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Horse-drawn carts
are still used in the Caucasus Mountains. |
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How many Global
Mission workers does it take to change a flat tire? Just three, apparently:
Rick Kajiura, Jeff Scoggins, Doug Hardt. |
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The
young man in the middle is one of the 300 pioneers. He's starting a new
congregation in Borjomi, Georgia, a famous resort town known for its mineral
waters. |
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Artur,
a Global Mission pioneer, studies the Bible each week with this group
in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Aryusa, the woman in the green dress,
was once a famous stage actress. The white-haired woman beside her grew
up in an influential Soviet family. Her older brother was once the highest-ranking
government leader in Armenia. |
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Aryusa,
during her days as a stage actress. Now, at age 84, she has become a Seventh-day
Adventist. |
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A
rainbow over an old Orthodox church in Tbilisi, Georgia. |
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A
castle above Tbilisi, Georgia. |
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Rick
Kajiura and Rebecca Scoggins tape a report for Adventist Newsline. |
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One
of the house churches in Azerbaijan. In this part of the world, people
are accustomed to sitting on the floor during worship. |
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In
Moscow, Vera Rudkovskaya and Raisa and Ivan Ostrovsky prepare to meet
guests in traditional Russian costumes (though Vera, Raisa, and Ivan are
all Belarussian, not Russian). |
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Adventist
world president Jan Paulsen and his wife, Kari, are welcomed to Russia
with the traditional Slavic greeting of bread and salt. |
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Jan
and Kari Paulsen at the Euro-Asia Division headquarters. Pastor Paulsen
first visited Russia about 20 years ago. This was Kari's first visit. |
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The
Paulsens with the official greeters. |
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Nelya
Taushanji, a native of Moldova who now works in the auditing service,
serves up a feast of potatoes, cutlets, beets, and salads for some of
her American friends. |
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The
mountains of Central Asia as seen from the air. |
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The
central office for the Southern Union territory of Central Asia is located
in Almaty, Kazakhstan. |
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This
Adventist elementary school in Kyrgyzstan is the pride of the community.
Even though parents must pay, there is a waiting list for admission. |
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The
furniture, doors, and windows produced by this workshop help to fund much
of the expense of the elementary school in Kyrgyzstan. |
