Sunday morning I drove out to the village of Sahanskoe to pick up some of the believers there who wanted to come to the zhatva (harvest) celebration in Makarovo. On Saturday they had informed me that there would be 7 people to pick up.
Instead of 7 people it turned out to be 14 people who wanted ride to Makarovo!
On the way back to Sahanskoe after the celebration we just added one more passenger to make a total of 16 people including myself! In case you are wondering our van seats 8. Talk about close fellowship!