Early on in my trip, I had the privilege of having breakfast with two young moms. They opened up to me about faith and their various struggles. It was still warm at the time, yet the morning had a pleasant crispness to it and the sky was clear and blue. Mila Rausch came over with her friend Karina to have …
Language and Laughter
Imagine you are eating breakfast. There are fresh-baked rolls, French salami, butter, honey, eggs from the chickens in the backyard, and a nice cup of coffee (from a Portland roaster, of course). You are taking in this wonderful sight, yet all you can think of saying to the person with whom you’re eating is “Meine lieblingsfrüstuck ist Spiegeleier mit Speck …
Germany
I am going to Germany!!! Some of you already know this, but for the rest, here it is: I am temporarily leaving my sweet home, family and church family to live in Germany for three whole months. Going to Germany has been a dream of mine for a while now. Ever since I started learning German in High School, I’ve wanted …
Day One: Artem, Ali, Yelena
Having arrived to Moscow at about 5:00 PM, our group of six got split up into two groups of three, mine consisting of Mark Turkov, Alex Vavilin, and me. A family from РБЦ (Russian Bible Church) in Moscow graciously allowed us to stay at their flat while they’re on vacation. So the three of us were dropped off and left …