Knock and the door will be opened to you (Mt 7:7). I did and it was. I simply walked into the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in the center of Chelyabinsk and asked if anybody there would be interested in having me make a presentation on the historical validity of the Bible. It was a cold call but I received a very warm welcome from Fr. Igor. He just happened to be a Historian by training and accidentally the one in charge of the Catechism and Christian Education in their diocese. He made sure that every Catechism teacher in this city was present at my class and received the FaithSearch Discovery CD in their hands. “And please, please, come again soon. I will use all my power to have you teach at the Urals State University and at the Teachers’ Training Centers both in the city and around the region,” he said.
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Archives for 2011
September-October 2011 Trip. Bashkortostan and Magnitogorsk
Bashkortostan literally means “head-land” and is populated by a Turkic people group known to be not very tall. I should have remembered it as I hurried following pastor Renat (5’3”) down the dimmed hallway in his apartment building. Bang!!! I hope I am a true Bashkort now – at least the top of my head is wearing a visible sign of visiting this otherwise very hospitable and beautiful land. [Read more…]
On a more personal note…
Some who read this may not be in Minnesota. Whether you are or not, no doubt you recognize the change of seasons: It’s starting to be fall here. The trees are beginning to exhibit LOTS of color (AHHHHHHH!) and there is a chill in the air at night. This is absolutely my FAVORITE season of the year.
This past weekend, Judy and I experienced parents weekend at the University of Minnesota with our younger daughter Anna. We walked all over the campus and enjoyed seeing things, some old, some new, some gone. (The building in which I worked after attending the U, Wesbrook Hall, is simply no longer there.) [Read more…]
Monthly blogging…
Perhaps I should be lowering the bar… My intention to update this blog in three quick spurts EACH WEEK seems to be exceedingly beyond what I can accomplish! It made sense, at some point, that I would provide a personal update, a ministry update, and a prayer/support-raising update. These three areas of my ministry here seem the natural dividing lines but alas, I’ve barely been able to make time for one update in a month! Gasp!!!
Hmmm, only one person has brought this dearth of details to my attention. Is anybody else reading this?
I guess that should be the first prayer request: that I find time more faithfully to communicate what’s going on here. And there is a LOT going on, hence my full days have prevented me from taking time to reflect on, er, my full days. 🙂
September-October 2011 Trip. Off to Ufa! Ufta!
After a short delay due to my sutcases’ sudden decision to spend an extra night in Paris (who will blame them?) I am now in the Republic of Bashkortostan.
Two presentations in the local Evangelical Churches was as a very good start for the trip. “We are so grateful for your training! What a tool for our Christian leaders to reach out to the next generation of youth!” — said one of the facilitators.
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