Gospel Expedition

At seven in the morning, the rain stopped and our moods improved. The night rain was a blessing for us. It meant a road without dust, which was very important. We were to travel 92 kilometers. The lack of good road did not threaten us any more. We have already spent two weeks along such “roads.” It was sunny but cloudy. Christian brothers and sisters from the Magdagachi church met us. [Continue reading Ministry to the Armenian Diaspora …]

When I look at the schedule of our Expedition and our visits to various towns, I sometimes ask myself a question — what awaits us in a new place? Usually the events of our schedule are quite similar — wakeup call, prayer, breakfast, the road, arrival, and evening meetings with people, dinner, prayer, and then sleep. The next day it’s the same schedule.

But behind these seemingly monotonous things there is something happening that we cannot describe with words. [Continue reading God is at Work Even in the Routine …]

Today the clock woke us up at 5:30 a.m. It was sunny outside, bur rather cool in the morning. We wanted to stay in our sleeping bags for a while. At 6:00, Natasha, Kate and Marina prepared breakfast for us. The way ahead to Yerofey Pavlovich was not long — only 110 km — but difficult. [Continue reading Entering Russia’s Far East …]

We came together for morning prayer and read Isaiah 40:26, 31 . . . Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, not one of them is missing . . . Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength . . . We were refreshed by His power to fulfill His tasks.

The road that will take us to Amazar is 104 kilometers-long. We started on our way at 8.00 a.m. after breakfast. We are not surprised by the road covered with gravel and dust. The cyclists were first in line followed by the KAMAZ. Each time we see a cloud of dust before us we know that those are oncoming vehicles. Our truck KAMAZ then goes to the front and forces them to stop. Most vehicles slow down, except in some rare cases. Our God preserves us according to the prayers of His saints. [Continue reading On to Amazar and Ministry with Children …]

“When I begin my day I hear your voice” are the words from a song by Denis Bernaz, which all Christian youth in Russia know well. Early on Friday we heard the noise of plates and the voices of Christian sisters in the kitchen of the church. So we had to get up earlier than planned. We had breakfast and began to get ready for a long day as a very poor road awaited us. We were to cover 150 km to the next town - Ksenievsky. [Continue reading Living off the Land …]