Logistically speaking, this trip is expected to be rather easy. I will be staying with friends, at churches, and in camps, where I will be cared for, fed, and even entertained around the campfire or served a “feastly” meal. What a contrast this will be to my school-year teaching trips, when I am often in a college or university setting for lectures, and then out to the street and on to the guest house! On this summer trip, I will be teaching at not one but two Family Camps – near the city of Mozhaysk, Russia, and on Issyk-Kul Lake, in Kyrgyzstan. The time in between will be spent teaching at churches, youth conferences, and study groups in Central Russia and in and around Bishkek.
The logistics and travel time to and from the ministry field, on the other hand, will be rather complicated and much longer due to the continuing war in Ukraine. Instead of a one-stop thirteen-hour flight via Amsterdam back in better times, each way travel will be taking almost two full days with long layovers and very peculiar flight plans around the no-fly-zones.
…Boarding has been announced for my first flight – MSP-CDG. Thank you for all your prayers!
