Arrival in Nizhnevartovsk

Nizhnevartovsk Siberia, Russia (ACN)
We have arrived, tired and sleepy. Anya is staying with a couple in one apartment and I in another apartment. We met with the children's minister, Zhenya and her husband Igor, as well as Andrei the senior pastor's assistant.

Things are going well. They have not had a team here for the children's ministry since 1992. They want to learn from us how we do things. My plans are to have Stephanie or Kelly come on the trip to Nizhnevartovsk, which is now scheduled for May 28 - June 10. It will be a wonderful trip.

This church building is beautiful and nearly as large or maybe slightly larger than CMC's building A. The team will stay in apartments with Russian families. However, if need be some may stay in the hotel, which is new and beautiful, by American standards. The cost is approximately $60/day per person.

We will travel on Wednesday to Novosibirsk where we will meet with Lyn Burkhalter's contact Joey Womble. He is arranging meetings for us on Thursday and Friday. We will return to Vladimir on Monday.