Another unpleasant surprise
It was almost 6 weeks after our application for a residence and worked permit was submitted. During that time the Georgian government came under severe pressure from the European Union…
Back to Basics
We were keen to settle as soon as possible and to begin to formulate a Vision, Mission and Strategy for the Caucasus region. After the closure of the Operation Mercy…
Tbilisi here we come!
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million people. Tbilisi was founded in…
Decision Time
It was time to get everyone together and to take some decisions. Despite our best efforts, we could not substantially raise more funds for the projects of Operation Mercy. When…
Important Gatherings
During 2013 we were involved in two important gatherings. The first one was the bi-annual meeting of Operation Mobilization Field Leaders. The meeting was in Bangkok in Thailand, and it…
An unexpected twist
Towards the end of the summer of 2013 three of the Operation Mobilization team members in Sheki decided to permanently return to their home countries. The American couple and Korean…
Snake Tales
Operation Mobilization works closely with the local church, and we decided as a team to organize a retreat for Pastors of the Azerbaijani Evangelical Churches. In our meetings with these…
Getting to know the Team
We were looking forward to spending some time with our Operation Mobilization team members. Because they were scattered throughout the region, the distances between them and the general unreliability of…
A Village Marriage
Merely a week after we arrived in Baku, we were invited to the wedding of a family member of our Azeri office manager at Operation Mercy. Azeris are hospitable people,…
Operation Mobilization
The position of Field Leader for the Caucasus region had been vacant for almost 18 months when we arrived in Baku. One of the senior members of the Caucasus team…