Archive for January, 2011

Trip Report: Latvia, Ukraine, Russia, December 2010

It is called déjà vu in French, but I would call it a “missionary moment.” It happens when I plan an event in some remote city across the globe three months ahead of time; I figure out the transportation and coordinate it with other events, people, locations, etc.; I try to take care of every [...]

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Trip Report: Lima, Peru, November 2010

My recent two-week trip to Peru (Nov. 15-30) was the result of an invitation from my church back home, Iglesia Bautista Vida Nueva. They were celebrating their 20th anniversary by hosting a missions conference “Peru, Epicenter of Missions.” My participation in the trip was made possible by the generosity and commitment to world missions of [...]

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Trip Report: Russia, October 2010

Editor’s Note: Although delayed, this report is an important update from Oleg’s previous trip to Russia. The helmsman of my sleeplessness, The raven flies to me at night. If I howl and roar My cry becomes no louder. It is barely heard five steps away But even that, they say, is too loud. But even [...]

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