Wed., Feb. 23rd - Today we are missionaries!?

Today starts the second part of our trip - mission work. We are now staying at St. Petersburg Christian University Hotel, and have made ourselves available to the university and to International Church Assembly for any work that would be helpful. We have offered everything from ministering directly to people to shoveling snow and cleaning toilets. Russia is on holiday today and are celebrating Protectors of the Fatherhood (kinda like our Veteran's Day). So far we have slept in, eaten, gotten the Internet hooked up, applied for a grant, and spent mother/daughter time together. It has been a very much needed break, allowing us to recover from jet lag, the busy schedule, and the intensity of court. We take the bus alone for the first time tomorrow morning - we get to see my boy!