Joe Ragan

I am visiting a country in the crossroads of Europe and Asia.  I must admit that my first day has been tremendous.  God is definitely at work here since the conflict…
I will write more later and hope to post some photos soon…

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I found this story most disturbing and wonder if our society is heading in this direction.  If so, God help us…
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Kyiv is a beautiful city full of green parks.  There are aspects of this city that I miss. However, there is still one thing I don’t miss… the traffic.
Recently, I read a story in a business magazine about traffic in Kyiv.  Remember, this city was built for the most part before cars were readily availabble [...]

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It has been two weeks since Ike struck the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana.  I have numerous friends and a couple of family members that live in the area.  As far as I know, all of them survived the devastation, since many rode out the storm further inland.
I know friends in Anahuac who said [...]

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Riga is a beautiful city, located on the Daugava River and about 12 km from the Baltic Sea.  On my recent trip, a colleague who lives in the city gave me (along with a couple of other singles) a tour of Old Town.  We learned a little of the history of the city that we [...]

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I arrived in Kyiv last Monday, Sept 15, then flew to Riga on the 17th for a retreat and then back to Kyiv on Sunday, 21.  I will be in Kyiv until this weekend before I travel to Zaparozhia and other eastern cities.
I will try to post a story on my trip to Riga soon…

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I arrived in Kyiv on Monday afternoon.  Extremely long lines at passport control greeted me.  Traffic in the airport has increased dramatically in 5 years.  It is in desparate need of expansion, DESPARATE!!!  I cannot underscore that enough.
Leaving the airport is another problem.  They ran out of parking several years ago, however, it is impossible [...]

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It is 3:30 a.m. where I live.  I am getting ready to fly to Kyiv this am.  After a couple of hours of fitfull sleep (and the phone ringing at 2:30 a.m.!), I am up and packed and almost ready.  A brother in Christ will pick me up shortly to take me to the airport.
I [...]

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Well, my HS alma mater did it!  The beat Celina, at home, which hadn’t been done in almost 10 years.  They are the only team that has beaten Celina every time they have played… a two game winning streak
Read more here.  I can hear the band playing now… The Eye of the Tiger… [...]

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Our lives are marked by milestones.  Wedding anniversaries, birthdays, passings, work, etc.  Five years ago today I arrived in Kyiv as a missionary appointed by Southern Baptists.  These past five years have seen me travel over much of the countries of Ukraine and Kazakhstan…
It’s difficult to believe that it has already been 5 years.  I [...]

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