OUR GUESTS ARRIVED FROM ARIZONA TODAY AND THEY ARE WORN OUT!! BY THE TIME THEY FINALLY ARRIVED IN SMOLENSK THEY HAD TRAVELED FOR 24 HOURS. THEY ARE A HUSBAND AND WIFE WITH THEIR 12 YEAR OLD GRAND SON. IT'S HIS FIRST TIME TO TRAVEL ABROAD AND I'M GLAD FOR HIM TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. IT'S A GOOD THING TO GET A PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE OUTSIDE THE U.S. WE HAVE BEEN SO BLESSED IN OUR NATION FOR SO LONG AND IN MANY, MANY, WAYS HAVE TAKEN IT FOR GRANTED. YOU ONLY HAVE TO VISIT ANY OTHER COUNTRY TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE. WE HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE VISIT WITH US EVERY YEAR AND I ALWAYS PRAY THAT GOD SPEAKS TO THEM ABOUT HIS WORLDWIDE KINGDOM. I WANT THEM TO SEE THAT GOD LOVES THE WORLD, NOT JUST AMERICA. THAT GOD SENT HIS SON TO DIE FOR ALL PEOPLE GROUPS, NOT JUST ENGLISH SPEAKING WHITE PEOPLE. THAT GOD DOESN'T SEE NATIONAL BOUNDARIES. THAT GOD WANTS TO USE SOME OF THEM IN PLACES WHERE THERE ARE NO CHURCHES. MAYBE THIS LITTLE GUY WILL SEE SOME OF THAT. HEY, MAYBE SOME FALCONS COULD GET THAT VISION SOMEDAY AS WELL. HOW COOL WOULD IT BE TO HAVE SOME FALCONS ON MISSION FIELDS ACROSS THE PLANET. THEY'D BE TOUGH TO BEAT!!!
JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS TILL GAME DAY!!! MAKE THEM COUNT. I'M THINKING ABOUT YA'LL. PRAYING FOR YOU.
FOOTBALL IS LIKE LIFE--IT REQUIRES PERSERVERENCE,SELF DENIAL,HARD WORK,SACRAFICE,DEDICATION, AND RESPECT FOR AUTHORITY. - VINCE LOMBARDI
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
WEATHER REPORT FROM RUSSIA
FALL IS NOT USUALLY A BEAUTIFUL TIME IN RUSSIA. SUMMER CAN BE PRETTY, AND WINTER, WITH ALL THE SNOW, CAN BE FUN TO LOOK AT, BUT FALL IS USUALLY NOT VERY NICE. SUCH IS THE WEATHER WE SEEM TO BE HAVING HERE RIGHT NOW. I HAVEN'T SEEN THE SUN SINCE I GOT HERE AND THERE'S NOT MUCH PROSPECT FOR IT SOON. THE TEMPERATURE IS IN THE 4O'S STILL AND THE WIND IS CALM, SO THAT'S A PLUS. I UNDERSTAND YOU GUY'S ARE IN FOR THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE YEAR TONIGHT. WAY TO GO. YOU BEAT US TO THE LONG UNDERWEAR.
OUR FRIENDS FROM ARIZONA ARRIVE TOMORROW AND THEN OUR DAYS WILL BECOME REALLY BUSY. ONE OF OUR STAFF GUYS WILL LEAVE IN THE MORNING AND DRIVE TO MOSCOW TO PICK THEM UP. IT'S ABOUT A 5 HOUR DRIVE ON REALLY BAD ROADS.
HOPE YOUR PRACTICES ARE GOING WELL. THIS IS A WAY BIG WEEKEND FOR FALCONS. WORK HARD. BE A GREAT TEAM. BE A GREAT TEAMMATE.
I'VE NEVER KNOWN ANYONE SO LOYAL. IF YOU ARE LARRY BIRD'S TEAMMATE, YOU ARE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THE WORLD TO HIM.---KEVIN MCHALE (ABOUT LARRY BIRD)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, COACH WADDELL!!!!! WHAT A GREAT GUY!!!!!!
OUR FRIENDS FROM ARIZONA ARRIVE TOMORROW AND THEN OUR DAYS WILL BECOME REALLY BUSY. ONE OF OUR STAFF GUYS WILL LEAVE IN THE MORNING AND DRIVE TO MOSCOW TO PICK THEM UP. IT'S ABOUT A 5 HOUR DRIVE ON REALLY BAD ROADS.
HOPE YOUR PRACTICES ARE GOING WELL. THIS IS A WAY BIG WEEKEND FOR FALCONS. WORK HARD. BE A GREAT TEAM. BE A GREAT TEAMMATE.
I'VE NEVER KNOWN ANYONE SO LOYAL. IF YOU ARE LARRY BIRD'S TEAMMATE, YOU ARE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THE WORLD TO HIM.---KEVIN MCHALE (ABOUT LARRY BIRD)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, COACH WADDELL!!!!! WHAT A GREAT GUY!!!!!!
