Joe Ragan

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Trip to Budapest

January 9th, 2006 · No Comments

I am returning to Budapest on Tuesday, January 10. The ringing in my ear has increased 3-4 times to what it was and so I am going for some followup appointments.
While the ringing in my ear was previously a nuisance, it really has become so now. I can hear it over [...]

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Stuff from the US!

January 9th, 2006 · No Comments

Mike from Henderson, Texas arrived on Sunday. He brought some stuff for me from Tanya, a Ukrainian living in Anahuac, and from Cathy and Bob from Fort Worth. I am always excited about receiving stuff from the US!
Bob and Cathy sent me a calendar with birthdays listed in it from my [...]

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Orthodox Christmas

January 9th, 2006 · No Comments

Saturday, January 7 was Christmas Day in the former Soviet Union. It is still celebrated here according to the old calendar.
Our church had a Christmas morning service and I was asked to sing. I sang “O Holy NIght.” It has to be my favorite Christmas song. I can still remember going [...]

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