Saturday we left camp and rode in a very crowded bus for two hours to Tambov. We stayed that night at the central church after spending a couple hours walking around the city. It felt like the Hilton after the accommodations we had at camp. I'm not complaining about camp - it was what we expected and we loved every minute of it. But it was nice to sleep on regular (although very hard) beds in a finished room.
On Sunday morning we were on our own for breakfast. We found an outdoor market a few blocks away and picked up some delicious mushroom and potato filled pirogues. During the church service they brought us up on stage to introduce ourselves and sing a song. The whole team crowded around two microphones. I hope Luke and I didn't bring down the quality of the team. We had a little time to shop for souvenirs that afternoon, drank some tea with our friends from camp, and attend the evening service at church. At 8:45 we boarded the train for Moscow and began the long journey home. It was hard to say goodbye to our friends and there were many teary eyes (for the record, it wasn't just the girls). Our translator, Anya, chased us as long as she was able to keep up with the train.
We arrived in Moscow at about 7:30 and headed straight to the airport to kill time. Unfortunately we also killed some healthy rubles. We needed to eat breakfast so we sat down at a regular looking cafe in the airport. The food was mediocre but expensive - about 750 rubles each (the exchange rate is 25 rubles to 1 dollar - you do the math).
Our flight is about to board so I better shut this down. Thanks for your prayers this week. We can't wait to fill you all in on the details in person.
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