The CBU team finished their first week of camp! It has been amazing to see God at work through this team, as they share, play and do crafts with these kids and teens that have seen so little love and acceptance. Continue reading
This past week has been life changing spending time with all these precious children. We have spent hours playing all kinds of games with them, talking one on one with everyone, teaching them about God and just being with them and loving them. They have opened up so much and connected with us in so many ways. We are their role models and they look up to us. They love playing outside no matter what the games are and they are very active. We have taught them games and life lessons but they have taught us more about life than … Continue reading
We’ve finished our third day at the transit center. For those of you who don’t know, the kids at the transit center are usually social orphans; they may have an actual guardian, probably not a parent, but the guardian cannot take care of them so they end up at this center. Many of them come from abusive backgrounds and have never experienced a healthy family situation; however, the kids are continuing to warm up to us as we invest in them.
The city is beautiful and some of us are ready to move here. We have been learning a lot about Russia, it’s history and people with Tanya and Misha these past few days. We’ve successfully navigated our way through the city to find markets and cathedrals, as assigned in our training; exploring the city is always fun. Continue reading
One week of ministry is now completed. We are tired, but so moved by how God has moved in our work. The kids are great to work with. They do everything we ask them to do and more. It is difficult to get away at the end of the day because they want to tell you bye and give us high five’s multiple times. Continue reading
