CBU: Training and Sightseeing!

Hello from team Russia B. We have been having fun learning about the language and history of Russia. We have had the opportunity to ride the Metro, eat the local foods, and go on a few cultural excursions. Our fieldworker has been wonderful as she has been helping us acclimate. We are staying in a beautiful building with comfortable beds and warm showers! Continue to pray for our team as we are preparing to serve the orphans here. Dasvidaniya!   ~Rebecca

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[Pree-v-yet] from Russia!  We’ve been here for 2 days now and MAN do we have some stories for you! The first few days have been tiring and adventurous all at the same time. We are still getting used to the time change and the sun being out when we go to sleep at 10pm and when we wake up at 8am.  We have been going through training the past few days learning a little bit of the language, history and culture of Russia and St. Petersburg. Some of the many adventures we’ve had so far include Jackie and Lauren missing the Metro and causing everyone to wait for them at the next stop, and making friends with a twelve year old little boy at the Hermitage museum.

In addition to the Hermitage museum, we have also visited the Spilled Blood Cathedral, which contained beautiful mosaics made of thousands of tiny colorful tiles. Russia has a lot of history and so far we have only experienced a small part of it. We are all very tired, but still very excited to be here! We leave St. Petersburg on Monday to travel to the orphanage we will be working at in Novgorod. Please continue to pray for our team as we prepare to serve the children in the orphanage with fun games and lessons!    ~Jackie