What an adventure!
Well after 21 days away from home in foreign places, and 16 days at camp Костёр in Russia, I think I can safely call it a real adventure.
There are a stack of things I can say I learnt while I was away. Here are a few of them:
- God can use even me
- Russian kids really want to hear the Gospel
- You cannot put a price on one changed life
- Squat toilets over a pit aren’t so bad if you give it time
- Borsh (борщ) is yummo, despite appearances
- I’m a gifted pine cone (шишки) shifter, with my lanky toes
- Long distance travel hurts your butt
- Mother taught us to keep elbows in at the table in preparation for eating food in claustrophobic conditions on international flights
- Schoolyard handball - Aussie-style - is destined for universal acceptance and Olympic Games inclusion
- It’s true as the Russians say – Russia has two problems, roads and fools (though I didn’t meet that many fools – just bad roads)
- Read the fine print… and re-read the large print
- Finland is like the country you see in fairy tale illustrations
- Russia 2009 is lookin’ good
I managed to write over 100 pages of journal entries. Sure, I’d love to type them all out and post them online – right after I finish my book on the Amplified Analysis of Inter-Galactic Lightspeed Travel, And Its Effect on Photosynthesis.
But seriously, I can’t seem to dig up the words I need to express my love for those lovable kids. Will He send me again? I’m ready…
