Vanguard team has finished their training and sightseeing in Saint Petersburg and is off to Velikiy (Great) Novgorod to start their 2 week camp at the TB Children Center.
Their days in Saint Petersburg consisted of learning about the Russian history, culture and language. Seeing the beautiful Orthodox Cathedrals and the Hermitage museum. On Sunday they went off in groups to several Orthodox churches, where they witnessed an Orthodox service and experienced first hand the ancient atmosphere of Orthodoxy, a religion which uses liturgy from the 5th century to this day!
Sunday night the team was off to Novgorod!
On Monday we took some time to do a prayer walk around Novgorod, a city over 1150 years old! It is so important to start with prayer. We prayed for the city, the leaders, the churh, the families and the orphans.
Today we start our fist day of camp. Please pray for the team and the kids!