Mongolia Comings and Goings

There's been some sickness going around our circles. 

A stomach bug restricted Josiah's diet pretty severely for a few days.

We had some visitors from France come to church one week.  The one on the left wants to be a missionary to the Mongolian herdsmen in the countryside!  

They also visited the basketball academy.

Our friend and neighbor from Bulgan visited us in UB with his son and grandson.

Otgoo wanted to borrow a fishing pole for a trip he was invited to join.

Josiah, Johanna and Clara at a coffee shop near his American School of Ulaanbaatar, just before the girls shipped out to Germany for their fall term at boarding school.

Do you recognize the minister in this picture?  This huge advertisement is on the side of our gym on Peace Avenue, also knows as Asian Highway 3, the main road through UB and between Russia and China.  

Franklin Graham is coming to Mongolia for two nights of his Faith Festival, similar to what his father used to do.  I don't think Billy Graham ever made it to Mongolia. 

LIFE Youth Conference 2022 Update

Thank you to those who prayed and supported Johanna and Clara's trip to the Alliance Youth Conference LIFE 2022 in Orlando, FL last month along wit 4,500 other high school students around the USA and world. 

Here is an update on their LIFE from Alliance President John Stumbo: Click to view Video for a taste of inspiring talks and services leading us all to the eternal reality that "Jesus is Greater". 

Echoes of the Empire: Beyond Genghis Khan

We watched this documentary on Amazon Prime last night for less than 2$. Probably the best I’ve ever seen balancing history and present day, city and country, politics and religion: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3ovouGoyPrU

UN Director Visits Mongolia

In a visit to Mongolia on Tuesday, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres underscored the UN’s solidarity: https://news.mn/en/797697/

Camel Riding with Genghis Khan

 

Westgate Visits Genghis Khan Statue, Camels and Terelj

Terelj National Park is known for its rock formations and raw beauty.

Hike Up Bogd Mountain Behind Zaisan

Does this look like Mongolia to you?

It seemed more like the Great Northwest to us.

We even had a creek to criss cross in this mostly dry country.  

Our Missions friend Julianne from Westgate Chapel joined us for our 3 mile tour.

Even this bridge seemed like one we hiked across in the cascade mountains a few years ago.

The trailhead was just a few minutes up the hill from the kids' American School.  We had our picnic at the car just before the rain storm! 

Westgate Chapel Friends Visit Mongolia!

Pastor Rob and his daughter Rylee, Julianne, and Marlena arrived Sunday.  

They are right to left between Jeremy to Renee. 

We took them up to Zaisan to see the Mongolia-Russia monument and view of UB.

And to our Kama ministry building to meet some of our Mongolian ministers.

Rob liked this coffee shop, since there are many in the LA area where he grew up.

The team visited the basketball academy Tuesday.  Here's Renee putting some moves on Johanna and Josiah.