Sorry to be so long in posting to our blog, but we have not had time to get on a computer until now. Tim and Fred met in Washington for our flight to Moscow, good flight but unfortunately Tim's bags did not make the flight with him. Under Russian customs I had to go back to the airport in Moscow the next day to claim my bags. And of course, this was not the same airport as the one we were leaving for Murmansk.
When we arrived in Moscow we went straight to the seminary and met with the head of the seminary and some students and shared with them about our work in Murmansk. There is one couple from the seminary who are open to God's call to Murmansk, and the husband may join us here later this week! We are excited about the possibility of having someone here focused full time on mentoring and discipling those who come through the English courses.
Saturday was a whirlwind; we got up early and went to a local market, then took the metro to a stop close to the airport where we met our driver. He took us to the airport for Tim to collect his luggage, and after a long bureaucratic paperwork challenge we left for a different airport for our flight to Murmansk. We made a quick stop along the way to drop off a footlocker full of supplies for the seminary students, then made it just in time for our flight to Murmansk.
We were met at the airport by one of our friends from our earliest meetings here in Murmansk. He was kind enough to meet us and take us to the hotel. We are staying at a new hotel in Murmansk this time, as the prices have increased at our previous hotel due to new ownership. This place is a converted apartment, so it is much larger and very comfortable. However it is much less convenient to the bus stop and there are no places to eat which are close by.
On Sunday we worshiped with our friends at church, and celebrated the Lord's Supper. It was a great time of worship and celebration of what Jesus has done for us.
We had our registration last night, but had few show up. We think it was primarily due to the fact that yesterday was the celebration of the founding of the city, and practically the whole city was in the center for a concert and fireworks. Please pray that we will have a larger response for our first night of classes tonight.
Today we will go to the university to meet with those in the English department, then to our classes from 7 to 10. Pray for wisdom for us - it will be challenging due to the fact that it is only Fred and I teaching, and we will have to adjust our approach to our classes because of this.
Please pray for the Lord to guide those He wants to hear His Gospel to our classes.
When we arrived in Moscow we went straight to the seminary and met with the head of the seminary and some students and shared with them about our work in Murmansk. There is one couple from the seminary who are open to God's call to Murmansk, and the husband may join us here later this week! We are excited about the possibility of having someone here focused full time on mentoring and discipling those who come through the English courses.
Saturday was a whirlwind; we got up early and went to a local market, then took the metro to a stop close to the airport where we met our driver. He took us to the airport for Tim to collect his luggage, and after a long bureaucratic paperwork challenge we left for a different airport for our flight to Murmansk. We made a quick stop along the way to drop off a footlocker full of supplies for the seminary students, then made it just in time for our flight to Murmansk.
We were met at the airport by one of our friends from our earliest meetings here in Murmansk. He was kind enough to meet us and take us to the hotel. We are staying at a new hotel in Murmansk this time, as the prices have increased at our previous hotel due to new ownership. This place is a converted apartment, so it is much larger and very comfortable. However it is much less convenient to the bus stop and there are no places to eat which are close by.
On Sunday we worshiped with our friends at church, and celebrated the Lord's Supper. It was a great time of worship and celebration of what Jesus has done for us.
We had our registration last night, but had few show up. We think it was primarily due to the fact that yesterday was the celebration of the founding of the city, and practically the whole city was in the center for a concert and fireworks. Please pray that we will have a larger response for our first night of classes tonight.
Today we will go to the university to meet with those in the English department, then to our classes from 7 to 10. Pray for wisdom for us - it will be challenging due to the fact that it is only Fred and I teaching, and we will have to adjust our approach to our classes because of this.
Please pray for the Lord to guide those He wants to hear His Gospel to our classes.
Thanks for sharing Tim ... Looks like the church has a fresh coat of paint ... I'll be praying for you guys and for God to work as only he can ... Please tell Irina and Fred hello ... Blessings!
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