by Yura Belonozhkin | Sep 22, 2013 | Finland, News, Projects, Russia
That was the first event for men in Northern Finland for many years. It was initiated and organized by the Pentecostal Church of Rovaniemi, YWAM Rovaniemi and Lutheran Church of Rovaniemi. I was invited as one of the speakers. All the meetings were held in Lutheran...
by Mike Cantrell | Sep 19, 2013 | Estonia, Montenegro, News, Russia, Staff
So, what is my life like in my role at Stoneworks? Here’s a small look at recent events: In late August, my family and I drove from Russia to Montenegro. For ten days, I was with a team from the US looking at some land (at right) we hope to purchase for a camp;...
by Yura Belonozhkin | Sep 8, 2013 | Russia
Hello dear friends, Here is some news. We had our annual summer camp in Aug 26 – 28 this year. This time it looked more like a trip than a camp. We were few – just 10 this time. We hiked 18 kilometers across rocky tundra to the Barents Sea coast. There...
by Yura Belonozhkin | Aug 12, 2013 | Norway, Russia
This summer has been a kind of busy one. I tried to keep men’s groups working as long as possible. Most people usually go on vacation in the summer, so much activity in local churches freezes. But this summer only the group in Monchegorsk/Olenegorsk stopped...
by Yura Belonozhkin | Jun 17, 2013 | Russia
My ministry started with a series of failures of pastors in Murmansk Region. None of them had real friends or mentors. They didn’t have any men who they could share their lives with. Their successes, fears, temptations, sins, failures, struggles. The were...
by Stoneworks International | Jun 13, 2013 | Russia
How do I put this into words? One of the more common traditions I’ve encountered here and NOT in the U.S. is that of taking the baby outside on walks. Here’s what I was used to: I grew up in a neighborhood where we could play out in the backyard, or even...
