Joe Ragan

I have become a horder. When I left for Kstan, I had some food products that I packed in stored in a cool, dry place.
After returning to Kiev, I took the box down and unpacked the stuff. While I was happy to have the food, I got to looking through some of [...]

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I have been without a car this week, which isn’t a BAD thing most of the time, except when it comes to grocery shopping. So, this morning I got up and decided to use the public transportation to hunt for some dry beans.
Dry beans are not sold in most stores [...]

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Here is the update on what you have been praying for. Read the full story at:http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=608
I don’t know fully how this will affect my work in K’stan. As I know more, I will let you know.

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I live in a mostly military community. The area was built after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The SU had lots of military personnel in Germany and central Europe and so after the fall, these families had to move somewhere.
So, with the help of the German government, the apartment buildings in my [...]

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Get the Mexican food (low calorie, of course) and the Dr. Pepper ready! I’m coming to Texas!
I took the plunge and bought my tickets today. I will be arriving at DFW on September 1 in the evening and will spend most of the month there. Look for me at Don [...]

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I read Colossians this week. I noticed that in the first chapter Paul used the phrases, “filled with knowledge” and “growing in knowledge.”
I know that often times when I am reading I don’t stop to reflect on what is being said. So, when it comes to being filled with knowledge I think a [...]

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I was told that Khmelnitskiy, in western Ukraine, has the largest market in Ukraine with the best selection and prices. So, since I was going to be there, I decided to take the trip there.
Most markets are closed on Monday, but I was told this one was opened all the time. [...]

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Road trips can be fun and interesting when one travels the roads of Ukraine. Sunday afternoon I drove to Khmelnitskiy in western Ukraine with another missionary, Mary Ellen, and her daughter, Melody, who is visiting from the states.
We left Kiev and drove westward. When we arrived in Zhytomer, I didn’t take the bypass [...]

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Last November 2004, during my vacation in Germany, I was able to visit the first Nazi concentration camp in Dachau. On Sunday, I visited the largest concentration camps during World War II, Auschwitz I and II. Both of these camps are located near Krakow.
It is sobering to consider the atrocities that took place [...]

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Our annual missionary meeting/conference was in Poland again this year. It was great to be able to visit with friends and make a few new friends. The hotel is about 4 hours north of Warsaw. It has a great recreational facility and they are in the process of adding much more. [...]

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