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 Cold,
but not much more than expected. Moscow
wasn’t bad at all, stayed right around freezing, but Chita was cold. That is where we spent
most of our time. I met with Pastor Bendorf and Mike LaDuke to teach a
course on Hermeneutics (interpretation of the Bible) to a group of about
35 men. Here I am standing next to a giant cannon in the Kremlin, and a snowy day in Moscow.
 - Beautiful:
Moscow as
a very nice city, nicer than I was expecting I think. They many orthodox
churches were really spectacular and the architecture of the buildings was
very interesting.
Note Basils Cathedral!
 Good
food. While in Moscow,
I ate American food more than Russian food. I think our liaisons take all
the American’s who come to the Starlight Diner, which has very American
food with a very American atmosphere. But it was good. My first taste of Russia
food was the second day on a tour of the city. My guide took me to the Moo
Moo Café, and it was delicious. Then at the church in Chita, all our meals were provided for
us, and I enjoyed them all, some of them were absolutely delicious.  Wonderful
people. In Moscow
the people did not seem very friendly, but then again, in any big city
everyone is going about their business and most of the time don’t take
time out for strangers. But I felt very much a foreigner. In Chita, people were a
little more relaxe d I think, and at the church everyone was very kind. This is Serghei. He didn't speak much English, but he took care of all our needs during the week. He always had a big smile for everyone.
 Olga our translator.
- Thriving
church: in Siberia, there are not many
evangelical churches, and even less training opportunities for their
leaders. Nevertheless, I was very impressed with the willingness of the
people at the church we stayed to support itself, even though nearly all
the people in the church would be considered below poverty level, and also
of their vision and ability to work together amongst themselves. I think
we could learn from them.
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