Russia

After 25 hours of being in the air and over two days of travel we finally made it. We felt very thankful that the longest distance of travel is over and that it went far better than we had thought it would go. This team of students is such a blessing to be with. They make the adventure so amazing and so much fun for Jack and Naomi. A fascinating part of this journey is going to be seeing the similarities and the major differences between all the cultures we are going to see. I felt strangely at home right when we arrived in Russia. I think this is because Vladimir is such a special place for my sister and I have heard her talk about the people and places for so many years. Its pretty amazing to now be here! The heads of Mercy Ministries Paul and Sergei have been incredible and the church here accepted us so warmly. The women from the church have made us the most amazing meals and we eat as a team in the basement of the church. We have felt very taken care of. We spent the day harvesting potatoes at a boardinghouse and also played with the children. We will be going back next week to do music and drama with the kids and share the gospel. Worshipping together with the Russian congregation has been a highlight as well. Last night during our thursday night worship time the men that live in the church came down to join us. It turned into an amazing Russian/English prayer and worship time...it was so powerful and we ended in singing You are the God of this City in a dark church praying for these Russian men to shine Gods light in this city! Thank you Lord!