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Friday, July 23, 2010
20 Brides
12:44 PM | Posted by
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It was the first full day for the second the from Centreville. After a brief orientation meeting, the whole crew went down to the monument of Salavat Yulaev. (for his picture, check Wednesday's post) He is the most important Bashkir hero. He was a rebel who lead an army against the Russian Queen's forces and lost. He was tortured and killed. I wonder if there aren't some similarities to the way Southerners feel about many Confederate heros. The funny thing to see was all the brides out around the monument plaza. Many weddings start on Friday and end on Sunday. Friday is picture day around town.
The whole gang at the monument plaza.
This bride and groom got the treat of well wishes from Jeff, Wayne and Bradley!
After this excursion and lunch the team took a little time to prayer walk. They split up into four groups and walked parallel streets toward Chris' apartment in downtown. I went with the group walking along Sverdlova Street. We walked through the Aviation University campus and past some major bus stops. This experience gave the team a closer look at life in Ufa as they walked along the streets, smelling the smells, seeing the sites and hearing the noises of the city.
A scene from Sverdlova Street.
When the group got to Chris' apartment, they were able to rest for about an hour and a half before it was time to leave for the men's and women's clubs. This was a good chance for belivers and non-believers to meet and build relationships. It is funny to think about, but God uses us as bait sometimes. People are curious about us and want the chance to talk to native English speakers. This provides a perfect bridge for us as well as local believers to meet people. The ultimate goal being to develop a relationship that will allow someone local to share the Gospel with a lost person in their own language and to be able to follow up with that person. The guys meet at Victor's apartment and after dinner he normally shares something from a biblical point of view that will interest guys and get them thinking about their lives in a different way.
Bradley enjoying Victor's spaghetti.
Having a good time after dinner.
Since I am a man, I was at the men's club. I hope to post pictures from the women's club tomorrow, so check back.
Pray for the picnic tomorrow. It is another chance for non-believers to mix with believers. Pray for Jeff. He went out with some non-believers on a camping trip for the weekend.
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