A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that a group of British staff and students went to St. Petersburg, Russia. I just got a newsletter from them - they met 45 Russian students in an old Soviet summer kids camp 40 miles from the city, and just a few steps from the beach.
They spend several hours each day helping the Russians improve their English, mostly through extended conversation. Each morning they had a devotional on the Fruit of the Spirit, and though it was intended for the British team, some of the Russian students came as well.
Laura, who wrote the letter, pointed out that only about 1 percent of Russians have a living faith. Yet they responded quite well to the two "Soul Talks." As Laura put it, "I was blown away by the openness of the students to hear about God -- they had real questions and real answers, which makes such a refreshing change from British apathy and godlessness."
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