Here is a letter I wrote to someone I’ve hardly thought about in over 10 years, but God brought him back to mind recently when I was giving Natasha (a young graduate from the Harbor) a testimony of God’s work in my life and marriage. I’ve had to track him down, and I still haven’t…

I have written several times about Nastya, but here is a short summary of our history with her and how she came to work with me in our new ministry: Orphans Reaching Orphans. The Transformation of Nastya The Nastya I met was right after we moved to Russia in 2007. She was already a few…

 I have written several times about our relationship with Yuri, but I thought it would be helpful to summarize our history here in one place for you. Yuri was in the English class I taught at the Harbor (a residential ministry for orphan graduates) when we first moved here in 2007, and he was so…

My birthday was yesterday, and the wife and kids treated me beautifully. Woke up to a Southern breakfast that included sausage gravy, which I never get around here. Came home at the end of the day to a wonderful cheese fondue dinner, and Yuri joined us for this and for some games the kids organized…

Journaling has become a revolutionary way for me to get in touch with the heart of God for me, for circumstances, and for ministry. Here is a recent example that touches on the heart God is giving me for orphans in Russia. The context is work I was doing this summer on a broad vision statement…

The blessings that came during our time of rest and refreshment in France were tremendous. It was an amazing time of total rest for a full month in a setting the could not have been more to our tastes and needs. The ins and outs of what we did are here, and some of the great…

Yuri, our long-time former orphan graduate from the Harbor, turned up again after a few months absence.  We have always had an open-door policy with him, and he usually comes once a week for mentoring and dinner. The kids were thrilled to see him. We were happy too, but we had to understand what was…

Inna shared this testimony with me recently about a breakthrough in the life of one of the people she ministers to. Kate is a young Christian woman, who lives most of the time in another country. She attended our church recently, and a friend advised her to contact me. After a serious illness she became…

Our new program “Orphans Reaching Orphans,” and our small team of three (me, Nastya, and Inna) is off to a good and promising start. Today I translate Nastya’s first letter about what she is doing and why it is important. I think you will appreciate hearing it first hand. What is my job? Our focus…