update from Russia

So things have been awesome in Russia so far. We have been here a week and a lot has happened. I only have less than 7 minutes to write everything so I'll do my best. I'm currently writing this from the Hermitage museum on Saturday. The kids that we work with are absolutely amazing and they are connected with us in amazing ways. One boy who is about 17 told me that I was his best friend, that he thought I was cool and that he will always remember me. He came to Russia from the Afghanistan area where his family has absolutely no money for food for him so his time at the halfway home is good for him and he really likes it. He thinks its nice to have food everyday, clean clothes and things like that. He came to Russia to find work but was picked up by the police here and brought to the halfway home. He leaves to go back on Monday.
There are many other kids that I can write pages about but i don't have enough time to type about them. I have about 3 minutes which is not nearly enough time.
Everything else has been awesome too. I was almost pick pocketed in the metro the first day we got here, but i noticed it and was able to save my wallet and money haha. Also I'm bummed that i forget to get everyone's addresses so i cant send out any postcards :( this also will be the only time i will be able to go online for the entire trip. so hopefully you guys will keep praying for my team for that we work though God and do his will. Thanks !!!

-Eric

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Russia.

I leave for Russia in less than 24 hours. Im pretty excited/nervous about it since its my first time out of North America. Its going to be amazing though, and i know God is going to work though my team in amazing ways. I know I'm gonna learn a lot from this trip, life is going to be a lot different on the other side of the world. Culture, food, activities, not to mention that Russia get about 3-4 hours or darkness each day this time of year. That will be fun getting used to. This summer should be interesting since I get back form Russia on June 2nd and my photography job up at Forest Home starts a few days after that. I hear jet lag is for pansies anyway, so I'll be good.... I hope.

Anyways this is the blog that I will be updating while I am in Russia,given that we find a internet cafe, that I will try and update at least once a week. So check back often, ill try to write as much as I can with as much detail as I can so you guys can get a good idea of what its like over there. However if by chance I cant get internet access at all while I'm there my team will have updates on this site http://www.calbaptist.edu/spiritual-life/international-service-projects/default2.aspx?id=7372 which will tell you about what all we've done so far. So thanks for reading, please pray for my team as we head into Russia to show people Gods love though our actions.

-Eric

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