Our time in Russia has come and gone so quickly! Not only have we had the opportunity to share the lives with these kids, but they have touched each of our lives in tremendous ways! It is evident that God has definitely been at work in the city of St. Petersburg long before we arrived, [...]
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A fond farewell from the FFMC Team
Posted in FFMC, SunErgos Teams, tagged ffmc, mendakova, ministry, missions, orphans, russia, seattle first free methodist church, st petersburg, street kids, SunErgos on August 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sad to say goodbye
Posted in FFMC, SunErgos Teams, tagged ffmc, mendakova, ministry, missions, orphans, russia, seattle first free methodist church, street kids, SunErgos on August 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Today we said goodbye to the kids. A very sad day. We trust that each one is in God’s hands and He will provide for each child and teen at this Transit Center.
FFMC = Last camp day tomorrow…
Posted in FFMC, SunErgos Teams, tagged ffmc, first free, mendakova, ministry, orphans, russia, seattle first free methodist church, st petersburg, street kids, SunErgos, transit center on July 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The last couple of days have been great. We’re really making a lot of connections with these kids. Our favorite part of the day is when we arrive and they scream “Americantsy, Americantsy” and throw their arms around us to greet us. There is a bit of sadness each day as we say “paka” (bye) [...]
FFMC–Second week…
Posted in FFMC, SunErgos Teams, tagged ffmc, mendakova, ministry, missions, orphans, russia, seattle first free methodist church, st petersburg, street kids, SunErgos on July 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
We’ve had a busy couple of days. Tuesday, we did a bit of sightseeing around this beautiful city. We went to Spilled Blood Cathedral, with its gorgeous mosaics, and Kazansky’s Cathedral, down the street. Our plan was to include the Hermitage, but due to the lengthy line, we chose to go to St. Isaac’s Cathedral [...]
Half-way through camp…
Posted in FFMC, SunErgos Teams, tagged ffmc, ministry, orphans, street kids, SunErgos on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday we spent a full day with the transit center talking about the house built on the rock. All the kids loved making houses out of toothpicks and marshmallows! Especially when they licked their fingers and realized the marshmallows were not cotton. We also sang lots of songs which were also a big hit.
Building friendships!
Posted in FFMC, SunErgos Teams, tagged ffmc, ministry, orphans, russia, street kids, SunErgos on July 24, 2010 | 4 Comments »
With each new day the team is building stronger relationships with the kids and teens. This is evident in the screams and hugs as we enter the building! It has been great to see the kids wanting to play games, do crafts and hear stories about long ago heroes.
Update from FFMC Team!
Posted in FFMC, SunErgos Teams, tagged ffmc, first free methodist church, ministry, missions, orphans, russia, st petersburg, street kids, SunErgos on July 22, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Tully – After spending the first day exploring this very beautiful and very different city in unusually warm weather, we spent today at the transit center for the first time. I was profoundly moved by some of the stories we heard. The kids’ smiles and laughter while playing belied the unspeakable things some had endured, [...]
FFMC=Training and Sightseeing…
Posted in FFMC, SunErgos Teams, tagged ffmc, first free methodist church, ministry, orphans, st petersburg, street kids, SunErgos on July 21, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Learning what to do and not to do in Russia, along with some Russian words — that is what the FFMC team spent doing today. It is amazing how fast they are picking up the words — soon to be fluent in Russian. Getting over jet lag is hard, but they are being good sports [...]
FFMC Team Arrived!
Posted in FFMC, SunErgos Teams, tagged ffmc, ministry, orphans, russia, street kids, SunErgos on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The team from First Free Methodist Church has arrived safely! After a long day of flying they are finally settled in their apartment. Had some dinner, unpacked their clothes and going to the park to stay awake. Tomorrow we will do one day of training and sightseeing, then on Thursday we start our 2 week [...]
