by Liz Sukhovskaya | May 3, 2013 | Russia
Since the ground has thawed in the city, workers have sprung to life, finishing projects that had been delayed all winter. In our building, this involved repainting the stairwell. I’m not sure why this had to occur in the spring, but it did. I often wonder what...
by Liz Sukhovskaya | Apr 29, 2013 | Russia
We have a 9-month old! After a summer in the U.S., we arrived back in St. Petersburg in the end of August. David was almost 8 weeks old upon our arrival, but a month later we had to go to Estonia to get him a new visa. So we had sort of a parenting trial by fire as we...
by Yura Belonozhkin | Apr 24, 2013 | Russia
I led a men’s retreat in Norway last month. Here is a video of our trip. I didn’t mention it in the video, but I want to express my heart-felt appreciation to Vestre Jacobselv Camping leaders, and especially to Oyvind Kjelling and Siren Jankila, the folks...
by Stoneworks International | Apr 17, 2013 | Russia
I want to clarify about the title of this post. From a human perspective, everything feels “too hard.” People we love often lose their lives “too early.” There is “too much” tragedy around us…doesn’t it seem like more...
by Liz Sukhovskaya | Apr 13, 2013 | Russia, Staff
Well, I got nominated for a blog award in which I am supposed to share some details about myself. I am also supposed to pass it on to someone else. I checked back to a post I wrote about the blogs I follow, and I think about 90% of them are now defunct, though there...
by Stoneworks International | Apr 1, 2013 | Russia
When a non-believing friend visited our women’s group lately and had some questions, I was moved listening to other women share their stories. They spoke of their faith, and the Word of God flowed out of their mouths so naturally. I don’t really know how...
