Mike on February 26th, 2010

About 10 days ago, Olga and I began a road trip from St. Petersburg, Russia to visit Stoneworks ministry sites in eastern and central Europe.  Stoneworks continues to expand, and it’s an honor to be able to visit so many wonderful people that God has put together as ‘living stones’ (1 Peter 2:5).
Our first stop [...]

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As you can see, this is Olga writing here.
Well, I had to be patient and wait five days for the pictures!  But today they have finally arrived!  I called my sister and heard a great news, that she is already at home with her baby!
She did say that she thinks him to be the most [...]

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Mike on January 26th, 2010

Good news! Olga’s sister Alla gave birth to a boy — Andrej.  The baby has some jaundice, but everyone is doing well. We’re very happy to be Aunt and Uncle. We’ll post pictures soon.
Alla is married to Zhelyan, a Montenegrin, and they live in Podgorica. And we will soon be in Montenegro.
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Mike on September 19th, 2009

Here is a video from a digital storytelling project at the University of Montenegro. This short video tells about the Roma people who live in Montenegro and gives a brief look in the to culture of the gypsies in Podgorica.

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Mike on August 4th, 2009

Here’s a slideshow of my trip to Montenegro. Enjoy!

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I  just returned from a very fruitful trip to Montenegro, where we hosted a team from St. James United Methodist Church in Athens, GA.
Our relationships continue to deepen in Montenegro and the work is expanding. I was involved in three main areas:
First, we ran a teen camp. We had more campers this year than last [...]

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Mike on June 12th, 2009

We recently drove home to Russia from Montenegro.  It was a beautiful drive along the Croatian coast and up into Hungary.  There we visited missionary friends and saw (rainy) Budapest.  The relationships were great, the city was beautiful and we hope to return.
Then we drove to Minsk, Belarus to visit Spring of Revival, a Stoneworks [...]

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Mike on June 8th, 2009

Here’s a slideshow I put together from our recent visit to Montenegro with the mission team from The Wesley Foundation in Athens, GA.
I realized that I don’t have too many pictures of the ministry times, because we were busy being involved in the work rather than being outside of it. Still, you can see the [...]

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Mike on June 6th, 2009

We’re back in Russia after a great drive from Montenegro through Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and Belarus. Along the way we visited new friends and old in Budapest and Minsk.
We want to share this amazing picture of the team in Montenegro. This was taken on a mountain overlooking the Bay of Kotor, thousands of feet [...]

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Mike on May 26th, 2009

Yesterday, after two very good and full weeks, we said our goodbyes to a team from Athens, GA. Most of the team members were from the Wesley Foundation at the University of Georgia. Jane Kilgo, from St. James UMC in Athens, GA, also joined the team. The team is pictured above with the Kid’s Club [...]

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