photo by John Balyo
One of the most beautiful rainbows I have ever seen came at sunset after a thunderstorm on September 29th, 2011. God is amazing!
Our last day with kids in Russia was at Orphanage #40 for visually and otherwise impaired children. We had a great time, followed by a relaxing day seeing the sights back in St. Petersburg! Find the latest pictures HERE. As we post this, we’re just a couple of hours from our flights home to Michigan.
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When I asked one of our interpreters, Masha, to say a few words about Your Family Friendly Morning Show, the results were humorous. Click HERE!
UPDATE: The entire team made it home safely on Sunday afternoon. Listen for a re-cap and more stories on Tuesday morning’s show!
We spent Thursday with the kids from Orphanage #14. Since we saw them last year, there was a fire that sent them to a different camp about 30 minutes from our “base.” We faced a few challenges, but God worked through our team to spend time with kids who don’t get visits very often. “I think we are the only team that comes to visit them,” says Paula Hayes from Orphan Outreach, “It’s important that we keep going back!”
Click to see the latest photos! Click HERE to hear our Team sing “Jesus Loves Me” in Russian on the bus and Alyce’s update from our time at Orphanage #2.
Photo by Kim Blount
Today we visited a camp outside of St. Petersburg with kids from all ages in Orphanages 46 and 2. Misha and his sister, Sasha, were a brother and sister we met last year. This year, they had news to share! Listen to THIS audio snapshot.
More stories and pictures to come!
Our team thanks you for the continued prayers on our behalf! On our second day in Russia, we traveled by bus about 90 minutes outside of St. Petersburg to visit a summer camp for the kids from Orphanage #60. It was great to reconnect with some kids from last year, and to meet new ones! We felt God’s presence as we played games, did crafts and shared the Gospel through a skit set to music.
Check out the pictures from our journey so far!
Here’s a video about our change of plans on Sunday afternoon…
And a video from Monday…