the orphanage is run and funded, from an administrative standpoint. BEFORE: -the...
by Yura Belonozhkin | Oct 23, 2014 | Russia
It is mid October, and it is the beginning of the winter time here in the Arctic. The snow is falling, the roads are bad, the car is dirty as I don’t know what… There’s still daylight, but very soon it will get completely dark, we won’t see the Sun for almost 3...
by Yura Belonozhkin | Oct 4, 2014 | Russia
Worshipping Jesus, fellowship with brothers, encouraging words, and even an arctic ‘jacuzzi’. Here is a video of our recent men’s retreat —
by Liz Sukhovskaya | Oct 3, 2014 | Russia, Staff
I was pondering how I’ve readjusted to Russia on various occasions, and I realized that having a child definitely makes a difference. I’ve struggled to understand other ex-pat parents in the past, and now I am getting there myself. Without kids (or a...
by Yura Belonozhkin | Aug 18, 2014 | Norway, Russia
Varanger peninsula. A wild and beautiful place. In every valley, on every ridge, on every rock and small leaf – the signature of the Author. Eighty five kilometers (53 miles) in five days. Five days of continuous worship. True. Sincere. Not by schedule....
by Stoneworks International | Jul 8, 2014 | Norway, Russia
A men’s conference in Norway with Yura Belonhozhkin — Jay Heck offers his reflections on the trip: I was skeptical when I heard we would be getting lessons in Arctic survival from a Lutheran priest. But there we were. Snow all around, with tundra sticking...
