Joe Ragan

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Hotstana!

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments

I arrived in Astana yesterday and I have decided to change its name!  Atlanta is called Hotlanta and now we have Hotstana!  Yesterday the temperature gauge in my car read 40 c (104) and the weather site said 100.  Several friends arrived in Hostana before me and went sight seeing.  They called me shortly after [...]

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Tags: Life where I live

On the road again… and again…and…

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments

I left Karaganda last Saturday afternoon and endured a 19 1/2 hour ride to Almaty.  The group made it in time to attend service at a new church plant.  After lunch, we took an excursion back up to Medeo so that another group could see the beauty of the region.
We traveled through the city and [...]

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Tags: Reflections on Life as we know it