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Part V – Back in the US, Back in the US, Back in the USSR!

Posted by admin in June 29th, 2009 | 6 comments 
Published in faith, missions

Trans-Siberian. Trans-Siberian. Trans-Siberian. I’ve never been diagnosed “officially” but I’m pretty certain I’m a bit OCD! Once I get my mind stuck on something, I really have a tough time changing focus. Even with that crazy dangerous Chernobyl nuclear stuff, I still wanted to go across the USSR by train. News was usually hard to […]

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Part IV – Moscow: April 27, 1986

Posted by admin in June 23rd, 2009 | 1 comment 
Published in faith, missions

Saturday night, my last night in Helsinki, I was packing and repacking and trying to sort through all my junk when Marianne brought me one ton of Finnish chocolate bars. Yes. Exactly one ton. Please note here that Finnish chocolate is ooohhh so delicious and I truly love it! But where was I going to […]

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