Koppero
Before getting to the pictures, I wanted to add a couple of links about recent ministry in Belarus and Russia. I’ve been in Finland for a few days, staying at a little cabin called Koppero. The weather has been great, and I’ve been tucked away working. It’s a mix of high-tech and low-tech: no running [...]
Mary Walsh and her daughter Sarah arrived yesterday. I met them in Helsinki and then we drove up to Koppero. It’s good to have them here. We return to Russia tomorrow and then go on to Estonia on Sunday. We went looking for mushrooms and ended up with berries: Valerie enjoys the lake: And as [...]
We are in Finland for a few days. It’s lovely here. Two friends from the US (Mary and Sarah Walsh) will arrive in Finland on Monday and spend a couple of days with us before we all drive back into Russia. Yesterday I made a video of my drive through the country. (The Finnish voice [...]
Three quick pictures: Valerie got hold of our camera and made some interesting pictures, including this self-portrait: She also used her little shovel as a microphone, singing and dancing in the yard: And we had a classic Finnish sunset:
This was the view outside this morning here in Finland — wet snow, but it didn’t stick.
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 [...]
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.
Olga and I are now in Finland. We’re here with Olga’s mother, Tanya, our ‘sister’ Violeta from Montenegro, and our good friend Natasha from Russia. Once again we’re staying at the little cabin by the lake, which comes complete with beautiful sunsets. (Just so you know — it takes us about 5 hours to drive [...]
We are in Finland for just a few days. Olga needs to be in Finland because of some visa restrictions, and I need do a little work with a friend in Helsinki. We return to Russia on Thursday and then go to the States on Monday the 12th. We’re staying at the cabin, Koppero, we’ve [...]
