Russian Missions in Orphanages

Entry 9 Russian Mission Blog

People Continued:

Last night I had quite a different experience on the train ride to Moscow than a year ago. The car I was assigned to was very new and quite modern. The berth was still small, but very clean with personal radios, reading lights and an electronic sign letting you know the restroom was free. One of the top bunks had a gentleman sleeping in it. In the bunk below was a woman preparing her place. I stumbled in with my overweight bags and got myself settled. The car conductor asked if we wanted tea and we both said we did. We started to speak some, and I found out she was a cook in Moscow and she learned that I was on my way home to the States. She inquired about my stay in Tel’ch’e and I filled her in on our work at the center. She then started to cry and told me that this is truly God’s work (I had not yet told her of my connection to the Methodist Church.) I told her that what we do in the grand scheme of things is quite small with a problem so large. I also told her that I always seem to leave feeling like I have received more than I could ever offer the children. She said, "That’s God’s gift to you for doing the right thing."

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