Witnessing God’s beauty

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Water, sky, sand, rain, sunshine and children – all represent God’s beautiful creation! We are half way done with the camp at the Gulf of Finland. An amazing example of God’s beauty as we witness the outcasts in society embraced by God through His people. Ten full days of reconciliation in the midst of God’s creation! In its fourth year of partnership, SunErgos has been working with Perspektiva, a Russian based non-profit, to empower the physically and mentally challenged youth of Saint Petersburg. “We live in tents for 10 days, cook on a bonfire, wash in the sea, play games, … Continue reading →

Responding to a Greater Calling

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Back in 2003 the Mendakoff family founded SunErgos International, to serve the orphans in Russia. Now in its eleventh year, the organization regularly sends teams of students to serve the orphanages caring for these children. Grace Marlene Gonzales was in one of those teams. Grace was just finishing her sophomore year when she learned about the mission trips offered by her school, California Baptist University. She discovered a few team projects in Russia working with kids through SunErgos and joined one of the teams . Soon Grace and her team arrived in Russia. Before they went to see the kids, … Continue reading →

Off to the Gulf of Finland!

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Hello Everyone!    Thank you for all of your prayers and support. My last two weeks in Novgorod were challenging, but good. I spent a lot of the time at the TB center and serving alongside the team from Armenia. The team from Armenia arrived on the third of July and I went to meet them for lunch. On the Fourth of July I spent most of the day with the team. They were planning what to do with the kids at the TB center and taught me a dance and a skit that we could use for ministry. In … Continue reading →

When Grace meets Vika

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When Grace Marlene Gonzales applied through her school to help with one of their short-term missions programs, she had no prior experience being overseas. What she did have was a love for children. So, when she saw that she could work with orphans, Grace applied with SunErgos International to work in St. Petersburg, Russia.  Prior to applying I never really thought of going to Russia because I just had never really known much about the country. But once I was told I would be going to Russia I looked up everything I could about the country and instantly became fascinated … Continue reading →

Thankful

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Hello everyone, I hope you are doing well and enjoying your summer! It’s been almost two weeks since I last wrote an update and so much has changed for me. It’s been challenging, but as always God is sovereign and God is good! Right after, I last wrote you, I got sick again with another cold. Thankfully it was not as bad as the first time and I did not have to miss out on much time with the kids. On the weekend I was able to go to the lake with some friends and visit a dacha (summer house) … Continue reading →