We returned on Sunday to a beautiful St. Petersburg, Russia. The weather has been perfect, and it has been great to start reconnecting with family and friends after such a long stay in the US. Olga took the picture above, in the park across the street from our flat. We are thankful for the many [...]
Most of the Stoneworks associates and workers are meeting in Tallinn, Estonia for our first annual ministry retreat. I’m the Executive Director, and we’re very glad that we could gather for this meeting. We’re spread out all over Eastern Europe and the Balkans, and this is the first time we’re all together in one place. [...]
Here is another great testimony from the work Street Cry is doing in Estonia: We continue to have meetings in a women’s prison every Friday night, preaching the Gospel to the unsaved and equipping the new believers by teaching on the basics of Christian life, praise and worship, prayer, and personal relationship with Jesus. As [...]
Estonia continues to be on our hearts. This fall two of our ministry partners are planning to make trips there to minister to ethnic Russian orphans. We hope the Lord will make a way for us to spend much more time there, but for this fall we are called to spend time in Russia and [...]
Our church, Street Cry, is starting a ministry in Tallinn, Estonia. Here is the testimony of a young lady, Irina, who came to faith through their prison ministry: “I was born into a family of unbelievers and that is why I never heard about Jesus. The only godly thing I remember from my childhood is [...]
This is a pretty amazing story from several years ago — this is from http://www.rense.com/general75/germ2.htm; there are a lot of pictures on this site. You can see a video at the end of this post. An abandoned tank was pulled from its archival tomb under the bottom of a lake near Johvi, Estonia. The Soviet-built [...]
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A friend just sent me this. It’s great and gives a glimpse of Estonian character and culture. It’s quite a contrast to their neighbor to the East. Russia has the same problem but has not yet addressed it (and probably won’t any time soon). ——— “Half of Estonia’s territory is forest. Yet, these forests are [...]
We visited Tallinn a little while ago. Here are a few pictures from the old town, the well preserved medieval city that was a member of the Hanseatic League. Tallinn was earlier known as Reval. I’m learning how to make these simple slideshow videos. This is my first attempt. The music is a movement from a Bach [...]
I (Mike) am currently in Estonia again after a quick trip back to Russia. Olga and I continue in a time of prayer and seeking God’s will for our next steps. But, it is not a time of passive waiting. The Lord has given us good work, and we continue to see His hand in [...]
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I am currently in Estonia researching ministry opportunities for possible future mission work. I’m staying with John and Sara Russell, the founders of Street Cry in St. Pete who are now starting a new work in Tallinn. Olga will join me this week before we return to Russia in about 10 days. A few [...]
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