Finland
Each month, MIR hosts a prayer meeting (above) attended by people who give their lives in Christian ministry. It was great to attend after missing the past few meetings. MIR is facing some challenges just now, so your prayers are appreciated. A friend once told me that choosing a life of ministry means choosing a [...]
Here are some higher quality pictures of dawn in Finland (plus a favorite of Violeta on the lake). I bought a new point and shoot that takes pretty good pictures. Click on the thumbnail to see the cropped, higher quality picture.
Here are a few pictures of our recent visit to Finland. We had a great time and were able to get some work done. We cut down some trees, cleared a lot of brush, and cleaned the place up. All this while also working from my simple office (desk, chair, laptop, wireless internet connection). We’re [...]
I took a drive in the countryside a few days ago, in perfect weather, on a back road between Hämeenlinna and Hauho (apologies for the shaky video):
Olga (like most Russians) loves to hunt mushrooms. However, most Finns do not. So, while it can be hard to find mushrooms in Russia (since everyone is hunting mushrooms) there are a LOT of mushrooms in Finland. We took the boat across the lake, and Olga hit the jackpot. Here is the evidence of her [...]
Moonrise over Pyhäjärvi. We’re having beautiful weather here at Koppero.
Here’s a video of the little cabin (koppero means ‘hovel’ in Finnish) where we stay when we visit Finland. You’ll see the main cabin, a smaller cabin and the sauna. It’s simple and a very real blessing. And you see our little car, which has bravely been all over Europe, from Montenegro to Russia.
This morning I took the ferry from Tallinn, Estonia to Finland. Here’s the view of the Gulf of Finland just just as the Helsinki archipelago is coming into view.
I took this picture yesterday of Violeta on Pyhäjärvi (Holy Lake). We’ve had a good time here in Finland, and we head back to Russia tomorrow.
As a service to ministries and folks in St. Petersburg, here is a map of flea markets in Finland. I will constantly update the map as we find more kirppisi (actually, kirppikset), so check back as often as you will. And let me know if I need to correct or remove any listings. (Accuracy isn’t [...]
