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Mia’s Story
Here is an article from Mia Hayrinen a Finnish short-term volunteer partnering with MIR this summer ~
This is me, Mia Hayrinen, 23 years old, from Finland.
I study Russian language as my major subject at the University Turku in Finland.Pedagogy and Finno-Ugric languages are my minor subjects. My Master’s degree studies take altogether six years, [...]
Summer Pavilion by St. James team
St. James’ building team has successfully completed the summer pavilion building project at camp Elama. In spite of weather change, mosquito bites, health issues, struggles with the local saw mill it is done and done! As John Bull formulated it at good bye dinner, Allen Amason as a team leader [...]
John Beyrle, the US Ambassador in Russia: The meaning of Victory Day for me
US Ambassador John Beyrle with his father Joseph Beyrle on Red Square after the parade May 9, 2004, Moscow.
“This weekend I will celebrate Victory Day with you. This day is of particular importance for me, because my father served in the Air landing in the United States Army during the Second World War. [...]
“Why would they care?”
This was on the first country wide TVcannel at 9 pm news release April, 29.
Thousands of Americans are watching the consultations in Moscow with anxiety and anticipation: those who already have brought orphans from Russia,and those who are still dreaming to do it. They are confident that each child [...]
Artem Saveliev send back home to Russia
Home Alone
In the center of attention today is the fate of 8-year-Artem Saveliev
The day before he flew to Moscow on his own from the United States.
The note, which he had brought, said that his American adoptive parents, namely, his mother decided to abandon him. According to some reports, the boy at the airport was supposed [...]
A letter to an Orphanage Director
The Hosting Program is entering it’s last few weeks when families and Russian orphans from Saint Petersburg along with orphans from Ukraine and Latvia are matched.
In the list of participants Russia is traditionally the most difficult in terms of permission from directors and first one to close [...]
Happy New Year!
New Year began in hosting families in the States for 9 orphans who traveled this winter.
This photo collage shows several highlights of the trip for them.