July 28th, 2007
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The third stage of the Expedition has reached its end. The fourth and final Expedition team is waiting for us in Irkutsk. They are to travel along the last sequence of towns and cities from Irkutsk to Vladivostok. Vladimir Skovpen, the leader of the Expedition, will continue along with us and carry on his ministry. He has already cycled along 10,500 kilometers of road. A little more effort and he will reach the goal, but what an effort it will be. There are no good highways anymore. [Continue reading A Debriefing by the Departing Third Team …]
July 26th, 2007
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The church of Evangelical Christians-Baptists in Cheremkhovo, where our Expedition arrived, was founded in the 1920s. Then, it was a small group consisting of 20 members that had meetings at home. In 1937, the church was officially registered by the local government, but later in that same year all the church members were arrested. [Continue reading Perseverance Under Opposition …]
July 25th, 2007
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Winter in the middle of summer. No, nothing extraordinary happened! We just arrived in the town of Zima, which in Russian means “winter,” but in the Bashkir language means “pit.” The town is located on the left bank of the Oka River230 km northwest of Irkutsk. As we entered town, an elderly lady watched us and crossed herself. [Continue reading Young People Searching for Answers …]
The new Expedition team began their trek with steep climbs and difficult slopes, along with sharp turns. It was the hardest test for many of us as it was our first day and we were not yet ready for such hard physical exertion. Even so, 150 kilometers of the most difficult mountain road from Irkutsk to Baikalsk in the Sayan Mountains were successfully covered. The view of the grand, wonderful Lake Baikal was a reward for us after a hard trip. [Continue reading Mountains and Beautiful Lake Baikal …]
