Привет из Росссии! Greetings from Russia!
God's Word Is Comforting.
Today was a great day; we had 23 children arrive for VBS and decided not to break out into groups again; we are expecting even more tomorrow. We started the day with singing; the kids are really getting into the movements. :) They love that we can actually sing some songs in Russian. In craft today we made our name tags and the balancing birds. Even with the language barrier (because Olga & Elya can't be everywhere :) the kids are great at understanding things when we show them. We've even learned new words that helps us communicate and the kids are quick to refine them. :)
After craft we went into our Bible lesson. Today we talked about Paul and his journey as a prisoner on a boat. The kids were very interested in the story as Mike and Amanda told it with great enthusiasm...the other crew members joined in with sound effects and of course...water sprays from the "ocean". The children were told that even though Paul was being held captive, he comforted the men by giving them food, by asking God to bless them and by telling them the ship would wreck but they would be safe. The kids learned that God's word is comforting. After snack we set up the face painting station which is a big hit and added hair decorating and pedicures (we painted the girls fingernails and put stickers on them) - that also became a big hit. We're already building relationships with the kids and they want to stay and play all day. :)
After lunch we headed over to the orphanage to work. We actually found out after the fact that the inspector was actually scheduled yesterday and did not come to the orphanage because of us. In fact, he was very pleased that we were working, painting and building. One of the little girls from the orphanage asked him if her American friends can help paint and he said Da (yes). :) We did a lot of work but also took some time to play 'football' with the children. It was great!!
We're getting ready for dinner now (its about 7 PM) and later we will have our group and quiet time before bed. We're still having technical difficulties with posting more than one photo with words so we'll probably just post all photos and explain them later. :)
We miss and love you all!
For Christ Alone,
Team Soltsi
Amber: Ya tebyA lyublyU, Snezhok. (Hopefully that's right, haha. I love you, "little ball of snow.")
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Bobby
Stephanie, I posted all the pictures in Zambia using dial-up (yeah..fun) which meant getting them to the size that would work... If you are having issues - give me an email address and I can maybe send directions? Or if you have an international cell phone like we had, a quick phone call? Don't know if that is possible or too expensive. Or you can just wait and post pictures later like you suggested in the last post... just wanted to offer my assistance all they way from the states if needed! -Karen Wilson (kwilson9863@gmail.com)
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