Moscow Revisited

Well, we arrived in Moscow today, which makes my 5^th time to visit the city (counting the 2 times on the front and back ends of my 2 previous trips to Russia). It seems that this city is in a constant state of change. From the new construction going on near the airport, to the renovation of buildings in and around Red Square, you can always hear the sounds of jack hammers or backhoes doing their thing. Even the Metro (subway system) is changing slightly as they renovate the various stations along the route between our hotel and Red Square.

With all this change, however, there is still a lot that is the same. There are still a bunch of stray dogs in the field near the hotel, there is still the same number of smokers everywhere you turn and it’s still pretty easy to get access to the Internet. Technology is a wonderful thing. Nickie and I were able to post updates on our blogs and send some emails out to our family, all from the comfort of our hotel room.

I’m excited to see what changes await us in Voronezh. I hear the hotel there has undergone some upgrades since my last visit, and that there is now an Internet café right there in the hotel. If this is true, it will make updating our blogs very easy to do. We’ll post more information as we have it. Until then, here is a photo of us in Red Square:

In Atlanta - about to board the plane to Moscow (fwd)

We've made it to Atlanta and are about to board the plane to Moscow.

News so far...the computer messed up our seats, so we don't get the seats
with lots of leg room. However, they did give us us $200 each off a future
flight. Woo hoo! Possibly free vacation.

Voronezh Trip Prayer Calendar

We have received our team prayer calendar for the trip to Voronezh. It provides information about what we may be doing each day (assuming schedules don't change) and gives you a list of things to pray for. Please remember that Voronezh is 9 hours ahead of US Central time, so please plan accordingly and thank you.

Download our prayer calendar.

Also, please remember that we will try to post information about the trip while we are in Russia, but there are no guarantees that we'll be able to make it to the Internet cafe on a regular basis. Please be patient. : )

Nickie's New Blog

Nickie (my wife) just set up her own blog. You can check it out here: nickiefruin.blogspot.com.

It's almost time

In just over two weeks Nickie and I will be heading off to Voronezh, Russia. We leave on Thursday, September 27th and return Sunday, October 7th.

This will be my 3rd trip to Voronezh and Nickie's first. We are both very excited about the trip and can't wait to see what the Lord has planned for us.