Return of the Team

By Chris:

WE HAVE RETURNED FROM CAMP

So yesterday (Thursday) was the last day of camp for the kids in Lesozavodsk. Today the team made the 6 hour train or van ride back to Vladivostok. You will all be happy to know we have arrived safely and are resting up (and doing lots of laundry) after our week of summer camp.

I think I can speak for the whole team when I write that our experiences in Lesozavodsk cannot be put into words. The time we spent with each other and with the kids—the good, bad, and strange—will be time we never will forget.

We have a couple of days in Vladivostok now before we head out again. While we are at the church (where there is internet) over the next day and a half I will try and capture each day into a blog post. I want to try and capture each day because each day brought new surprises! You will see them labeled “Lesozavodsk: Day #” for each day. I may also throw in some shorter posts that apply to all of the days or one specific experience. I have, as always, invited anyone else from the team to write something, which I will mark or post separately with due credit. Team posts may come later though because, like me, most of the team is emotionally, physically, and mentally exhausted and can’t seem to find the words to describe our time at camp.Additionally, I will try and post maybe one of two pictures of the group with the kids in Lesozavodsk, but I cannot post many at this time.

I am glad to be back on the blog updating you all again. Please continue to keep us in your prayers.