Our Summer Interns Report

Caroline Bennighof and Krystal Smith served as interns this summer. In preparation for their internship, after submitting their applications and references, we began speaking in February, having several Skype conversation over the months, in which we spoke about the...

Wearing the cross

I arrived at the orphanage not long after Easter and walked into a “conversation” between a counselor and one of her charges. The boy wanted a cord or chain for a cross pendant he had come across. He felt this would solidify his Christian status. The...

Welcome To Our Newest Board Member

We welcome Larry Heller to the Stoneworks Board of Directors. Larry grew up in suburban Chicago to Christian mother, atheist father with a Jewish upbringing. He became a Christian through the ministry of Young Life in 1972. Larry moved to San Antonio in 1975 to attend...

On Corruption in Russia

From Liz Sukhovskaya: A recent article in the St. Petersburg Times gave an interesting look into the issue of corruption. I found this quote especially interesting: “Russian bureaucracy is such a giant beast that what is sometimes termed as corruption is just...

HFO – More picture of Summer camps

Writing a prayer to God GOD is LOVE Worship time, So good to praise Him! Story time and songs Craft time Smores and Fun time Teens Fellowship Lesson about God’s creation Free time Games Circus Day for God’s Glory Story about...

The Youth at My Church

From Liz Hulley Sukhovskaya — When I moved to St. Petersburg I was focused on children’s ministry since I had just been ministering in the summer camps. But my church that I settled into had just a few kids on Sunday mornings, and no teenagers. I didn’t really...