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Entries from June 2008

Fireproof coming to theaters soon

June 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

If you haven’t seen Facing the Giants, you need to do so right away!  The folks who brought us Facing the Giants is releasing a new movie called, FIREPROOF, in September.
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Great video…

June 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Check this out! This video reveals the greatness of the American spirit and our pride for the military…
You will be touched!

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Media Circus

June 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Friday morning I watched the media circus that has become the presidential election…
At 8 a.m. each morning, Anderson Cooper 360 is on live in Kstan.  I watch it from time to time.  This morning I turned on the tv to see what the show was going to be about… guess what…
BREAKING NEWS…  Obama and Clinton [...]

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Oranges falling out of favor

June 4th, 2008 · No Comments

I found an interesting tidbit on the internet.  As a child, I loved to eat oranges.  As I have grown older, I lost interest in eating them.  For me it was too much work to peel the orange and have to deal with the mess.  This article confirms my feelings…

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Six weeks makes a BIG difference!

June 4th, 2008 · No Comments

The older I get the more it seems that time really does fly.  Just this week several of my colleagues were here in Karaganda.  One couple is getting ready to go on stateside assignment (furlough) for 9 months.  Someone made the comment that while 9 months seems like a long time, they would be back [...]

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First impression of US

June 1st, 2008 · No Comments

A young lady that has attended some of my informal English classes is spending the summer in Virginia Beach. I asked her to send me her first impressions of the US, much the same as we ask US people to write down their first impressions when they go on a mission trip.
This is what [...]

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Lord’s Supper

June 1st, 2008 · No Comments

The first Sunday of every month the Lord’s Supper is observed in Baptist Churches in the former Soviet Union. Most, if not all, churches use real wine and fresh bread, unlike most Baptist churches in the States.
As an ordained minister, I am called upon to help with these observances. Since children’s Sunday school [...]

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Children’s Day

June 1st, 2008 · No Comments

June 1 was Children’s Day in Kazakhstan.  Since it fell on a Sunday, our church had a special program honoring children.  Several children participated by singing songs, reciting poems and both sermons spent time reflecting on children.
After church I drove back to my apartment and noticed the park near my apartment full of people.  The [...]

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Tags: Life where I live