Joe Ragan

A couple of months ago, I received Voices of the Faithful as a gift and quickly began reading it. The month of March has been on prayer. Most of you know that the Lord has been challenging me on this area of my life. To pray believing!
Well, many of the stories have [...]

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Wow! Spring has definitely sprung early in Karaganda. It is 50 degrees at this moment and warmer than Kiev. The weather the last few days has been spectacular. However, with clear skies it does get cold here at night. When I woke up this morning it was 19, but when [...]

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This afternoon I noticed that it was getting dark. I looked out on my side of the building and saw clouds building up. Didn’t think much about it until I went to take the car to the Kim’s apartment. That is when I noticed all these people standing around and then I noticed [...]

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Well, the Kim’s and I arrived back in Karaganda yesterday evening. We attended a retreat where we heard some great music and preaching. Al Gilbert, the pastor of Calvary taught from 2 Timothy. He taught us a way to remember 2 Timothy 2:16-17. (All Scripture is inspired by God…)
He shared with [...]

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With all that is going on personally and in ministry, it is probably good timing for me to be at a retreat which is where I am right now in Almaty. We are at an old sanitoria where during Communist times people were sent for rest and relaxation. Well, in reality, they are [...]

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I have been so excited to be back in Kazakhstan. It has been a real blessing for me to be re-acquainted with friends in Karaganda, to play basketball with many of them, to have lunch with others. Even last Sunday, I preached at Bethel church in the morning, that afternoon in Temirtau where [...]

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I arrived in Karaganda on Wednesday morning, early (6 a.m.) after an all night flight. I spent about 10 minutes trying to get through passport control. It seems that when I left the country in June 2005, they forgot to stamp my passport, and they were trying to figure if I ever left [...]

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I live for Kstan in a few hours. I haven’t finished packing, but will throw it in the suitcase and be ready to go. Pray for the flight there (an overnight flight).
I am excited about the trip and getting to see my friends there. I checked the weather and it doesn’t seem [...]

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Three West Point cadets are staying in my apartment this week. There are a total of 11 cadets and two chaperones on the team. They are here to speak with Ukrainian military and police cadets, and other college students.
Tyler, Brandon, Ryan
Ryan, the BSU president at WP, Brandon and Tyler are great young men. [...]

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My Bible reading has me in Deuteronomy right now. This morning I read chapters 30-31. As I read the words, my heart was broken by the love God has for us, yet our unwillingness to allow Him to lead us.
Chapter 31 tells us of God choosing Joshua to replace Moses. [...]

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