Monday, October 27, 2008
ARRIVED IN RUSSIA
I ARRIVED IN RUSSIA LAST NIGHT ABOUT 9 P.M. AFTER DRIVING MOST OF THE DAY IN THE RAIN. SPENT ABOUT AN HOUR ON THE BORDER BETWEEN ESTONIA AND RUSSIA. OTHER THAN THAT THE TRIP WAS UNEVENTFUL. RUSSIAN ROADS ARE NOTORIOUSLY BAD. 
I NEVER TAKE OUR ROAD SYSTEM IN GEORGIA FOR GRANTED AFTER HAVING DRIVEN HERE FOR SO LONG. IN FACT, GEORGIA HAS SOME OF THE BEST ROADS IN THE WORLD. THINK ABOUT THAT NEXT TIME YOU'RE STUCK IN TRAFFIC SOMEWHERE AROUND ATLANTA.
WE'VE LIVE AND MINISTERED IN THE CITY OF SMOLENSK FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS. SMOLENSK IS ALMOST EXACTLY MIDWAY BETWEEN MOSCOW AND MINSK. MINSK IS THE CAPITAL OF BELARUS. WE HAVE ABOUT 450,000 PEOPLE AND IT'S THE FIRST FAIRLY MAJOR CITY THAT YOU COME TO AS YOU ENTER RUSSIA FROM EUROPE. IT'S A VERY OLD CITY AND IS ONE OF 13 "HERO" CITIES IN RUSSIA. IT IS DESIGNATED A HERO CITY FOR THE ROLE IT PLAYED IN WORLD WAR II.
IT LOOKS A LOT DIFFERENT THAN THE CITIES IN THE U.S. IT IS A MIX OF VERY OLD AND VERY NEW BUILDINGS. LIFE REVOLVES AROUND THE CITY CENTER AND MOST PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE IN TOWN AS OPPOSED TO OUTSIDE, BECAUSE IT'S EASIER TO GET WHERE YOU NEED TO BE. ALMOST EVERYONE WALKS TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO, IF THEY LIVE IN TOWN. HOWEVER, IN THE LAST 5 YEARS AUTOMOBILES HAVE TRIPLED IN THE CITY AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO GET AROUND BY CAR. WE LIVE IN AN APARTMENT IN THE CENTER (MOST PEOPLE HERE LIVE IN APARTMENTS), DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM A PARK. 
IN THE EVENINGS HERE IT IS NICE TO JUST GO OUT AND STROLL THROUGH THE CITY. ALONG THE WAY, I'LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THE CITY AND THE WORK HERE. FOR NOW I'M INCLUDING A FEW PICTURES OF TOWN AND WHERE WE LIVE.
TODAY, I WILL BE TRYING TO GET ADJUSTED TO LIFE HERE AGAIN. THAT ALWAYS TAKES A DAY OR TWO. I HAVE GUESTS ARRIVING FROM ARIZONA ON FRIDAY AND WE WILL BE DOING MINISTRY IN A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY NEXT WEEK. I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT LATER AS WELL.
HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD PRACTICE DAY YESTERDAY. I THINK ABOUT YOU GUYS OFTEN. THANKS A LOT FOR THE COMMENTS YESTERDAY. LOVED IT!!! IT HELPS ME STAY CONNECTED TO HOME AND TO YOU. I'M REALLY MISSING NOT GETTING TO BE THERE FOR THE LAST GAME. PRAYING THAT THIS WILL BE A FRUITFUL PRACTICE DAY TODAY AS WELL.! STAY IN TOUCH.
"IF YOU TRAIN HARD, YOU'LL NOT ONLY BE HARD, YOU'LL BE HARD TO BEAT" - HERSCHEL WALKER
I NEVER TAKE OUR ROAD SYSTEM IN GEORGIA FOR GRANTED AFTER HAVING DRIVEN HERE FOR SO LONG. IN FACT, GEORGIA HAS SOME OF THE BEST ROADS IN THE WORLD. THINK ABOUT THAT NEXT TIME YOU'RE STUCK IN TRAFFIC SOMEWHERE AROUND ATLANTA.
WE'VE LIVE AND MINISTERED IN THE CITY OF SMOLENSK FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS. SMOLENSK IS ALMOST EXACTLY MIDWAY BETWEEN MOSCOW AND MINSK. MINSK IS THE CAPITAL OF BELARUS. WE HAVE ABOUT 450,000 PEOPLE AND IT'S THE FIRST FAIRLY MAJOR CITY THAT YOU COME TO AS YOU ENTER RUSSIA FROM EUROPE. IT'S A VERY OLD CITY AND IS ONE OF 13 "HERO" CITIES IN RUSSIA. IT IS DESIGNATED A HERO CITY FOR THE ROLE IT PLAYED IN WORLD WAR II.
