FaithSearch International

Proclaiming the Gospel with Evidence to All Peoples Everywhere

Schedule an Event Today!

952-401-4501

  • Home
  • Events ▾
    • Events Calendar
    • Community Building ▾
      • FaithSearch Discovery
      • FaithSearch Origins
      • FaithSearch Destiny
      • FaithSearch Answers
      • Unmasking the Masquerade
      • Explore the Evidence Community Breakfast!
    • Church Training ▾
      • Friend to Friend
      • Growing Faith
      • Operation Armor: Youth Initiative ▾
        • Explore the Evidence Youth Camp
      • Explore the Evidence Holy Land Tour
    • Speakers ▾
      • Dr. Don Bierle
      • Adrian Van Vactor
      • Dr. Oleg Voskresensky
    • Event Reports
  • Questions ▾
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Amazing Discoveries
    • Paraclete: News and Evidence
  • Dr. Don’s Blog ▾
    • Happ-O-getics
    • Christmas
    • Origins
      • Creation
      • Evolution
      • Intelligent Design
  • About ▾
    • Our Staff
    • Meet Our Speakers
    • News from the Field
    • Statement of Faith
    • What People Are Saying…
    • What Leaders Are Saying…
  • Connect ▾
    • Schedule an Event
    • Feedback
  • Donate ▾
    • Give to FaithSearch International – Support Gospel Evidence Today
      • FaithSearch Policy on Donated Funds
    • Many Ways You Can Help
  • Resources ▾
    • Checkout
    • Cart
    • Browse Catalog
    • Resource Categories
    • My Account
  • Learning
    Center
You are here: Home / Trips / November-December 2012 teaching trip to Russia. Tolyatti, Syzran’ and Moscow.

November-December 2012 teaching trip to Russia. Tolyatti, Syzran’ and Moscow.

December 10, 2012 By Dr. Oleg Voskresensky, Teacher

I am on the train again. I am actually on exactly the same train that had already taken me to Samara once a week ago.

This time around, however, I am traveling with my laptop and use my upper-level bunk bed as an office space to type this report. Back then I was apparently packing my backpack for the road in such a haste that this vital piece of my presentation toolkit didn’t make it. Of course, I only discovered it when the wheels were already spinning and my first task right off the train in Samara was to find a computer with an Internet connection so somebody could E-mail me my presentations. Luckily, my Alma Mater university has an affiliate campus in Samara and their dean was nice enough to allow me into their office and made sure I had everything I need. Naturally, as soon as introduced myself and told them about the topic I am teaching, the invitation to present the FaithSearch Discovery to their students followed within seconds. Too bad I did not have time to do it for them right away–my ride to Tolyatti was already waiting for me outside. It seems, for whatever reason the Lord wants me to visit this place over and over again.

This was, in fact, my second time in Tolyatti in a year. Back in February, a local Baptist Church literally snatched me from the students’ conference in Samara and summoned the congregation for an unscheduled evening service for me. This time, over 150 public school teachers gathered in their Regional Training Center to be trained in the Gospel with Evidence curriculum and to receive the CDs containing the presentation. These CDs almost cost me my life as they all suddenly rushed to the podium after the class. Only in the West do people form lines. I should have known better. My water bottle spilled all over the floor. The computer (not my computer) went down and sound cables were torn out as I was pinned to the wall by dozens of hands reaching out for their CD. Maybe, I should have not been so passionate in my presentation and maybe I should not have tried to make an impression that their lives depend on what this disc contains.

Still a bit shaking, I made my way to the city of Syzran on the Volga river that same night for a good hotel rest and psychological recovery. I even had the whole morning to myself on the next day to walk the historic Bolshaya (Large) Street of this beautiful Medieval looking place with a personal guide from a local History Museum. Most of the buildings along that street had some story behind them or at least look “historic” and Vladimir completely took advantage of it. Naturally, I remembered my own times as a tour guide in the Moscow Kremlin in the early 1980’s…

Back to the present times–my teachers were already gathering for the FaithSearch Discovery training in one of those historic buildings marked by an amazing balcony on the facade (see photo). This time, I positioned myself safely near the exit door and gave the CDs to the ushers–just in case. I must have done something differently that night as nobody even moved when I finished the presentation and the Q&A session that followed. Only one teacher cautiously raised her hand and asked: “How much does the CD cost? It must be very expensive as I see how much time and effort was put into developing this material. Maybe we can buy one per School District?” That’s it! I forgot to tell them that the materials were free to them. I loved to see their eyes as the ushers started to hand out those CDs! I loved to see how carefully, like a true treasure, teachers were receiving them into their hands!

