Hello Intercessors,
Many new things to report on this end of the world. We moved to a new apartment last week, which is a located a little farther from the center of town. It is quieter but still has many opportunities to talk to people with several parks nearby. We also had the opportunity to visit a dacha this past weekend with our new friends Alex and Sveta and their son Matthew. Alex speaks excellent English so that helps immensely, but we also try to practice our Russian on him as well! Dachas are small vacation cottages that Russian people visit on the weekends. Many of them are very primitive, not having running water or electricity (many times families build the dacha themselves), but they are great for getting out of the city for a day or two. Here are some pictures from our visit! With the summer getting into full swing, we will have several large events going on. We will both be teaching in an English intensive school the last week in June and then in mid July we will be traveling to Turkey and finally Greece for a convention for European personnel. Be in prayer that we will continue to find opportunities to engage those around us and that the gospel will shine through us more and more, especially as we gain more proficiency in the language!
View of the main dacha house (far right), storage shed (middle), and sauna (left--these are popular as well in Russia).
Working in the garden beside the buildings.
Chara with our friends -- Alex, Sveta, and Matthew.
