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I just read a quote by Peggy Noonan: In Iraq this year I asked an Iraqi military officer doing joint training at an American base what was the big thing he’d come to believe about Americans in the years they’d been there. He thought. “You are a better people than your movies say.” He had [...]
We celebrated Thanksgiving on Sunday. Since thanksgiving is not a Russian holiday, it’s a bit easier to have the meal on Sunday. In addition to several friends, Olga’s mother and grandparents joined us. Olga’s grandfather, Orest Maxmilianovich Grotten is 92 years old, and we were very glad he could be with us. Above is Olga [...]
Today is Thanksgiving in the USA. While it’s not a holiday here in Russia, it is certainly a day of celebration for me and Olga. Today we celebrate our 10th anniversary. As a special treat on our anniversary today we both woke up sick with head colds. The start of a great day! The picture [...]
I recently received this from Dennis Ellis, a missionary I met in Russia several years ago. Katya and I want to thank you for your friendship, prayers and care for us. God has been so good to us to bring us through many difficult times. In the fire we have come face to face with [...]
Alina Pizhova is foster parenting two children. Even though their life is hard right now, their faith is growing. Here is good update from Alina — Hello Dear Friends! I would like to thank everyone for the prayer and for the support! God is doing miracles! I would like to share our testimony here and [...]
Gary and Pam Amstutz have been living in Chita, Russia for several years, helping orphans in a variety of ways. You can read more about their ministry here, and you can see a video of their work at the end of this post. A young Russian lady named Lucya is working with them. I thought [...]
A couple of evenings ago we had a dinner for the MIR staff at our flat, hosting 17 people. It was great to have a peaceful, fun time with our friends. MIR has been going through a tough time financially and yet the ministry continues to expand and do good work. We’re expanding an ecological [...]
Since our last Postcard we’ve been all over Europe. At the end of August we drove from Russia to Montenegro (you can see a photo record of the trip here). The picture above was taken when we gassed up in Augustow, Poland. We spent almost a month in Montenegro, visiting family, friends and ministry partners. [...]
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As I’ve been posting pictures of Montenegro, I realized that people may not know what I really do other than see beautiful places on a regular basis. So, I thought I’d write a note about what I’m up to these days. For those who don’t know, I am the Executive Director of Stoneworks International, a [...]
