Monday morning we journeyed to an orphanage two hours outside of St. Petersburg called Lo Bohinka. This place was new to all of us, even Katya and Kinsey who have been Buckner Interns to Russia before. As we pulled up, the little faces of strangers poked out and looked at us. It is hard to believe in six days those strangers became good friends.
On Tuesday we began VBS, and during the story time two government officials came to see what we were doing. At this point we were unsure of what this meant, but we thought they would jeopardize how long we would be able to stay. We were anticipating more officials to come during the week. Tuesday night we filled the orphanage with prayers of protection.
Wednesday came and we found out that an orphanage caregiver called the government because she did not like what we were doing. The director of the orphanage was so upset with how she treated us that she fired her and told us that we were not allowed to leave and were welcome there. For this battle was not ours but God's, and of course the King of the Universe would win!
We were able to teach the children about how much Jesus loves them and what he has done for them. We were able to play with them and encourage them...even if it was a Russian Punk Rock concert performed by the older boys in our room at 11:00 p.m. (Yes, I have it all on video). We ask that you join our team in praying for the children of Lo Bohinka. We want the Truth that they heard this week to become real in their lives.
