Members of God’s Family

by | Nov 7, 2016 | Montenegro

“Your are citizens with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family” — Eph.2:19 Brother’s keeper conference It was special blessing that 6 of us men, could attend this international conference in Slovenia. For all of us it...

Our First Team in Ukraine

by | Aug 31, 2016 | Ukraine

A team from Northampton, MA led children’s camps in Kamyanytsya, Perechyn, and Seredne, Ukraine. Just look at all those tie-die shirts the team created. Led by board member Kirk Wassmann and his wife Betsy, the team served in a Roma village in addition to...

Struggling to Break Through Darkness

by | Aug 30, 2016 | Russia

For some reason it was difficult. I don’t really know why, but there’s a great difference between preparing an event in Norway and in Russia. I mean, beyond obvious differences. Something inside of me responds very differently.  When I prepare a meeting in Norway, I...

God Called Me to Freedom

by | Jun 7, 2016 | Belarus

Intern Valerie Bryson reports from Belarus — It’s so hard to believe that this time in Belarus is almost over! I don’t think I’ve ever been to such a beautiful country. Everything is green and flowers are blooming everywhere! Everyday has been...

Gospel Outreach Day

by | Jun 4, 2016 | Montenegro

We took our first steps in doing open-air outreach and as this small step has it own excitement there are also many things that we need to learn on the way. So it was this time. Very positive thing was the fact that we as a church had experience of building up a team,...

In Full Daylight at 1 AM

by | May 30, 2016 | Russia

The very name “May Ski Trip” sounds intriguing. Even for those who live here in the North.  It’s pretty odd to think about skiing when it’s already warm for a couple of weeks, and in the city the snow is almost gone. But we know that out there in tundra spring has not...

God-appointed Encounters

by | May 22, 2016 | Finland, Norway, Russia

Hello dear friends, Recently I got back home from a weeklong trip in Norway and Finland.  I just got to share some things with you about this trip. First, this was a long-postponed trip, which I was going to take in March. So, this was my second trip after my broken...

Unity in Spirit Enables Us to Serve

by | May 20, 2016 | Belarus

We have been blessed by Larry Heller’s, Roberta and Heather Ficke’s visit. It is so great to have missionaries come. When we are together, we are complete as the Body of Christ. The unity in Spirit enables us to serve others on a much deeper level and at the...

Into Latvia and Ukraine

by | May 5, 2016 | Ukraine

I’ve just returned from a very nice trip to Latvia and Ukraine. It’s a joy to see God giving relationships that are both new and deepening. A few months ago in the USA I met a family that adopted three Latvian brothers. They wanted to find the birth...