Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Greetings from Russia!!!

Well, we finally were able to get an Internet connection!  We are in Soltsi right now and we just finished our second day of VBS!  Of course, on the mission field we learn to be flexible, adaptable, and trainable and that has been the theme of this trip so far!  Once we arrived (thank God with all of our luggage!), Pastor Anatoli mentioned that they want to try to start a church at the rehab center in October.  As a result, we are actually conducting two VBS sessions, the first one in the morning at the church in Soltsi, and the second VBS at the rehab center in Vibity in the evening.  The days have been long (it doesn't get dark outside until about 11 PM), but we are already seeing God working here.  We had one girl (other than the two teens who already attend the church) attend the Soltsi VBS on Tuesday, but today we had 6 girls and one boy.  We were so excited to see the number of children grow so much. 

Yesterday while we were playing games outside of the Soltsi church, Mike dislocated his shoulder.  We thank God that his injury was not as serious as it could have been.  Mike is currently in a cast and we have lost one of our musicians, but we have one of the teens from the Soltsi church who is going to play with us.  Mike is having fun dancing around with one arm!!  :)

It was so wonderful to see the kids from last year's VBS at the rehab center show up on Monday to see us even though VBS did not start until Tuesday!!  God sent 36 kids the first night at the rehab center which is more than we had last!  God is working in this place and we are so thankful to be a part of this mission! 

We don't have the entire team here right now, but I know everyone wants to tell their family and friends that they love them and to continue to keep us in your prayers as we are praying for everyone back home. 

It is taking a long time to upload pictures, but we will try to update as much as possible.  Please continue to keep us in your prayers, especially Mike.

This is Masha.  She was our only child on the first day of VBS in Soltsi.  Needless to say, she got a lot of attention  :)
This was the first night for VBS at the rehab center.  We were so thrilled at the number of kids who came!

Tatyana is cooking for us again.  She is such a wonderful cook and we can't get enough of her oatmeal!

It is so wonderful to see friends we made from last year's trip.  Nadia is playing with Daniel.



 

   
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  1. drenda boltonJuly 27, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    Wow....so good to hear from you.Been praying for you all and of course will continue to. Thank you for all the news and pictures.Sorry to learn of Mike's injury.Praying for a speedy recovery. So good to hear the number of children increasing in VBS.Sounds like you are all very active there with plenty of daylight too.May God Bless and keep you all.With love,Drenda

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  3. Stef KurtzJuly 27, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    Hey guys! So good to hear from you; glad you got the internet connection working! As I look at the pictures, I am a little jealous that we couldn't make it this year. I can smell Tatyana's oatmeal from here...mmmmm! Praying for a speedy recovery for Mike and also that no one else gets hurt while having fun with the kids! Give our love to everyone; can't wait to hear how God is using you all to honor and glorify Him! Love, Stef Kurtz

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