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2018 October: Murmansk

October 24, 2018 By Dr. Oleg Voskresensky, Teacher

It felt almost like traveling in a time machine when my plane landed in Murmansk. Most of the city center architecture goes back to Stalin’s times, which is characterized by a contrast of the grandeur of the main street fronts and wooden barracks of the back streets. Both are still very much present here, as well as a good measure of pride for the heroic past of this land during and after the WWII.

It sure takes some special human character to live in this land of forty-days-long polar nights, high humidity, and almost constant oceanic winds. The city itself is squeezed in what looks like a canyon made by the mouth of the Kola River, but is in fact a long and deep Barents Sea harbor.
So far, I have been presenting twice a day, every day while I am here. I did not plan that, but each presentation opens yet another opportunity – participants would come up to me after the event and invite me to teach at their own place: a church, a school, a conference, etc. – sometimes on that very same day! Grabbing a snack on the go and having only one normal meal per day has become a pattern here. My hosts at Pilgrimage Center of St. Tikhon always leave some great food for me on the stove and I absolutely love their cuisine, which consists of the whole variety of fresh fish products.

My absolute favorite audience so far was a class of fifth-year History students at Murmansk Arctic State University. They were so confident that they know it all and that nothing would ever make them even consider changing their firm atheist/gnostic positions. It was so much fun to see their faces, their eyes, and even their postures gradually change in the course of the presentation! I wish I had taken more pictures during the whole event. Their professor later shared with me how much her students liked the presentation, which connected so many dots in their understanding of history and in their own lives: They knew History very well but now they also understand it once its key event takes its proper place and significance. Of course, she said, they were “too cool” to tell me about it but they liked the presentation very much and would like me to come back sometime soon for more conversation and Q&A.
I am leaving Murmansk tonight for the last four days of presentations in and around Moscow before heading back to MN. A memorial to the American and British convoys of the WWII times in one of the central parks of this city made me feel a little homesick.

Filed Under: International Projects, News from the Field, Russia, Trips

2018 October: Moscow and St. Petersburg

October 16, 2018 By Dr. Oleg Voskresensky, Teacher

No time for jetlag! I started my first FaithSearch Discovery presentation only four hours after landing in Moscow. Needless to say, I was dead tired afterwards, and immediately fell asleep in the car that drove me to my place of rest. I still feel sorry for the driver who was trying to keep me awake by his stories and inquiries – I was only able to nod in agreement.

Most of my days in Moscow on the first week consisted of a couple-of-hours-long train ride to Kolomna, Dmirov, Chekhov, or some other town within a 100 km radius of the city;  a three-to-four-hour-long presentation; and then train ride back. The fall colors were streaming in front of my window from left to right, and then from right to left. My hosts would usually meet me at the station, take me to a café for lunch, and then bring me to the “House of Culture” or a conference hall right before the presentation. They showed their hospitality by trying to put me on the earliest train back to Moscow straight from the event. The assumption was always that there is not much to see in their small town and that I would rather spend the evening in Moscow. Only once was I able to arrive to their place (Dmitrov) early and to enjoy walking the old streets and to do some sightseeing on my own before they plugged me into their program.

So far my audiences in Moscow have been mostly seminarians, clergy, and lay leaders. Thanks to the Moscow Region (oblast) Orthodox Church networking, I was speaking at their deanery conferences almost every day.

I am in St. Petersburg now and my days are mostly devoted to training school teachers as I am catching them on their fall school break. In both cities, the weather has been very unusual for this time of year – sunny and warm! The windows in my classrooms are usually open wide and I’ve just made a notice that instead of the crows and pigeons of Moscow, I see and hear seagulls under the skies of St. Petersburg. Three more days in St. Pete and I off for Murmansk with its Arctic climate and natural habitat. What kind of birds do they have over there?

Filed Under: International Projects, News from the Field, Russia, Trips

What evidence is there that God exists?

October 11, 2018 By Dr. Don Bierle

There are many evidences, but I will identify three here.

First, God left his fingerprints in nature. This was discussed under intelligent design and irreducible complexity. Specified information systems like the DNA molecule, order and predictable laws in nature are only possible as a result of intelligence and not chance. So the evidence in nature points to the existence of an intelligent being, but doesn’t reveal his identity or name (see Romans 1:18-20). [Read more…]

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2018 October: Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Murmansk

October 8, 2018 By Dr. Oleg Voskresensky, Teacher

I am typing this while changing flights at JFK International Airport and still adding more events to my travel calendar. I should have probably stopped accepting invitations a long time ago, but how can I say no to the Lord opening the door for His truth to be proclaimed in yet another school, university, church, or (just half an hour ago!) a prison?! At least, I will not be traveling that much – only three big cities are on my map: Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Murmansk.

That last one is new territory for our ministry and needs some special prayers – not only for its location way above the Arctic Circle but also for being one of Russia’s Navy bases which is rarely visited by a foreigner, especially, in this rather cold political climate between our two countries. I hope, however, to be able to build on the memories of the WWII when Murmansk was the Russian seaport receiving most of the allies’ convoys of food, arms, and ammunition for the front lines.

May the Lord provide me with all of that: physical energy, spiritual weapons, and intellectual ammunition to fight my battle. Please pray for my ear infection to heal quickly, and for my lower back not to give me any trouble on the road. May He sharpen the minds and soften the hearts of those teachers, students, clergy, and lay-leaders who will come to my presentations and lectures to receive and to accept His message of love and the evidence for His truth. Pray also for my family back in MN, TX, and UT while I am away.

Filed Under: International Projects, News from the Field, Russia, Trips

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