We are back to the States

We came back to the States the second week of September after being gone for the whole summer. There are eight time zones between Moscow and New York. We flew for ten hours but it looks like we did for two: we took off at 10 AM and landed in New York around noon.

Then, we flew to Pittsburgh, PA and spent a couple days with our children Natasha and Andy and 2 years old grandson Jonathan.

We had a great time together! We could talk and play as much as we wanted.

What a joy is to be around your children and grandchildren!

Right after that, we visited the church in Brockport, NY and shared what God is doing in Russia. We got together for lunch and prayer with Pastors Don and Jane Riling, our head leaders of Leadership International.

Also, we ministered in Slavic Pentecostal church in Erie, PA. Many of Russian speaking people there were glad to hear about our ministry in Russia and that salvation came to our nation

On our way home, we stopped in Chillicothe, OH. Our other two grandsons were waiting for us for over three month, too. Being with Christopher and Caleb is always a joy for us. Four years old and 2.5 years old speak to us in Russian. Thanks to their parents for teaching them both languages. Todd and Sveta are doing a great job.

Also, we have one grandson in Russia, Simon. On November 12, Konstantin and Anna had a new baby they were waiting for – a baby girl! Finally, we got our first granddaughter! We haven’t seen her yet but we could hear her crying. We pray for the blessings upon all of our children and grandchildren. Praise God, they love each other and they love God with all of their hearts and serve Him in many ways.

So far, we got some rest after being overseas for a long time. We enjoy sleeping in our own bed. Yuriy decided to build a garage next to our house. Our little helpers came to help him! And here they are!

We took a short break and spent some time together at the Ripley's Aquarium.

Look at them having fun! Grandchildren melt our hearts!

Construction work is in progress!

Yuriy got a new challenge and new experience with an automatic garage door. He did great!

Yuriy is almost done with our garage in Knoxville, TN.

What else are we doing now?
Yuriy is doing flooring for making some money for living. Olga took a few tax preparation classes and passed a certification exam and is getting ready for the next tax season.

We participate in a home group fellowship and a Bible study. We pray for God’s leading and equipping us so we would be able to perform His wonderful work at any places He leads us to. Please continue praying for us. We appreciate everything you are doing for us and for His glory.

Nizhny Novgorod

The city of Nizhny Novgorod is one of the oldest and the most beautiful cities of Russia. It was built in 1221, about 250 miles to the East from Moscow.

Historical down town.

Kremlin. Old city wall.


The monument of the city founder: Yuriy/ Georgy Vsevolodovich

Worship and dancing at Messianic church ...

We ministered at Messianic church at Saturday.

Pastor of the Messianic church.

We kept marriage seminar at another church on Thursday night. On Friday evening, Yuriy led a small men group of leaders and leaders-to-be (some men are with a heavy background, but God forgave and healed them). The minister from Germany (on the picture above) was invited to the same church and taught on Prophetic gifts on Saturday evening. Many people were blessed during those few days.

At this trip, we minister in three churches in the big city of Nizhny Novgorod. The people from this church are doing construction work. They are working hard on their new church building. It is a big project for them. They already keep church services in, but there is no heater system yet. Please pray for finance to come so they would get warm by the winter time. At winter time, it is cold over there.

Also, we had a privilege to visit Pastor's family (on the picture below). Russian food they prepared was delicious!

Krasnodar city and more

We spent a few days in Krasnodar region visiting Olga's relatives. The big city of Krasnodar is located on European part of Russia (an hour and a half by fly from Moscow to the South). On the picture above, you can see a square with a bus and train stations. We used a bus to go to the small cities: one of them is a city where Olga's Uncle and Grandpa live, other one - where Yuriy lived at his childhood and teen age.

We invited our young relatives to the church for the first time. After the church service, we were happy to discuss many topics and questions.

God let us to put seeds in their hearts. We believe, the seeds will grow. Praise God!

The restaurant on the water. It's nice and cool on the water during the hot summer!

Olga did not see her relatives since her childhood. Her parents brought Olga to Siberia from the very West of Russia and lived in Siberia, but Olga's relatives came to Siberia for a year or two and then moved back to the European part of Russia. At this time, tears of joy were on our eyes. especially on Grandpa's: he is pretty old and didn't even dream to see me again but God appointed this meeting for all of us. Every one shared his/her memory since that time - about 40 years ago. Also, we could pray and praise God together. What a joy is to get united again!

Olga with her Uncle and his big family.

There was a Birth Day party for his son. All the family came together for this celebration, so did we.
Olga's Uncle introduced his big family. On the picture below: his son, wife, and daughter.
We could share with some of new relatives our believes in God and our ministry. They were interested to listen. We pray for seeds to grow.

On the picture below is Yuriy staying on the ground from his childhood.
His parents house is nicely remodeled by new owners and looks beautiful.

We did not meet the owners but just neighbors. This place reminds Yuriy the time of religious persecution: search of premises for the Christian books and literature, etc. Yuriy's father was in the prison for three years for his believe in Jesus. Yuriy shared with me many stories from his memory of that time.
On the picture below, you can see is the school Yuriy attended many years ago. It is still be the school building and it's ready for the new school year!