Joe Ragan

I don’t think that I have mentioned that I will be moving to Karaganda, Kazakhstan in June. At least that is the plan now. I am excited about the prospect of settling down, however, I will still be traveling some.
I just looked up the distance from Karaganda to Wichita Falls, TX. This [...]

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After baseball, I drove downtown Fort Lauderdale to attend a special exhibit at the Musuem of Art, Fort Lauderdale to see an exhibit called “Cradle of Christianity.”
Check out the site here
It was a very interesting exhibit. I enjoyed seeing some of the artifacts from Israel and Byzantine, the Dead Sea scrolls and [...]

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Today I got to do something that I never thought I would get to do… attend spring training.
I made the short drive up to Fort Lauderdale (I’m staying in Hollywood). I finally found the stadium but I wasn’t sure what time they would be practicing. As it happened, they were actually having a [...]

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I have been on the “road” since February 9. I traveled to South Mississippi on the 10th. There, I spoke in 5 churches in 4 days. I had a great time there and it was a joy to meet so many fellow Christians.
Then I spent 2 days in Jackson, MS visiting friends [...]

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Last Saturday, I was traveling to MS and had to fly through Atlanta. While I was eating lunch, several soldiers serving in the US Army sat down in the commons area.
As I was leaving, I walked by them and stopped to speak to them. I apologized for my forwardness, but wanted to [...]

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I have just finished 5 days of mission services in southern MS. Wow, what a special time!
Last Saturday, I flew into Gulfport- Biloxi airport. As we flew over the gulf coast, I noticed numerous foundations where homes or businesses once stood. Obviously, Katrina’s effect is still being felt along the coast.
As [...]

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At this moment, I am “chatting” with GA’s from Louisiana via MSN messenger. How cool is that?!? They are asking me questions and then I type my response.
So far, this has been our dialog:

GA:
how churchs are there
joseph:
Hello. My name is Joe Ragan. I am a missionary and I live [...]

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I’m back in north Texas for a couple of days. I arrived and the weather is much warmer. It was in the 70’s yesterday. However, the weather is supposed to turn off cooler this evening.
I am enjoying the weather, but sure don’t want to get used to it being this warm in [...]

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Today is sunny and mild with temps around 70. It is really nice weather here today.
One of our activities today was to do some opinion surveys from the neighborhoods around the church. I really enjoyed speaking with the few people that we were able to talk to.
I was a [...]

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