by Stoneworks International | Nov 28, 2014 | Norway, Russia, Sweden
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...
by Yura Belonozhkin | Oct 23, 2014 | Russia
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...
by Stoneworks International | Jul 8, 2014 | Norway, Russia
A men’s conference in Norway with Yura Belonhozhkin — Jay Heck offers his reflections on the trip: I was skeptical when I heard we would be getting lessons in Arctic survival from a Lutheran priest. But there we were. Snow all around, with tundra sticking...
by Yura Belonozhkin | Jun 4, 2012 | Russia
Yura Belonozhkin reports — The main news – we had our first baptism and first communion in Polarny last week! We invited Bishop Peter from Olenegorsk, and he baptized our new sister Nastya. After that we had our first communion in Polarny. Before that...
by Mike Cantrell | Feb 20, 2012 | Russia
Yura Belonozhkin reports on his recent men’s retreat in the Far North of Russia — Last night I got back home from our winter retreat. It was just amazing. The best retreat so far. We were 23 men from 10 towns in the region. We gathered in an abandoned...
