Train & Registration

The vastness of Russia.
It is about 8'000km from Russia's border with Poland to the Kuril Island in the East. The Federation covers 11 time zones.
If you were to flip the African continent on it's side it will fit snugly into Russia!
Even though there are only a couple of cellphone operators working this vast field you will inevitably end up paying for roaming if you were to use your Moscow SIM card in Abakan.
So, hence when traveling in Russia you end up building a collection of SIM cards. Which will be completely useless the next time you visit this amazingly massive country!
Our new numbers:
Albert  +7 903 917 2314
Natasha +7 903 917 2297
Yesterday morning at 4am (SA time) we got up and dragged ourselves to the church service. (Photo included.)
The church is small, but on fire! Had a lengthy chat with the pastor afterwards.
In this area where half of the church is running after idols and the other half after money, it is good to see a pastor that is standing up for the truth and that has a heart after the Lord!
Please pray for the Churches!!! Pray for purity and holiness. Pray for the Lord's Spirit to move in the Church!
We took the night train from Krasnoyarsk to Abakan (the big city near Natasha's parents' home).
In the section with us there was a lady who had just come from Krasnoyarsk where her nine year old son was lying in the hospital.
There is something wrong with his heart and they need to do an operation.
She does however not have the money to do the opp, so in the mean time he is just lying there under observation with the bill running up.
Looks like a very desperate catch 21 situation!!!
The whole time she travels to and fro visiting him. Also not cheap!!!
What was amazing is that just in the short time on the train she opened up and told us her life story. Normally this doesn't happen. We asked if we can pray for her.
To my surprise she said "yes".
Please pray that the Lord will heal Anton!
Her older son was also in an accident and had a massive wound on his head. Something went wrong with his eye. Not sure what the problem was... but please pray for Michael as well!
Yesterday I went to do my registration.
PROBLEM! There is something wrong with this now.
We went there today, and gave in the documents and were promptly told that we have to come tomorrow again. Then they will decide what to do with me.
They can fine me up to 2'000ruble!
Please pray that all will be right and that there will not be any problems tomorrow when we go.
Enough for now!
May the Lord bless you
Albert & Natasha in Russia