The retreat provided a nurturing and friendly environment for kids from Orlovka, Kovalyovo and Omsk to explore the basic biblical truths. The good weather, the cozy retreat facility, the delicious meals, the many games and quizzes and the six Bible studies under the overarching theme “The Way of Christ” left a lasting impact on the children and their guides.

 

Many thanks to the ELCIR Mission Department and in particular to Pastor Markus Aitamäki for the financial support of the retreat and to ministers Yelena Kugappi from Koltushi and Tatiana Liukonen from Pushkin, St. Petersburg!

 

Information courtesy of Natalia Shirokobokova, children’s ministry volunteer, Lutheran Church of Omsk.