Last Goodbyes
Wednesday was our last day in Samara, but was a very good day at that. We began with a river cruise on the Volga with many members of the church,…
Wednesday was our last day in Samara, but was a very good day at that. We began with a river cruise on the Volga with many members of the church,…
This morning was pretty similar to yesterday. We finished our painting at the church and got everything cleaned up. We also took a break at noon to celebrate both Max…
Sorry for the short post tonight, we just got back to the hotel and it's already 12:30am here. Jeff started us off with a nice devotional today about the importance…
We got a bit of a later start this morning since we didn't have a devotional before leaving for church. They only have an 11:00 service at the church, so…
We once again started our morning with a devotional over Romans 10:8-10 and Matthew 28:16-20. We were reminded that although we may have a language barrier with the people of…
Everyone seemed to have gotten a good night's sleep after our long day of travel and we were all up and had eaten by 9 for our morning devotional. The…
During college many of us had to take "core" classes. In liberal arts college, like I attended, the idea was simple: We are committed to producing graduates who have a…
Welcome to the blog! If you haven't already heard, a group from HPCUMC has journeyed to Samara, Russia in order to do mission work with our sister church, Samara United…
This past Sunday we awoke to a shock not experienced in the United States since 9/11; hate unleashed, mass murder, an act of terror. Like you, as I made my…
Doug and I have travelled to Israel several times. We enjoy visiting a jeweler in the Christian Quarter of the old city of Jerusalem. They do beautiful work. We have…