Wind, Snow, Sleet and Fog

Hello dear friends, Here’s an update of our family and ministry. A couple of days ago I returned from my trip to Bulgaria where we had a men’s retreat. This was the second retreat for men we had in Bulgaria. The first one was last year at exactly the same...

Into Bulgaria

Dear friends, Thank you so much for your friendship and support! Now we need more prayer. I’m going to Bulgaria to lead a men’s retreat which is from October 27 till 29. Bulgarian and Russian men will gather in the middle of the country in the mountains,...

The Sun Quits Showing Up on December 4th, so . . . .

We do conferences for men every year – 1st weekend of December, the official beginning of the Arctic Night. In reality the night starts a week or two earlier – depending on the weather, but on the Murmansk latitude the Sun quits showing up on Dec 4th.  And that is the...

A Thin Place

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...

Full of Grace and Blessings

Last week was very busy. A lot of preparations for the May ski retreat. Meeting with people, trying to put all the things together – prepare and fix all the gear, make sure everyone is equipped and has all the information about the trip. This time 13 men will go...