Gospel Expedition

Today is the last — and the longest — day trip. We are to cover 220 km, and hills with steep grades are awaiting us. We got up at 5:30 a.m., prayed at 6, and started at 7 a.m. As we gathered by the church house, some young people came to see us off despite the early hour. We prayed. Our accompanying police car arrived 15 minutes later and followed us to the outskirts of the city. For the first 140 kilometers, we did not stop. By the town of Vyzemsky, another road inspection car was waiting for us and saw us off to the border with the Bikin district, where two more cars were waiting for us, and followed us to the church in Bikin. A meeting in the square is planned for today. [Continue reading Back at the Chinese Border …]