Gospel Expedition

After some rest in Nizhniy Novgorod, our team headed for Cheboksary, capital of the Russian Republic of Chuvashia — a 250 km journey. On the way we stopped for rest and a snack, and while we were resting we had a pleasant meeting. A Christian man on his way home to Belarus saw our flags and cars with the Expedition logo, and stopped his truck. [Continue reading Scripture Distribution in Cheboksary …]

After Kineshma, the Expedition headed to the city of Nizhniy Novgorod where a big holiday devoted to the arrival of the Expedition was planned. The trip between the two cities was one of the longest thus far at 250 km. According to our estimates, the cyclists were supposed to arrive there right at the beginning of the event. That is why Eugene Dushakov and I left Kineshma for Nizhniy Novgorod together with the choir, so we would have an opportunity to prepare and think over all the details. [Continue reading On to Nizhniy Novgorod …]

The new day arrived with the arrival of a new KAMAZ truck, which the UECB bought especially for this and similar missionary expeditions. We transferred our cargo from the minibus into the KAMAZ, which followed us from Kostroma and continued our way. We were to go to Kineshma, some 90 km from Ivanovo. [Continue reading The Failure That Didn’t Happen …]

The trip to Ivanovo was hard. The rough road took a toll on our cyclist’s hands and bodies. We dropped in at the town of Volgorechensk about 30 km away from Kostroma. We were warmly welcomed and fed by the local church there, and then we were on our way again. [Continue reading Rough Road, Rough Weather and Ivanovo …]

On the morning of June 14, the Expedition left Yaroslavl for Kostroma. Just before we started, one of the accompanying minibuses got a flat tire. We formed two groups and continued our way to Kostroma. One group consisted of a Jeep and the cyclists. The minibus remained in Yaroslavl to put on new tires. But we met all together again before we entered Kostroma. Brothers and sisters from Kostroma met us at the outskirts along with two police escorts, who accompanied us to our destination. [Continue reading Preaching in the Rain at Kostroma …]