IT LOOKS A LOT DIFFERENT THAN THE CITIES IN THE U.S. IT IS A MIX OF VERY OLD AND VERY NEW BUILDINGS. LIFE REVOLVES AROUND THE CITY CENTER AND MOST PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE IN TOWN AS OPPOSED TO OUTSIDE, BECAUSE IT'S EASIER TO GET WHERE YOU NEED TO BE. ALMOST EVERYONE WALKS TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO, IF THEY LIVE IN TOWN. HOWEVER, IN THE LAST 5 YEARS AUTOMOBILES HAVE TRIPLED IN THE CITY AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO GET AROUND BY CAR. WE LIVE IN AN APARTMENT IN THE CENTER (MOST PEOPLE HERE LIVE IN APARTMENTS), DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM A PARK. 
IN THE EVENINGS HERE IT IS NICE TO JUST GO OUT AND STROLL THROUGH THE CITY. ALONG THE WAY, I'LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THE CITY AND THE WORK HERE. FOR NOW I'M INCLUDING A FEW PICTURES OF TOWN AND WHERE WE LIVE.
TODAY, I WILL BE TRYING TO GET ADJUSTED TO LIFE HERE AGAIN. THAT ALWAYS TAKES A DAY OR TWO. I HAVE GUESTS ARRIVING FROM ARIZONA ON FRIDAY AND WE WILL BE DOING MINISTRY IN A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY NEXT WEEK. I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT LATER AS WELL.
HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD PRACTICE DAY YESTERDAY. I THINK ABOUT YOU GUYS OFTEN. THANKS A LOT FOR THE COMMENTS YESTERDAY. LOVED IT!!! IT HELPS ME STAY CONNECTED TO HOME AND TO YOU. I'M REALLY MISSING NOT GETTING TO BE THERE FOR THE LAST GAME. PRAYING THAT THIS WILL BE A FRUITFUL PRACTICE DAY TODAY AS WELL.! STAY IN TOUCH.
"IF YOU TRAIN HARD, YOU'LL NOT ONLY BE HARD, YOU'LL BE HARD TO BEAT" - HERSCHEL WALKER
CLICK ON "COMMENTS" BELOW AND LEAVE ME A MESSAGE. WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM MORE OF YOU! TALK TO YOU TOMORROW.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
A FALCON IN ESTONIA!
I ARRIVED IN ESTONIA SATURDAY AT ABOUT 6 P.M. ACTUALLY, I ENDED UP TRAVELING THROUGH DENMARK AND SPENT 6 HOURS IN THE AIRPORT IN COPENHAGEN. I COME THROUGH ESTONIA IN ORDER TO PICK UP A CAR THAT I LEAVE HERE AND THEN TRAVEL ON TO RUSSIA. YOU'RE ALL GOOD IN GEOGRAPHY SO I WON'T NEED TO TELL YOU WHERE ESTONIA IS. HOWEVER, FOR THE PARENTS SAKE I'LL TELL YOU THAT ESTONIA IS ONE OF THE FORMER SOVIET STATES LOCATED ON THE BALTIC SEA. IT'S A TINY LITTLE COUNTRY OF ONLY A LITTLE OVER 1 MILLION PEOPLE. ATLANTA IS LARGER (POPULATION WISE) THAT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY OF ESTONIA. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE THOUGH, AND I ENJOY THE PEOPLE HERE. I WENT TO CHURCH WITH SOME GOOD FRIENDS IN THE CITY OF TALLIN AND SPENT THE DAY WITH THEM. TOMORROW I WILL DRIVE ON TO RUSSIA. IT'S ABOUT A 6 HOUR DRIVE. THE WEATHER HERE IS WAY UGLY RIGHT NOW. COLD AND RAINY. SUN IS SETTING EARLY AND RISING LATE, SO THE DAYS ARE REALLY SHORT.
THIS WILL BE A BIG PRACTICE WEEK FOR YOU GUYS, SO MAKE SURE YOU GET THERE EARLY AND TRY TO MINIMIZE THE GOOF-OFF TIME. MY SON, ROBERT WILL BE HELPING OUT COACH WADDELL THIS WEEK, SO REMEMBER HE'S NEW AND CUT HIM SOME SLACK.
HEY, CLICK ON COMMENTS BELOW AND LEAVE ME ONE. LET ME KNOW HOW YOU'RE DOING SOMETIME. I'D LIKE THAT. I'LL BE POSTING HERE ALMOST EVERY DAY, SO CHECK IN DAILY!
"IF YOU DON'T INVEST VERY MUCH, THEN DEFEAT DOESN'T HURT VERY MUCH AND WINNING IS NOT VERY EXCITING." - DICK VERMEIL
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