Update

Quick update about Russia...Inna has been helping out quite a bit in the office, I've been studying language, Inna has been helping me out with language, we've been attending a small church (and some bible studies) in the southern part of Moscow and I actually preached last Sunday (obviously not in Russian!)...oh, and we have moved to a new apartment here in Moscow. Pictures to follow soon.

One the best-resourced websites I know of is the Gospel Coalition, which has hundreds of free sermon downloads you can listen to....people like John Piper, DA Carson, Mark Driscoll and Tim Keller. Here is a weblink to their resource page:

http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/resources

In Russia

Finally, here is a quick update of our time in Moscow. I am taking three hours of language a day and involved with a small church who have a lot of young people passionate about seeing the work of God in their lives. It's still pretty cold here, but fortunately public transportation is readily accessible almost everywhere. Here are some pics of our place and surroundings.

Just Waiting

Inna and I are just waiting for our Letter of Invitation from the ministry in russia in order to apply for our visa. Once we get our LOI it shouldn't be much longer after that to get to Russia. In the meantime, we are enjoying the beautiful California weather and taking it easy! I am reading an excellent book by DA Carson right now entitled "The Cross and Christian Ministry", which highlights some passages of Paul from 1 Corinthians. An excellent read and good reminder how our ministry needs to be always focused on the cross. Here are a couple pics from San Ramon, a suburb of San Francisco where we are staying until we get to Russia.

A Great Time!

Inna and I are having a fabulous time here at the ILC in Virginia. We are learning many different things...this week we are learning about Anthropology and other culture's worldviews. We just finished our ESL certification on Saturday, which means our Saturdays from here out are relatively free. They are providing us with different tools that will help us in our assignment in Russia. Continue to pray for us. Here are some pics!

A Little Tight!

This is a shirt the Burmese gave me as a going away gift...in the biggest size they could get!

Goodbye and Hello

Well, last Sunday said some goodbyes to some of the people we have been ministering to/with for a little while now...see pictures- Congolese, Turkish/Russian and Burmese (a group we have had bible studies with for over a year now)...and on Monday said hello to training in Virginia that will prepare Inna and I for our assignment in Moscow. So far we have met some great people who love the Lord and are a delight to be with.