ORLIK - this is a Buryat village in an absolutely gorgeous part of Siberia. Nina is the pastor here who has started from the beginning to develop relationship and is finding herself more and more received. Her life has been threatened by shamans, she has been offered large sums of money to leave, and she has walked through times of strange physical illnesses, but God has shown Himself more powerful and she has no intention of leaving. This is culturally a very tribal mentality, so if you reach the older people, then you reach the younger generation . . .
Totem Poles . . . Prayer Wheels . . .
Rags tied in trees to honor the gods . . .
It was supposed to take 8 hours - after 13 hours on a terribly slippery road with accidents all around, we arrived.
YUMMY POSIE (stuffed meat dumpling) and Blini (crepes) - after coming thru the checkpoint, Roza's mother fed us for free at her cafe.
We split and stacked a load of wood.
We hiked & prayed . . .
Tanya is 15 and knows she is called to ministry. There may not seem to be much going for an expanding youth ministry in this village, but this girl could be a serious contender for bringing on new things . . . enough "cool" to be received and enough guts to go after it.
