21. | | Pastor Alexander in the ECB church in Bolotnoye did not have much time to make all preparations for our visit. Though Alexander had only a few hours before our arrival he succeeded to cope with the ... |
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22. | | Leaving Novosibirsk region our Missionary Expedition crossed the border with Kemerovo region. Two road inspection cars and Rev. Pavel N. Bak, regional Senior Pastor met us at the road inspection ... |
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23. | | Mariinsk town is the town called after the name of the wife of the Russian tsar Alexander the II. His wife Mary had never been to this place. Once Alexander the II visited the village located on the ... |
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24. | | The history of Achinsk goes back to the epoch of feudalism, when in 1683 the first prison-fortress was built on the bank of the Chulym River among the taiga forests. It kept Russian borders from ... |
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25. | | We have heard a lot about blessed ministry of Krasnoyarsk churches and heard about Siberian strong health. We never doubted Siberian hospitality. A day of rest was planned for us in Krasnoyarsk. We ... |
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26. | | A prison-fortress appeared in 1636 on the bank of the Kana River to protect Russia from invaders from the south. Later, in the 18th century the highway to Moscow crossed the town. A prison-fortress ... |
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27. | | Our bike expedition has never met such tests as yet. We can not agree that we move along a federal highway M53. There is no road. We move toward Irkutsk town. We see a lot of road signs along the ... |
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28. | | We are in Nizhneudinsk town, Irkutsk region. 200 km of the highway М53 are behind us. 40 km of them went along «gravel» road. Some parts of the «road» demanded great efforts from our side. We are in ... |
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29. | | Kuitun is a small village in Irkutsk region. We arrived there at 10 sharp. We were not afraid of the lack of roads. It became usual for us. But today we encountered rather new fact for us - «high» ... |
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30. | | The church of Evangelical Christians-Baptists in Cheremkhovo town, where our Expedition arrived, was founded in the far 1920. A small group consisting of 20 members did not have a church house and ... |
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31. | | Angarsk town is 56-years-old. This is a young, modern and clean town with 281,2 thousand people. It is located in 40 km from Irkutsk town, the regional centre. Irkutsk is our next stop. Angarsk town ... |
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32. | | Irkutsk is one of the largest towns in the East of Russia. It was founded in 1661 and is located in the valley of the Angara River, in the place of the fall of two of its feeders – Irkut and ... |
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33. | | A new day of the bike Expedition we will remember by local many-kilometers climbs and difficult slopes with sharp turns. It was the hardest test for many of us as it was the first day for many bikers ... |
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34. | | On the 31st of July members of the bike Expedition were checked for endurance and limits of strength of human bodies. There is over 300 km between Baikalsk and Ulan-Ude. That is why there was a plan ... |
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35. | | Members of the bike Expedition «Gospel to the nations of the world» are in Ulan-Ude city – the capital city of Buriatia. The presence of people of various nationalities catches one’s eye. Members of ... |
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36. | | The Expedition left the Republic of Buriatia and headed for Chita region. It means another one time zone plus from Moscow – one hour forward. The road is still full of climbs and downs as we travel ... |
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37. | | A new point for the visit of the Expedition was Khilok town. It was not difficult for the members of the Expedition to reach it. There was a little rain. Bikers became accustomed to mountainous ... |
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38. | | Forest fires are not rare here in Chita region in summer. This summer Emergency service workers are also busy. Members of the Expedition also have hard time. They are to go through smoky parts of the ... |
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39. | | Our Expedition headed for Chita on Sunday. It was the first Sunday of the month and we tried to do our best to arrive in time at the local ECB church in order to take part in the Lord’s Supper. Our ... |
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40. | | The next point on the map of the Expedition was Nerchinsk town. This town is located on the left bank of the Nercha river. The next point on the map of the Expedition was Nerchinsk town. This ... |
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