Hello everyone!
Again, the snow has nearly all melted as the temperatures have increased by a few degrees, but the river Neva and the canals are in the stages of freezing! I don’t think skating will be possible, as the ice is very rough where it freezes and then moves around as it melts…but I think that is something to ask Rachel, the rivers expert!
I hope you are all well, and not too discouraged at the speed at which time seems to passing by!
Again, we have had a fairly normal week. Jo and Aaron had a local leaders conference on Monday and Tuesday, so it was a bit strange without them, but Luke ran the training session on Tuesday, so that was alright. Discipleship coaching on Friday with Jo involved building a snowman as we had just had a blizzard – it was good fun.
Something exciting happened yesterday – one girl called J***, who is from China and is studying International Relations here prayed to ask Christ into her life. She has been coming to church for a few weeks, and we met her as a result of the SSK project as she was one of the 6 students that came to the event we held to explain the Gospel. It is really exciting!!!
This weekend, we are braving a trip to Pskov, a town about 4 hours outside of St Petersburg. We are taking some of the students (who don’t have too much work – it is getting to that time!) to go sightseeing there. We are going by bus, and leaving at 7.15am and arriving back in St Petes at 11pm. I think it will be a very long day!
Next week, we are holding a “Soul Talk”, an interactive café, where we discuss spiritual questions in literature, film, music, and art. We are hoping that about 50 students will come and be ready to listen. I will also be giving my testimony, which will be quite scary!
We are going to Talinn next weekend, to get a new visa for Jo, and to visit the city there, and go shopping for warm hats, and shoes which are more expensive in St Petes. It will be really exciting, as I have never been there before.
Right, I think that is about all I have time for today! Time to go to the university for our prayer meeting.
lots of love, and happy thanksgiving to anyone from America!
Sarah
xxx
3 comments:
Thanks. I'm glad our session was alright.
Have finally made it to your blog-love tho photos and glad to hear someone praying to let Christ into their life : ) Will be praying for them!
Rachael (Evans) xx
Have finally made it to your blog, your photos are amazing!! Will do my best to remember to pray!
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