by Stoneworks International | Jun 2, 2013 | Russia
Back story One thing that was helpful when visiting the orphanage was how the counselors would take me aside and tell me about the kids. In the beginning, the counselor of the group I visited most often would always offer me a cup of tea. I was new to Russia,...
by Mike Cantrell | May 30, 2013 | Russia
Elama is a summer camp overseen by our Russian partner MIR; the camp is located north of St. Petersburg. Yesterday MIR director Sergei Tovstopyat and I went to Elama for the first time after the winter. It’s always a bit of a concern to see if anyone has broken...
by Yura Belonozhkin | May 29, 2013 | Russia
I love retreats, I love hiking, backpacking and fishing trips with the men. They help us grow in unity and trust, and of course they are a lot of fun! But they will be nothing good without small groups which meet on the regular basis. A small men’s group is a place...
by Mike Cantrell | May 27, 2013 | Estonia, Montenegro, Russia
Quite a few of our partners have been visiting the USA recently. Vladimir and Marijana Cizmanski are in the States for an extended sabbatical. They spent a few months in Athens, GA, where they met with Artur Põld when he was there to attend the Friends of Estonia...
by Yura Belonozhkin | May 10, 2013 | Russia
We just returned from the ski trip men’s retreat. We were eight; we skied about 25 km. There was one unbeliever. We had Communion right there Thursday night.The weather was mostly bad, windy and snowing. But anyway, we had great time together. We could serve...
by Mike Cantrell | May 8, 2013 | Russia
The following blog entry, by Brian Schroller, was prompted by a meeting Yura Belonozhkin had with some men when he was recently in the States. I think you’ll appreciate the message: “What we find in our heroes and martyrs is a living witness to the fact that the...
