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On my recent trip to Russia, I shared with you the story of two girls–one who chose to live at a Children’s HopeChest Family Center, and another who did not. The girl who chose to go her own was found dead in a ditch on the road from Moscow to Vladimir. She was working that…

Time to get your help again on a book cover. Scared is my debut novel and will release in the late spring/early summer of 2009. This is the first in a series of three, and I will be releasing a few excerpts in the months to come. The publisher has chosen to market this under…

Natasha Luzina grew up in the Sharia orphanage in the eastern part of Kostroma. It’s pretty remote, and far away from the main city of Kostroma. After she graduated, she went to one of the worst Tech Schools in the region. When I took a team of Americans to visit this place, the administration had…

Just a few photos from the trip I wanted to share… This is me and some of the graduates from Ivanovo region. I stopped in at the Ministry Center in Ivanovo to meet with some of the older kids. While at the Ivanovo Ministry Center, I asked the staff to show me the Christian books,…

Tonight we had an amazing pizza party at the Kostroma Ministry Center. If you’ve ever had a Russian pizza party, you know that you can often end up with mayonnaise, peas, and ketchup thrown into the mix! I had a special surprise tonight (and it wasn’t peas in the pizza)… My "Family Group" from my…

Tonight, Katya Celenina, CHC’s National Director in Russia told me the story of two girls, two choices, and two roads. It’s unfortunately a very familiar story. Lida and Sasha were graduates of the same orphanage in Russia. As they left the safety of the orphanage for life out in the world–they were offered the same…

I made it to Russia. I was picked up at the airport by our Russia Finance Director, Marina Bodrova, and our Russia National Program Manager, Yelena Kharitoniva. I’ve known these wonderful women since my first trip to Russia in 1997. We spent the night sharing stories together of those first camps. One that they always…

My life was completely transformed by a trip to Russia in the late 90’s. It’s a fascinating country with beautiful people and a rich heritage. Many things have changed over the years but one thing hasn’t changed: It’s still extremely difficult to be an orphan. Everyone knows you are an orphan, it’s stamped right on…

The end of summer came pretty quickly here in Colorado and those first few cold nights in the mountains are back. The kids are back in school, and I’m focused on meeting CHC’s year-end goals and helping us finish this year with more ministry and more support than ever before. In a few days, I’ll…

It’s late on Friday night and I’ve just arrived back home in Monument. It was a great trip to Chattanooga and I met quite a few new friends who all have tremendous hearts for the poor. One particular highlight was a late night talk with some great students from Covenant College who had many questions…
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