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 31, 2013 | Estonia
Andres Toome, board member of Sunbeam, writes: We got the license! Praise The Lord! We can take children in. guaranteed online loan approval Sunbeam received final permission to run the center. It’s a BIG day for us!!! For those who don’t know, Sunbeam is...
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
Sunbeam has passed the final inspection and will receive the Certificate of Occupancy later this week! Program director Ursula Randlaine reports that everything is in very good shape. She and the staff have begun meeting with families and have finished the official...
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...
by Stoneworks International | May 7, 2013 | Estonia
Sometimes it seems, that we are moving forward with steps of snails. We have to consider officials and workmens schedules. It all teaches patience, despite the obstacles look for solutions and request help. Going through these challenges I have met many helpful people...
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...
