Two New Church Planting Projects
1. Roman (Roma) & Alina Pankin, Port City of Tuapse, Black Sea Coast, Southwestern Russia
Tuapse is 75 miles NW of Sochi, site of the 2014 Winter Olympics. Summer of 2025 Roma and Alina will move here from Kaltan, Siberia, to begin planting the new church.
For the past 20 years, Roma has been pastoring the church that he planted in Kaltan, Siberia. We know that they have snow in Siberia, but this photo provides solid proof that they also have mountains.
Roma and Alina with son Timothy (left) and their daughter and son in law (center). Roma holds a sonogram of their first grandchild who is expected in a few months!
Roma presents his senior thesis at his 2023 graduation.
2. Alexey & Svetlana Donin, Saint-Petersburg
It’s a cultural thing: Russians sometimes don’t smile when you take their picture.