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…
Operation Mercy
The work of Operation Mercy was focussed on the internally displaced Azeris from the disputed Nagorro-Karabakh region. The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was the longest running in post-Soviet Eurasia. In 1988, ethnic…
All over again
We had very little time to prepare for our departure to Baku. We were excited for the new challenge before us, but we were also aware of all the emotions…
The STAND FIRM Journal
Parenting on Demand – What does it looks like using Integer Values in Parenting Adult Children? The choice to be a parent is the choice to have your heart walking…
The STAND FIRM Journal
Change can bring Anxiety and Fear into your life: Anxiety does not have an object. We are anxious when we uncertain about an outcome or when we do not know…