CBU Update–two days to relax and back to camp
We finished our first week of camp at the Transit Center on Thursday. It was great to see the kids open up, participate and do things with us more and more as the days progressed.
We finished our first week of camp at the Transit Center on Thursday. It was great to see the kids open up, participate and do things with us more and more as the days progressed.
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
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
After a very long flight of over 34 hours, the second team from California Baptist University has arrived! Everyone was tired, but very excited to be finally in Russia! The team has been training and exploring the beautiful city of St Petersburg! Today they went out in pairs for an assignment which is part of the 3 day training SunErgos provides.