Missionary Video Chat
Instead of our usual sermon last Sunday, we had a nice, long chat with two of our missionaries to Russia, Warren and Andrea Caron. But they were not here in Pittsburgh. We used one of the coolest, virtually free features of the Internet, the live video chat. We had a very enjoyable time talking with the Carons about their family life in Russia, their ministry and outreach to the Russian people, and even what kinds of food they eat (i.e., borsh), and what kind of foods they miss (i.e., Gold Fish and peanut butter). We spent over an hour getting to know them in a way that was far superior to emails and letters, and they got to know us better too. Check out the video below to get an idea of how it went.
We used Skype (a free download) for the video chat. If you would like to be added to New Hope's Skype contact list, please send your Skype name to newhopeml@gmail.com. We would be especially interested in chatting with former members of New Hope who have moved to other parts of the country or the planet to see what you have been up to.
posted by New Hope @ 4/19/2007
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Here is some additional info from Eric Randall, New Hope's missions team leader, about the Carons and the chat we had with them:
Warren and Andrea Caron are part of a Navigators missionary team working in Russia, in the city of Pyatigorsk. The Carons have been serving in Russia since 2005, and New Hope has been financially supporting them since the beginning of their oversees ministry. They have three children: Anastasia, Danielle, and Jonathan (Jonathan was born in Russia).
The Carons took the time to share with New Hope about their work in Russia. They asked for New Hope's prayers that God would open the hearts of people in Russia. In many ways, Russians are very guarded about openly discussing their spiritual beliefs. In the Russian culture, it is the accepted norm that a Christian must essentially gain the listener's permission before sharing spiritual beliefs. Warren is currently a university student in Russia, and intends to start teaching English in Russian universities, as a means of having opportunities to interact with and witness to Russian students. The Carons talked about the way in which the Russian Orthodox Church interacted with Protestant churches.
Andrea and Warren also shared their experiences in Russian language and culture, including food (they eat lots of vegetables). They also mentioned the slowness of getting mail from the US, indicating that packages can take anywhere from 2 weeks to 4 months to show up! The Carons indicated that in the future, care package favorite items could include Pepperidge Farm goldfish and peanut butter. However, there's no point to sending a package at this time, since the Carons will be returning to the U.S. for a visit from June to September.
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