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...

Driving a Loaf

I’ve had quite a few men’s meetings recently. On October 2nd we had a men’s meeting in Murmansk and on Oct 5th we had a men’s meeting in Monchegorsk. Last Friday, Oct 12th, we had a men’s meeting in Nickel. There were very few of us, but...

Norwegian Bowling

Having fun at the men’s retreat. Walking along the River Sandfjordselva on Varanger Peninsula, Finnmark, Norway. Aug 04 2012. And here’s a report by one of the participants. You may not understand the language, but the visual tells a lot. Walking along the...

In the North

North of the Arctic Circle, tundra near Murmansk, looking toward the Barents Sea Above the Arctic Circle — I’ve just returned from visiting Stoneworks missionary Yura Belonozhkin and see the work he’s doing up north. I met some wonderful people and...

Norwegian Prayer Conference

Yura Belonozhkin reports: A couple of days ago we returned from our expedition across Varanger Peninsula in Norway. I’m still in Vadso, Norway, waiting to go to the Barentz Region Prayer Conference in Lakselv, Norway, which will start on Friday. I’m using...