Youth Travels #1 Jan/Feb 08

In January, Svieta and I prepared to begin travel to the youth of our churches in Buryatia. Sadly, there is little to no focus on the youth culture, and understandably many who come to church because their parents do are just counting the days until they can choose for themselves.

These 2 churches, Bethlehem & Way of Faith, are two of the largest in town and were part of our support team as we began our travels . . .

Getting ready for tea . . . tea time is vital to Russian culture!
A skit . . . showing some leg!Worship
Bethlehem Church invited the Presbyterian Church in town to join them for their youth service. They prayed, worshipped, ate, played games . . . and had a great time!

Way of Faith Church Youth helping me out w/ the Joseph story

This was a great Sunday . . . Way of Faith Church Youth surprised their leader and got serious about the month of fasting and praying called for in February for the youth of Buryatia. They didn't stop at month's end because God started to really "show up" for them . . . they were experiencing God . . . not just talking about Him. This Sunday, two guys came to the youth meeting . . . no one even invited them, but they came and gave their hearts to Jesus. The week before, 3 more teens had come at someone's invitation & gave their lives to Christ.