Today we had to say our final goodbyes to the children that we have spent the last three weeks with at the TB Center. All of the children have touched our hearts in many ways and it was really difficult saying goodbye. We have made memories that are going to last a lifetime. Our time [...]
Archive for July, 2011
SPU: Goodbye, paka, dosvidaniya…TB Center…
Posted in SPU, SunErgos Teams, tagged missions, orphans, russia, sprint, spu, SunErgos on July 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
SPU: Camp is over and we are back in St Petersburg…
Posted in SPU, SunErgos Teams, tagged disabled youth, missions, orphans, russia, sprint, spu, SunErgos on July 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Family, Friends and Loved Ones, Hello! We are back safe and sound in St. Petersburg and are currently starting to get ready to come back home on Sunday. We know that you guys are as excited to see us as we are to see you, but to be honest we’re definitely going to miss [...]
SPU: Last week in Novgorod…
Posted in SPU, SunErgos Teams, tagged missions, orphans, russia, sprint, spu, SunErgos on July 27, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Privet, This weekend we had the opportunity to relax and explore our home here in Novgorod. On Saturday, we went to a Russian village museum where we got to see how Russians lived centuries ago. Our favorite part was a huge wooden slide that we raced down, go figure. Also, there was a craftsman who [...]
SPU: Enjoying our time at camp with Disabled Youth!
Posted in SPU, SunErgos Teams, tagged disabled, missions, orphans, russia, sprint, spu, SunErgos on July 23, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Since there is no internet, or any electricity, at the camp, the update will be through the phone. The team is doing great, getting to know the teens and the workers of the camp. It has been a blessing to be able to love the kids and teens and show them that they are very [...]
SPU: We went on the boat with the kids in Novgorod!
Posted in SPU, SunErgos Teams, tagged missions, orphans, russia, sprint, spu, SunErgos, tb on July 22, 2011 | 7 Comments »
The past couple of days have been filled with fun adventures and awesome memories continuing to be made. Yesterday, our team began the day with a skit about “How to Cope” – one of the most serious and important topics we’ve talked about with the kids yet. It is encouraging to see them continue to [...]
SPU: Second week of camp at TB Center in Novgorod.
Posted in SPU, SunErgos Teams, tagged orphans, russia, sprint, spu, SunErgos, tb on July 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Oh goodness! We can’t begin to comprehend that we’ve been at the TB Center for a week and a half already. Each day brings more and more joy to us all. These beautiful children have completely stolen our hearts. We fall in love with them more and more each day. On Monday, we had an [...]
SPU: Camping on the Gulf of Finland!
Posted in SPU, SunErgos Teams, tagged disabled, orphans, russia, sprint, spu, SunErgos on July 20, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Dear family and friends! We are now camping off the Gulf of Finland at the beautiful campsite that sits just a few steps from the beach. We love it here. We arrived two days ago after a two hour drive through the country side of Russia. After setting up our things in our tents we [...]
SPU: First week of camp at the TB Center in Novgorod
Posted in SPU, SunErgos Teams, tagged missions, novgorod, orphans, sprint, spu, SunErgos, tb on July 16, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Greetings from the Novgorod team! Here’s a little update from each team member! Adrienne: Hello from Novgorod family and friends!! Today was day 4 of our VBS with the kids, and I can’t fully express my love for each and every one of them. Their energy and joy is contagious, and I can’t get enough [...]
SPU: Today we said goodbye to the little ones…
Posted in SPU, SunErgos Teams, tagged hiv, missions, orphans, russia, sprint, spu, SunErgos on July 15, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Dear Family, Friends and Loved Ones, Time for our weekly update and we couldn’t be more excited to share about our experiences at the Baby HIV Orphanage. We apologize that we have been quiet for a few days, but fortunately our time has been well spent and we have so much to share! While Monday [...]
SPU: Novgorod team
Posted in SPU, SunErgos Teams, tagged missions, orphans, russia, sprint, spu, SunErgos on July 15, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Hello Family and Friends!! On Tuesday was the first day that we got to work at the TB center, and as a team we have already fallen in love with the kids. As excited as we were to finally see them, beforehand we were a little apprehensive about how we would interact with them, especially [...]
