Funny Picture

This picture was taken at the hockey game. Around the opposing teams fans sat quite a few police men, isn't that crazy?! :)

My Thanksgiving with Masha

Being that I am in Russia over Thanksgiving, a friend of mine, Masha, offered to let me spend it with her. She made a delicious dinner for us. We has pork chops, tons of mashed potatoes, green beans, and glorious danishes. We were both stuffed after dinner. But after dinner, we went to a SKA (St. Petersburg team) hockey game. It was so cool to what the hockey game and see the famous SKA play. And I even got to see them win in overtime!

Pictures of Nina and Artur's Anniversary Party

For Nina and Artur's anniversary, we put on a play for them. I played Nina, Misha played Artur, and Katya played Babooshka.

Weekend of Fun and Fellowship

This weekend seemed to be extremely busy and loads of fun. I had the privilege to go visit Masha Mikhaylova, her mom, and her grandma. We had a wonderful dinner and took a wonderful walk. I had so much fun walking with Masha's mom hearing about different buildings and parks. It was such a good and encouraging time!

Then after I had dinner with Masha on Saturday, I went to have a sleepover with a bunch of girls from my church. We ate lots of sweets and junk food while watching a movie. We had lots of laughs and the time was filled with memories!

The next morning we all got ready and went to church together. The church service was really good and extremely encouraging. We talked about prayer and the power that God has. I learned I really should make sure I am not keeping God in a box. He can do anything! Praise God for his faithfulness!

After church, we went to lunch with a group from Holland. We had a good time and I got to eat Subway! :) After that we looked around the mall for a while before getting ready for the circus. Boukje, Liza and I went to the circus. And as you can see we had a BLAST! I was in awe the whole time. Fun fun!

Day at Mega with Masha

Yesterday I went to Mega (a big shopping mall) with my friend Masha. We went to the newly opened H & M here in St. Petersburg. But before entering the mall, we took some pictures in the very fresh snow. Also, look closely at how dark the sky is at 3pm. It's crazy!

African Sunday at Church

At ICA, we have a lot of African students. So this past Sunday, we had an African emphasis church service. It was really awesome! The worship was inspiring and the message was really good.

P.S. This Sunday I must say I thought much of my sister Abbey, who has a heart for Africa.

Night with Liza and Boukje

I think it is so interesting how the Lord brings people into your life. Liza and Boukje are two awesome girls I have met at church and I would definitely say we will be friends for a long time. Every time we are together, we laugh constantly, so much it hurts. :) They are awesome girls who serve the Lord. Liza is from St. Petersburg and has graduated from a family home. Boukje is from Holland. She is studying Russian here in St. Petersburg and working in a hospital and orphanage ministry.

Saturday night we had a sleep-over at Liza and Boukje's flat. It was a blast!

So I am going to explain these pictures because you wouldn't understand unless you were there. First two pictures are of burnt popcorn. Liza wanted popcorn so bad. She looked at the bag for directions on how long to put it in the microwave for, well instead of reading the directions she just looked at the demonstrative pictures. Which showed a microwave with 5 minutes...so she put the popcorn in for 5 minutes! Needless to say, the apartment will smell like burnt popcorn for a while.

The third picture is of Liza "blowing up" my mattress. We laugh about this for quite some time though I don't really know why.

Last picture, these are the most horrible shoes EVER. So I was trying to be Russian and wear high heels. I must say wearing those boots was so miserable and painful. If you doubt me, just ask Boukje. Like an awesome friend, she changed shoes with me for a while so my feet could stop throbbing.