It's Official - We Have Our License

The little picture to the right of one sheet of paper has been the occasion for blood, sweat, tears, and lots of prayer. ETSM officially received the licensed on July 14, although the date of validity is May 21, 2008. Thank you for your constant prayers that have helped us navigate the murky waters of Russian bureacracy. Throughout the past year, we have seen time and time again how the Lord gave us divine favor in the eyes of various governmental offices.

Of course, lots of thanks also go to our rector, Dr. Ilya Okhotnikov, who did much of the legwork, and made sure that we had dotted all of our i's and crossed our t's.

With this license, we are now able to publically advertise for the school. But more importantly, it prevents us from being closed down by federal authorities. Already a number of church schools (some purporting to be on a college level) have been closed down and charges have come from the State's Attourney's office. In fact, we had to asked twice for an extention to federal deadlines. But thankfully this threat is behind us.