Merry Christmas from Stoneworks

God has given us grace through Jesus Christ; through Him we may have peace with God the Father. May the Lord bless you and keep you; may He make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; may the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. For He is the...

Being A Kid

I was looking at pictures that a girl from the orphanage had posted on a social networking site, and was seeing this weird dichotomy, but couldn’t put a finger on where it was coming from. The pictures represented her as your average teen girl who aspires to be on a...

Men’s Conference in the Far North

We recently had a men’s conference. It was the 1st event for men in the Murmansk Region in history. That fact itself was encouraging and exciting. We had it in the Olenegorsk Church. This is the only church in the area that can host such a conference because...

Father and Son – Two Different Realities

My father is a retired Navy Officer.  He served in the Soviet Navy in the 70s and 80s. His position was called ‘Commander’s Assistant for the Political Aspect’.  This meant that he was in charge of all communist ideological work on the ship. He...

Ministry in the Far North

We are preparing for a Men’s Conference for later this month. So, I have to go to Olenegorsk and spend there almost all my free time getting ready. I’m rehearsing with the worship band (I play the drums!). We’re learning new songs and preparing...

Travels in Scandinavia

Recently I went to Sweden with three other men from our ministry. We visited three churches and spent some time with the pastors of those churches. We told them about a conference in December and a retreat in March, which they were especially interested in since it...