Monthly Archives: May 2013

Intern: Summer Intern arrives tomorrow!

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Tomorrow our Intern for the summer, Amanda Collins, arrives to serve alongside SunErgos. She will be working at all of our ministry locations, experiencing first hand the scope of our work. Amanda served with us as a team member last summer and now is coming back for three months. Here is her testimony how God changed her through the three weeks last summer. Last summer, I was blessed with the opportunity to go on a three week trip to Veliky Novgorod. My team and I held a camp for the children at a transit center and also got to visit … Continue reading →

CBU: First day with the kids!

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An update for CBU Russia B team: Hello from Novgorod, Russia! We have all arrived safely and with all of our luggage, which is a great triumph when traveling overseas! Thank you for lifting us up! I (Kristi) am writing to you just after Michelle and I were caught in a lightning storm in our search for wifi at a local McDonald’s. Needless to say, we are so excited to finally be getting this update to you! Our cross-cultural journey began during our 7 hour layover in Germany. We were able to take a bus from the airport out to … Continue reading →

CBU: The last days of training

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An update from CBU Russia Team A: Incredible as it may seem, we have already been in St. Petersburg for 4 days! Our journey to Russia was uneventful! We were blessed to spend an afternoon in Heidelberg, Germany-tasting the local German food and enjoying the beautiful sights of the college town. We landed late at night in St. Petersburg, with most of our luggage! Kayla’s guitar however, did not arrive. We spent the next two hours filing paperwork to try to locate the lost guitar. We were able to sleep in a bit before getting up the next morning. Our … Continue reading →

CBU: Orientation and exploring the city.

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The first day of training has finished and the teams are getting ready to get some sleep after a long day! The teams send their greetings to friends and family from Saint Petersburg! They are excited to be finally in Russia, after such a long time of preparation for their trip. On the first day of training the teams went through an orientation where they found out the “dos and don’ts” of living in Russia and their role within SunErgos ministry! As well as learning some Russian alphabet, numbers and color. Very important things to know when working with kids! … Continue reading →

CBU: First Teams have arrived!

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Our first 2 teams have arrived!  After long travels, they are on their way home to get some long awaited sleep! Thank you everyone for your prayers! Please continue to pray for the teams from CBU as they go through a 3 day training, learning about Russian history and culture, and memorizing some Russian words! The training empowers the teams to serve even better throughout the camps this month. It is amazing the difference in teams who have learned the background and culture of where they have come to serve. Subscribe to our blog to receive updates about the teams … Continue reading →