10.16.06

Today was our first day at the "baby home" in Lomonosov which is about 30 miles outside of St. Petersburg near the Gulf of Finnland. We first stopped to meet at a local Baptist church in Lomonosov, and these people actually have a very nice church that they are rennovating. The inside has a rustic feel and reminds me of a chappel you might find at summer camp. The picture shows Sergey (John's adopted son) pretending to be a preacher; he said he wanted to "look serious like pastor."

The pastor at this church has been great to us so far and even though he speaks no English we are getting along fine through our translators.

The baby home is about 130 years old and is pictured, I will post more about the building itself later. We got to know some of the kids today, but didn't really get to do too much with them. There were about 30 people from Buckner there that morning and 2 couples there in the afternoon for adoptions so the staff was a little overwhelmed. Tuesday will be just us so things should go a little more smoothly.