Updates
Four yeas ago I officiated the wedding of Maxim and Anya Zakharov. Two years later they asked me to oversee their dedication of their first born girl, Pelegea. This week they asked me to do the same for their second daughter, Miroslava (who is a real cutie, above). It’s a blessing to have been here [...]
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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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We believe that the Lord sets us together as members of His body, as living stones. As we honor the relationships that He establishes, then the work naturally flows. We made a video to help people see and understand better what MIR is and work to which we’ve been called. Many thanks go to Thomas [...]
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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Montenegro was a part of Yugoslavia and is located in the Balkans, across the Adriatic Sea due east of central Italy. It’s a small country (pop. 650,000) with only about 200 protestant believers. Stoneworks continues to partner with the Brethren Assembly in Podgorica, one of only three Evangelical churches in the country. In May, I’ll [...]
Stoneworks partners with a Christian charity, Spring of Revival (SOR), serving orphans in Belarus. Olga and I were very glad to make our first trip to visit them recently. Spring of Revival is directed by Olga Goncharenko, who I first met when she worked as an interpreter with American teams in Russian summer camps several [...]
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Please keep this in prayer — on the way to church yesterday Olga’s mother, Tanya, was hit by a car. She has lost some teeth and has a concussion. The neurologist said that she’s OK, but some of her upper jaw has been damaged so that it will be difficult to implant teeth in the [...]
As the Executive Director of Stoneworks International, I am honored to help support the work of Spring of Revival in Belarus. You can see the most recent new from SOR here. These days, difficult financial situations affect many. The Bible says that those who water will themselves be watered. Please pray that the Lord will [...]
It is very beautiful in the Russian countryside at this time of year. Olga and some friends went skiing earlier this week. At left is Olga with Natasha Chepushtanova. Olga Ryazhskikh was also with them. They were skiing on a lake north of the city and had a great time. I (Mike) return to Russia [...]
Each year our church in St. Petersburg, StreetCry, hosts a Christmas dinner for drug rehabilitation centers and homeless people. Orthodox Christmas in Russia is on January 7th. Here’s a report from Olga about the dinner: There were more than 300 people at the dinner from about ten rehab centers. One rehab center came all the [...]
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