One meets amazing people with incredible stories in the most unlikely places. Yesterday in the village of Ekaterinovka I shared God’s Word with some people from a local church, some rehabilitating drug addicts, and a woman named Nona. Nona is an immigrant from Armenia. About 15 years ago, she came to Russia to visit her two brothers who were working here in the town of Bezenchuk. Somehow they acquired a debt they could not pay back. So they offered Nona as collateral. (Yes, as a prostitute.) Not exactly the way she expected to spend her summer vacation. Her brothers never…
Happy Birthday Part 2
Hope you enjoy these photos of a Russian dacha
Changes … expect changes
Part of the excitement of being here is meeting new people, making new friends, and getting invitations to “fun stuff.”
Honoring and Remembering Moms
What one word best describes your mom?
Smoking the Pipe of Peace
Kids. Ya gotta love ’em. I spent two lively hours in a class of 5th graders on Friday. They are studying English and were very eager to hear it from a native speaker. Speaking of natives… One of the questions put to me was: “have you ever smoked the pipe of peace?” (SO CUTE!) Talk about being caught off guard. But once I recovered my wits, I had the opportunity to say that my visits to classrooms were something of a modern day “peace pipe” in my desire to build relationships and encourage students in Russia. Part of their day’s…