{"id":901,"date":"2011-05-17T23:29:11","date_gmt":"2011-05-18T06:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sunergosorphans.wordpress.com\/?p=901"},"modified":"2012-03-27T23:26:23","modified_gmt":"2012-03-28T06:26:23","slug":"cbu-we-have-met-the-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sunergosint.org\/blog\/cbu-we-have-met-the-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"CBU: We have met the kids!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Team B – St Petersburg<\/p>\n

Hey Mom, Dad, Jared, and all who have been supporting me! It has been so, so amazing here, and I can\u2019t even begin to describe all that has happened so far. But I will say that my heart has definitely been broken for the orphans we\u2019re working with, and I\u2019m not going to want to leave! Thanks for all your prayers; please keep praying! \u2013 Joelle<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Hi Mom and Lexie, I miss you so much. I have no idea where to begin to describe what is going on here, there is just so much good being done here with these orphans. I feel so honored to work with these kids and teens. I know now that it is going to be so hard to leave; I want to stay and continue working with these kids. Thank for all of your support so far and keep praying!\u2014Lauren<\/p>\n

Hi mom and dad!!! I miss you so much!!! I have been having such a good time here! I can\u2019t wait to tell you everything! I am loving working with the kids! I miss you guys and love you so much! I will see you in a couple weeks! Tell Danielle and Zach hi and I love them too- Analeisha<\/p>\n

Hi mom, dad, Bryan, Addie, Chase, and Peter. I love you all and hope all is well back home.\u00a0 Bryan your back is in my prayers and so is both of yours and Peters\u2019 last few weeks school.\u00a0 Thank you all for your love and support, it means so much. You\u2019re the best family ever, and I\u2019m constantly reminded of it here.\u00a0 It has been the biggest blessing to be in Russia. Tell nana, papa, and the Church that all is going great. God is good.\u00a0 Please be praying for the 7 teens in particular that three other girls and I are working with. <3 Beth<\/p>\n

Hi Mom, Daddy, and Dustin\u2026 Have your forgotten about me yet? I miss you and love you all very much. I am safe in this beautiful city. We were fortunate enough to have warm bed, plenty of good food, and hot showers at our finger tips. I feel blessed! I can\u2019t wait to tell you stories when I get home. Happy belated birthday Mom! I love you all so much, don\u2019t forget! \u2013BROOKE.<\/p>\n

Hi Mom, Dad, Dalton, Dustin, & Miloh\u2026I miss you guys all so so much! It\u2019s weird not talking to you all every day but I\u2019m having so much fun here.\u00a0 We have seen so much of the city and being with the kids is amazing.\u00a0 They are all so sweet & so much fun.\u00a0 I can\u2019t wait to see you in a couple weeks & tell you about everything. I LOVE YOU ALL!!! XO \u2013Kayla p.s. yes I have both a warm shower (most of the time=) & a super comfy bed).\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Hi Mama, Dad, Ryan, and Brett! I miss you all so very much! The trip has been one of the best moments of my life thank you so much again for all your support. I\u2019ve matured so much both spiritually, mentally and emotionally. God has been working through our group in such amazing ways! Even though I am counting down the days to be back in your arms again I am hoping that the time here does not go too fast because I\u2019m in love with every one of these kids! Please continue to pray for us and the kids we are working with. I love you all!—Freizel<\/p>\n

Hi mommy, daddy, sissy and big brother!!!! I miss you all a lot! I am so unbelievably blessed and humbled to be here. I feel exactly the way I did when I was done with ITW. So on fire to do His work. I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m here!! I\u2019m working with the teens, its challenging and rewarding but I lovvvvve a challenge from God =] St. Petersburg is sooooo beautiful and old and filled with seriously amazing alleys. I\u2019m obsessed with the art here. I love you all! I\u2019m so far from home! I\u2019ll be home soon though =] \u2013 The Funny Daughter, Tawni =]<\/p>\n

Hi Mommy and Daddy, and Sugar and Oreo, I miss you more than words can say!!!! It is unbelievable here, you would love it and I can\u2019t wait to tell you about it and show you all of my pictures. I have fallen in love with the kids here and you will be happy to know we only have about 11 little kids that I get to play with, craft with, and love on instead of 50! Such a relief and I love all of my team members, they are all unique and beautiful girls of God. J Thank you for all of your prayers and support we have seriously been blessed beyond anything you can imagine. I love you bunches and I\u2019ll see you soon! Love, Your Princess \u2013 Katrina<\/p>\n

Hello lovely family and friends! I have already been so blessed by my time here in St. Petersburg. Whether it has been prayer walking the streets, learning the history, or making bracelets with the orphans, I have been overjoyed to feel the Lord expanding my heart for this wonderful city and the deep need for Him here. Please continue to pray for us throughout the rest of our time here. I miss you all and thank you so much for your prayers! Love you~ Hannah<\/p>\n

Hello from the beautiful city of St. Petersburg. We are having a good time serving and look forward to many more opportunities to share our love with the children here. Your prayers and support are always appreciated. Dasvidaniya \u2013 Rebecca<\/p>\n

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Team A -Novgorod<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>We have spent our first official day in Novgorod, and we are truly amazed at the beauty of this gorgeous city.\u00a0 We have faced our fair share of spiritual warfare\u2026from breaking blinds and picture frames to tripping down stairs and ruining clothing; however, God has strengthened us through each one of these crazy events and we are beyond excited for the things that He has in store for us.\u00a0 Today we finally got to meet the children and teens that we have been preparing and praying for these past four months. We did a short skit and played a quick game that allowed us to get to know their names and ages. \"\"<\/a>They just laughed at us as we tried to pronounce their names and attempt to bridge the seemingly endless language barrier.\u00a0 Despite the humorous beginning, they have already touched our hearts and we look forward to every moment we get to spend with them. Please keep us in your prayers as we begin to form deeper relationships with not only the children and teens, but also the staff. Also, that God will use us in every way possible during these next couple weeks. We look forward to every divine appointment that He has in store for us.<\/p>\n

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Team B – St Petersburg Hey Mom, Dad, Jared, and all who have been supporting me! It has been so, so amazing here, and I can\u2019t even begin to describe all that has happened so far. But I will say that my heart has definitely been broken for the orphans we\u2019re working with, and I\u2019m not going to want to leave! Thanks for all your prayers; please keep praying! \u2013 Joelle Hi Mom and Lexie, I miss you so much. I have no idea where to begin to describe what is going on here, there is just so much good \u2026 Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[80,79],"tags":[9,10,28,32,33,38,41,90,54,57,66],"class_list":["post-901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cbu-teams-2","category-teams-2","tag-california-baptist-university","tag-cbu","tag-isp","tag-ministry","tag-missions","tag-orphans","tag-russia","tag-st-petersubrg","tag-street-kids","tag-sunergos","tag-teams"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2j3in-ex","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sunergosint.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sunergosint.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sunergosint.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sunergosint.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sunergosint.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=901"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/sunergosint.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1286,"href":"http:\/\/sunergosint.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901\/revisions\/1286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sunergosint.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sunergosint.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sunergosint.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}