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
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1 comment:
practice yesterday was really cold.
when you said last thursday that you were leaving and you would be going to like the border of georgia i wonder how many people thought you meant the state and not the country.
lol
Zane McDaniel
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