Another teacher’s reaction stuck in my memory from the training I did in Noginsk (formerly Bogoroditsk) near Moscow a couple of days later: “I am a Math teacher. I value logic and clarity. I have always been looking for some Bible material that I can present just as clearly and logically as I present in my classroom. I found it today in your training. Thank you!”

Three other people in my train compartment are getting ready to sleep and I need to close my “office.” Good night, everybody!

Filed Under: Trips

Recent Posts

  • 2023 May Trip to Russia: Samara, Moscow, Novokuznetsk, Bryansk
  • May 2023: Nizhniy Novgorod, Kolomna, Samara, Moscow, Novokuznetsk, and Bryansk
  • The Jewish Synagogue and the Gospel
  • God: “It’s Getting Crowded Up Here!”
  • Using the Sun to Clean Up the Earth
  • Happenings, April 2023

What People Are Saying…

FaithSearch Discovery

I've heard many times from people that all religion is simply what you've been taught; and [that] you can't really know if what you've been taught is any more valid than what anyone else has been taught.  You have clearly presented evidence (historical) which supports the Scriptural truth.

--TF Participant Badger, MN March 2, 2017

Read More Testimonials
  • Home
  • Events ▾
    • Events Calendar
    • Community Building ▾
      • FaithSearch Discovery
      • FaithSearch Origins
      • FaithSearch Destiny
      • FaithSearch Answers
      • Unmasking the Masquerade
      • Explore the Evidence Community Breakfast!
    • Church Training ▾
      • Friend to Friend
      • Growing Faith
      • Operation Armor: Youth Initiative ▾
        • Explore the Evidence Youth Camp
      • Explore the Evidence Holy Land Tour
    • Speakers ▾
      • Dr. Don Bierle
      • Adrian Van Vactor
      • Dr. Oleg Voskresensky
    • Event Reports
  • Questions ▾
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Amazing Discoveries
    • Paraclete: News and Evidence
  • Dr. Don’s Blog ▾
    • Happ-O-getics
    • Christmas
    • Origins
      • Creation
      • Evolution
      • Intelligent Design
  • About ▾
    • Our Staff
    • Meet Our Speakers
    • News from the Field
    • Statement of Faith
    • What People Are Saying…
    • What Leaders Are Saying…
  • Connect ▾
    • Schedule an Event
    • Feedback
  • Donate ▾
    • Give to FaithSearch International – Support Gospel Evidence Today
      • FaithSearch Policy on Donated Funds
    • Many Ways You Can Help
  • Resources ▾
    • Checkout
    • Cart
    • Browse Catalog
    • Resource Categories
    • My Account
  • Learning
    Center

What People Are Saying…

FaithSearch Origins

This really amazed me and brought me closer to God.  You gave me even greater understanding of the wonders of Creation.

-MM Event Participant Maple Grove, MN

Read More Testimonials
Donate to FaithSearch

FaithSearch International celebrates over forty years of proclaiming the Gospel with evidence to all peoples everywhere. Thank you for considering being a prayer and financial … Read More >>

About FaithSearch – Our Promise

The mission of FaithSearch International is to "Extend the Gospel with Evidence to all peoples Everywhere." FaithSearch delivers the "Ah-ha!" moment in your church and community with an exciting, … Read More >>

Search our Site

Member of ECFA


FaithSearch is a member in good standing of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability® (ECFA).
All donations to FaithSearch are tax deductible to the full extent of IRS regulations.

Archives

  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • August 2020
  • June 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • September 2015
  • June 2015
  • April 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • September 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
  • September 2011
  • August 2011
  • July 2011
  • May 2011
  • April 2011
  • March 2011
  • February 2011
  • December 2010

FaithSearch International

6750 France Ave. S., STE 270
Edina, MN 55435

952.401.4501

Office hours are Tu-Th, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM

Schedule NOW

Bring a Speaker to your Church

Main Events

FaithSearch: Discovery

FaithSearch: Origins

FaithSearch: Destiny

FaithSearch: Supernatural Exposed

About Us

Get to know FaithSearch

Terms and Conditions

Privacy Policy
Policy on Donated Funds
Return Policy
Terms and Conditions

Handcrafted with by The J3 Effect. Powered by the Genesis Framework.

Copyright © 2023