Arrival In Russia

After a total of 22 hours in airplanes including layovers in Santiago, New York, and Helsinki we landed in Moscow shortly after noon local time today. Six members of their team never received their luggage so our wait at the airport was held up for an extra hour and a half. Almost everyone managed to fall asleep on the tile floor after getting through customs.

We stopped for a quick snack and some groceries at a local mall which was quite comparable to anything you would see in America, except I didn't have a clue about what anything said. Argentina was easy as I could slowly translate most phrases and figure out what something meant. Here I am completely lost as p's mean r's and other letters are randomly thrown into the alphabet. Other than food and drink, the only word I know is "Dah." Thankfully our two guides, Paul and Sergei, know what they are doing.

We are staying at a church in Vladimir where we will be working with Mercy Ministries, specifically focusing on orphans. The building has four levels, with the sanctuary being on the second floor. There is a kitchen in the basement where we will be cooking most of our meals. Tomorrow is more of an exploring day, with a chance to hopefully knock off a majority of the jet lag. We will be attending a service at the church in the evening.