Helping in the Far North

Yura Belonozhkin and his wife Masha continue to do remarkable work in the Far North of Russia. They serve tirelessly in many different settings: on North Sea ships, men’s extreme retreats, small groups, local churches, women’s conferences, crafts classes...

Pleading for His Guidance and Blessings

Our recent activities, especially in November were in sign of travelings. First we were traveling to Bulgaria where we participate in a seminar of TEN (Transforming Europe Now). This is ministry organization that we were cooperating few years ago in area of...

HFO – For First Time on Worship

Our house is always open  for many.  Some young adults come to our home for a dinner and for mentoring. Various reasons motivate them to visit us. Some have a feeling of loneliness. Someone needs advice and help someone because of the friendly relations to talk. They...

We Had To Do This Distance

It is mid October, and it is the beginning of the winter time here in the Arctic.  The snow is falling, the roads are bad, the car is dirty as  I don’t know what… There’s still daylight, but very soon it will get completely dark, we won’t see the Sun for almost 3...

HFO – Visiting, Hiking with Orphans

We continue our friendship with children in orphanages and with graduate orphans as well. Now all children and young adults are very busy because the school year has begun. Yet, we were able to participate and carry out some activities for kids in orphanage and for...

Montenegro and Moldova

Three weeks, 5000 miles (8000km). I had a very fulfilling 2 weeks in Montenegro and Serbia before visiting new ground in Romania and Moldova. It’s always great to see Central and Eastern Europe. I traveled with my family, so it was much cheaper to drive than to...

The Story of Re-entry

I was pondering how I’ve readjusted to Russia on various occasions, and I realized that having a child definitely makes a difference. I’ve struggled to understand other ex-pat parents in the past, and now I am getting there myself. Without kids (or a...