Russia
Here are a few videos related to my last post. Here’s the activity as we waited in line to cross the border from Russia to Latvia: Here’s part of our drive through Latvia: Driving in Poland:
Last week we made the drive from Russia to Montenegro. We traveled in two cars with our friends Sergei and Christina and their twin girls. Here is a photo record of the trip. (You can see a slideshow/video of a previous trip here). We started early in the morning from dacha in Russia. Sergei said [...]
As some of you know, we’re facing some hard times over here these days (in Russia, inspections and investigations; in Belarus, upheaval and difficulty; financial shortfalls everywhere). I sent an email to our team and thought I’d share it with you – ———– Recently I’ve been contemplating Hebrews chapter 12 and want to share a [...]
Today is a good day to post a letter I wrote exactly 10 years ago. This was written just before I moved to Russia. Little did I know I’d meet my wife in just a few months, and I certainly didn’t expect most of what has transpired in this wonderful decade. It’s been a very [...]
Here are some fun pictures of Russia that I’ve collected over the years. You can see more fun/odd pictures from here, here, and here.
This is from EnglishRussia, a great website. I am touched by these pictures, which are a mixing of historic and contemporary photos. A companion post is here. Vienna. 1945/2010. Soviet soldiers at the Imperial Palace Hofburg: Moscow is getting ready for defense. 1941/2009. Gorky and Tverskaya Streets: Berlin 1945/2010. A disabled tank “Tiger” in Tiergarten [...]
Tavrichesky Palace and Gardens, St. Petersburg Russia. Catherine the Great and her lover/general Grigory Potemkin walked these very paths. The palace was built in the 1780s; it later was the seat the first Russian Parliament (c. 1906), and this is where the Bolsheviks took power. This park is across the street from our flat; I [...]
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 [...]
It’s hard to believe these pictures are from 100 years ago – “The photographs of Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944) offer a vivid portrait of a lost world–the Russian Empire on the eve of World War I and the coming revolution. His subjects ranged from the medieval churches and monasteries of old Russia, to the railroads [...]
