In November of 2002, I made my first orphanage trip to Russia. I had corresponded with my sponsored Denis through letters. One interesting letter comes to mind. He wrote how all the sponsors had come to Russia but me. I knew that not everyone or even the majority had made the trip, but he really wanted to meet me. I was unemployed at the time and did not do well with raising funds for the trip. I figured it was not God's will as He provides for His work, but a few generous members of the church helped out the team at the last minute. I went with $20 in my pocket and returned with $3.
The first trip landed in Mstera, Russia. The town was small, but had a lacquer box tradition. Formerly they made religious paintings; then during Soviet times the artists had to shift to fairy tales. For a small town in a more remote area, people had made good money.Post Soviet times were hard on the town. Not much developed until later. Still it was interesting to see the town (As far as Russia is concerned, I had only been to St. Petersburg twice ).
The first trip landed in Mstera, Russia. The town was small, but had a lacquer box tradition. Formerly they made religious paintings; then during Soviet times the artists had to shift to fairy tales. For a small town in a more remote area, people had made good money.Post Soviet times were hard on the town. Not much developed until later. Still it was interesting to see the town (As far as Russia is concerned, I had only been to St. Petersburg twice ).
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