Transitions

After returning to the states, I have had several opportunities with photography and working on projects as well as just having fun. Therefore I have started a photographic blog at http://mypicturesoflife.wordpress.com/

I will no longer be updating this blog as my time in Russia has come to an end for now. Please check out my photo blog on wordpress to continue following what is going on in my life.

Jimmy

Back in America

Well, I have made it back to the U.S. and am beginning to adjust. Right now I'm in St. Petersburg, Fl. but I am planning on moving somewhere towards the mid-west possibly in September.

The past 2 1/2 years in Russia have been amazing. I have met friends that have become family. I have faced challenges and situations that despite them growing me, I pray I never have to face again. I have also had great joys that have drawn me ever closer to God.

I appreciate your prayers through this transition in my life, I will try my best to keep this updated as to what is going on in my life, as much as possible.

wedding

working on edits from a wedding project I just finished. Here are a few samples:

Photoessay: Fire in Moscow

Here is a short project I shot today while out walking:

Prague

Hanging out in Prague on a couple of weeks of vacation. Look forward to some amazing pictures being posted on Flickr!

Murmansk

Recently I along with two other guys from team Engage Russia traveled to Murmansk, Russia, to join up with missions volunteer Tim Wishon.

Tim has been working in Murmansk for a number of years coming over a few times a year to invest in the lives of the youth of the city.

We got to spend a few days with the team at the beginning of their trip. They kept a blog regarding the trip and its definitely worth checking out.

Check out their blog at http://tinyurl.com/aane9q and see what God is doing in Murmansk as well as how you can get involved.

Also you can see pictures from the trip at http://www.flickr.com/photos/23955320@N04/

Today we joined a group of American missions volunteers in Murmansk, Russia to help them kick off a week of English ministry. The team of 5, lead by Tim Wishon, is partnering with a local church here in Murmansk to teach English this week. They are praying that through the English classes this week they would be able to engage the participants in spiritual conversations.

Tonight was the kick-off and registration for the week of classes. When they have done this in the past they have seen young adults turnouts of about 60 people or so. That was the plan for today but we were all surprised as more than 100 people came to the registration.

It was truly amazing to see the room full of people, some even standing as we had run out of chairs. Tim explained the outline of the week and openly shared about his faith. There will be a time on Friday where they will share the gospel with those in attendance.

The group is young and diverse. It was great to see a lot of the young people we had met at the church this morning had come out to the registration, even tonight these young adults were engaging their peers in spiritual conversations.

Please join us in prayer for the classes that will take place this week. Pray that there would be spiritual conversations that come up, that there would be understanding in the hearts and minds of those who are in attendance. Pray that God would continue to provide the ability for Tim and his team to meet with these young adults and to share the love of our Lord and Savior with them.