THE SIBEREA EXPEDITION

TODAY BEGINS THE "2010 SIBEREA SURVEY EXPEDITION". JEFF AND COLYA TOOK OFF THIS MORNING, HEADED TO MOSCOW DOMODEDEVO AIRPORT. THEY WILL FLY TO THE CITY OF EKATERINBURG. EKATERINBURG IS FAMOUS AS THE CITY WHERE THE ROMANOVS (THE LAST CSAR) WERE MASSACRED AND AS THE HOME OF BORIS YELTSIN. OTHER THAN THAT, WHY EKATERINBURG?

IT SEEMS THAT EKATERINBURG IS THE GATEWAY CITY TO SIBEREA. OUR GOAL WILL BE TO FIND UNREACHED/LEAST REACHED PEOPLE GROUPS IN EASTERN RUSSIA AND IT MAKES SENSE TO START BY GOING THROUGHT THE FRONT DOOR. THEY WILL BE MEETING WITH SOME CONTACTS THAT WE HAVE MADE THERE AND THEY WILL BASICALLY BE DOING FACT FINDING (i.e. THE ABRAHAM JOURNEY OF 2008.) THINGS WE WANT TO KNOW:

-WHERE UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS ARE IN SIBEREA

-ARE THERE PARTNERS THERE THAT WE CAN WORK WITH

-IS ANYONE ELSE REACHING OUTSIDE THE CITY TO THESE GROUPS

-ARE THERE OTHER FOREIGNERS WORKING THERE

-WHAT PRACTICAL THINGS CAN WE DO THERE TO OPEN DOORS

THESE AND WHTEVER ELSE THEY CAN FIND OUT WILL BE IMPORTANT.

THIS WILL BE A REALLY IMPORTANT TRIP. PLEASE BE PRAYING THAT GOD WILL GIVE THE SAFETY, WISDOM, ALERTNESS, DISCERNMENT, AND SUCCESS ON THEIR JOURNEY.

I WILL BE TAKING MOM AND THE LITTLE GUYS TO MOSCOW ON THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN TONIGHT. THEY WILL BE FLYING BACK TO YOU TOMORROW!!! THEY SHOULD BE BACK WITH YA'LL FOR THIS SUNDAY. YA'LL BE GOOD TO 'EM.

LOVE YA'LL. YA'LL LOVE EACH OTHER.