Russian team!

Privet! Greetings from Russia.

Our team has been here now for just a week, but it has seemed like much longer. As always in Russia, we been on the move quite a bit. Since arriving, we've been to three different areas and today we will travel to yet another city. We have been on the move in planes, cars, buses, vans, subways, and trains! We ask for your prayers as we continue.

The day after we arrived, we visited some friends in an assisted living facility. We sang songs, shared from our hearts, listened to their stories, and prayed together. As we were leaving, one lady told us, "I can never express the joy you have brought us by coming today. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"

Yesterday, we attended a picnic on the Volga River. We only have a very short time in this area and we wanted to see as many people as possible, so we planned a picnic and invited everyone! I enjoy learning and listening to Russian, but it was definitely a treat to speak English with the many university English students and teachers who came to the picnic.

In the next week we will be attending a wedding, helping with a youth camp, and meeting up with Dennis Hilman among other things! We ask for your continued prayers as we travel!