Posted in Testimonies, Team on Jul 25th, 2007
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We’ve been home for a week and a half now and things definitely haven’t been the same. I keep thinking about the kids that we worked with and how they have blessed my life. Most of the kids that we worked with have a hard home life, so many of the kids we’re difficult to […]
Posted in Prayer Requests, Team on Jul 17th, 2007
After two and a half weeks of long days that had a way of flying by, getting eaten alive by bugs (not an exaggeration!!!), eating basically the same meal every day, and being completely used by God in every way…we’re home and very tiered. There is so much to be said because there is so […]
Our foreign correspondent, Sergei Loshak reports that our Summer Camp Team have brought much delight to Emilia our translator and Victor Slobodyan the camp director. The camp children like these peculiar people who can’t speak Russian but love them very much.
Victor and Natasha Slobodyan say that our team are very good guys and faithful slaves […]
Baptism
Sunday, July 1, 2007
We attended a baptism service on the River Ufa for all those who have committed their lives to Christ within the last year. It was a joint meeting time together with all the churches from Ufa representing and supporting their own members being baptized. There was a time of singing and preaching […]
Posted in Team on Jul 1st, 2007
On the night of departure the team (less one - Melanie) met at Betty Andronie’s home (mom in background left and brother one left). Here is the picture of the girls on the team.
Betty, Tiffany, Jamie, Kelsey, Kati (and Melanie, who is not pictured as she met up with the team at San Francisco […]
Posted in Team on Jun 26th, 2007
We are eagerly awaiting our departure until Russia as we continue with last minute preparations and packing! We can not wait to see what the Lord has in store for us and for the rest of our team!
Here are a few pictures of us describing our excitement in a nut shell. Despite any anxiousness we […]
Posted in Testimonies, Team, Blogroll on Jun 25th, 2007
After many long months of knowing that I’m going to Russia this summer and then preparing to go to Russia…it’s finally here. I cannot begin to describe my excitement that I have for this trip and my anticipation in seeing what God in going to do in me, as well as my fellow team members. […]
Posted in Testimonies, Team, Blogroll on Jun 24th, 2007
As the day approaches for our departure for our trip to Russia, I reflect on the journey that has brought me here. These past few months have been filled with excitement, struggles, fear and laughter. This time has been a time of testing of my faith and relying on God for all physical and spiritual […]
Posted in Team on Jun 24th, 2007
Over Memorial Day weekend at the end of May, Betty, Ilya and I got the opportunity to meet the rest of our team members. The team consists of eleven people from four different churches including CV first. Though two of the team members, James and Jake, were unable to meet with us, it was so […]
Posted in Team on Jun 10th, 2007
On June 28th three of our CV First College Students, Betty Andronie (UC Berkeley), Ilya Petushkov (CSEB) and Jamie Atkinson (Simpson University), will be leaving for Ufa, Bashkortostan on a 3 week trip, to assist with the running of the summer camp program put on by the Union of Evangelical Churches Baptists (Baptist Church).
They will […]