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OK folks, it's about time to dust this 'ole guy off...never thought I'd turn into a bi-annual updater, sheesh!Well to summarize the past...6 months or so, we've had a couple fun groups come through here to plug in to some of our work and further it along. One of such groups hung out with us for about 2 months, and I had the distinct honor of coordinating and getting to know this team of 5 fellow

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Hey everyone! Sorry for the procrastination, it's really been a wild ride the last few months and the Lord's been doing some great things!! Among the greatest of all the blessings I've received in my time here came last month (about 4 weeks ago I reckon) when my friend Mourad accepted Christ! As many of you know, Peyton and I have been pretty heavily involved in a university here for the purpose

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Hello again my friends! It seems that snowy winter has finally come! Not to misunderstand, snow's covered the ground for a couple months now, but until recently we haven't really had a whole lot of snowfall at one time, which is pretty strange! But better late than never I guess as February finally brought some of the winter I had been hoping for because I'd hate to say that my time in the FSR

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Hello everyone! I hope your holiday season was full of fun times, memorable moments, and many wonderful reminders of Who it is that gives us reason to celebrate!! This past month brought a very appreciated break from language classes and a whole bunch of opportunities to share the love of Christ through His birth.We kicked off the holiday season by planning a Christmas party for the university

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Still alive and indebted to your patience!! I'm tempted to go through a list of excuses as to why it's taken me so long to keep you all informed, but that's all they'd be so let's get down to it. First of all, thank you all for lifting up the visa situation for my friend Mark!! His visa is in-hand as of this afternoon, and I can't even describe how much of a blessing it is for this burden to be

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Back to school, and we have another victim...err...pupil! Our good friend Karin finally arrived after about a month's delay (that seems to be the average for this part of the world)!!! She is a huuuge answer to prayer, as the ratio of girls to guys among the students with which we work is...about...5 or 6 to 1 in my opinion. And for all of you who know me, I'm at a loss when it comes to investing

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Hello everyone! Hope all is going well in your respective places of service. Things have been going quickly here in the Big City, culminating with a number of trips relating to ministry, visa renewal, or simply grabbing some vacation time. As the time drew near for our beloved friends from NMSU to head back to the States, we all took a 3 hour trip or so outside the city to host a camp for a group

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The end of this past month has marked 14 months of living in a foreign country and enjoying all the benefits...and hardships...associated with this. All these things I've pretty much grown accustomed to in terms of being flexible and taking things as they come, but for the first time since I've been here, I haven't experienced what life's like with NO MORE CLASS!!! I arrived at the end of May,

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As the weather has warmed up here in the big city, it's been amazing to see how quickly things start coming alive again. There was a week or so of t-shirt weather before it has since gotten rainy and overcast every day, but in that week attendance in class was next to nothing, and nights owls could be heard on the city streets throughout the night. With this change in weather has also come a

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Apologies my brothers and sisters! Much has happened in the past month-and-a-half but it seems that the times when keeping you all informed is most important, I am also the most reluctant to blog. So for this I rebuke myself and shamefully hang my head!OK, on we go! On Feb 4th I got to travel to Prague for a time of refreshment, teaching, fellowship, and just acting silly again in English! These

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As the holiday season has come and gone, I can't say that it even felt like a holiday at all. Usually, when you get a break from school it means time to relax, maybe read the books you had always wanted to get around to reading but never had time for, maybe do nothing at all and just hang out with friends and family. Well, suffice it to say that here, Christmas and New Years celebrations are

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As it seems, the weather has stabilized at least for a month or so, pretty consistently just below freezing. Just the other day, I saw the weirdest weather probably ever. As we were walking back to the dorm from class, about 1/3 of the snow that was on the ground had turned to an icy sorta slush, so wherever we stepped, we had to take care because the slush is hardly discernible from the ice (

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Here are the pics I promised!! These are a combo of both autumn here, and the small taste of winter I've gotten to see so far.A local park in mid-autumn.Just outside Red Square after the leaves have changed a bit (one of my favorites).The view outside our dorm during our first snow.After the snow stopped, the sun came out just long enough to reveal the snowtopped trees outside our window!!Great

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October 15th and 16th turned out to be the most memorable Christmas day ever. It definitely wasnt aaaaaactually Christmas of course because it didn't have our King's birth, or the warm fireplaces, or the homecooked food, or presents, or a tree, or the holiday lights and festivals and choirs for that matter, BUT IT DID SNOW!! There are blue spruce trees here that looked like the picture perfect

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OK so apparently weather here changes overnight..quite literally. Probably about 3 weeks or so ago we woke up, it was dark, cloudy, and rained for like 2 weeks! In asking around, friends and teachers simply said things like.."Eta normalna dlya ocen" or...It's normal for autumn. So, apparently the beginning of autumn here is similar to winter in ole southwest Texas/southeastern New Mexico which

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Well, it's late August now and the weather is still too warm to be comfortable without an air conditioner! Peyton and I have been hoping that things cool down, and our friends here think we're crazy. Last week my friend Maxim and I were playing tennis and I was asking him to when the weather cools down permanently for the winter because since I'm here, I at least want to experience the winter in

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OK finally, internet is hooked up!!! On campus here things don't work like normal. The campus is rigged so that no networks can be detected here, and no outside internet connections can be made. So, the only feasible (and probably legal) way to get an internet connection here is through the university networking department. This department is manned by one guy. My roommate and I have gotten to

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This past week has been especially fruitful in connecting with friends I have made in some of the previous summers here. In the dorm, I found that two close friends named Simon and Alexander are still living just a couple floors away from me! Please be lifting up these relationships, and many opportunites to hang out at each others' rooms. In fact, just yesterday the university where I'm studying

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Well, my plan was to wait for internet before I made my next post on here, but that was when I though we would have gotten it hooked up last week. So, I'm sorry for not posting....sometimes things just don't go as expected, and it's been too long since I've kept you all informed! Firstly, moving into the dorm has been great! Over the last couple or three weeks I have been buying the things that

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I'm finally heeere! After some long layovers in Denver and Munich and a sleepless night of memorizing my testimony in another language, my brain is finally working again! I'm pretty much moved in to the dorm where I'll be living for the next few years. My roommate Peyton and I aren't accustomed to such a small space for two people, but it's the way of the land here and we are thankful for a roof

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These last few weeks have been filled with activity. But through the buzz of friends taking finals and polishing their final reports and projects (which I definitely enjoyed watching from the OUTSIDE of school), came the lovely weddings and sorrowful goodbyes of some of my closest friends. It has been such a blessing to be a part of these mile-markers in my friends' lives that wouldn't have

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This evening my dad came home from the hospital! He's a bit tired, and has to take some antibiotics for the next few days or so, but he's feeling much better. Thanks for all your pr's, they were definitely felt! In summary, when my dad was admitted to the ER, he was given an IV and some tests were run. Soon after that, he was put on a couple different antibiotics in tandem, and given time to just

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OK, it's about 1:30 pm on Friday May 4th, and a firetruck has just arrived. My dad, whose health has been questionable for a long time, has contracted some sort of infection over the last few weeks or so. He has been trying to tough it out against the advice of my mom and myself. Now, his condition has become so bad (in addition to his rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetes) that we've had to call an

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Up until I leave, I'm gonna try to take some scenic pictures of the ole' desert I grew up in. Although it may seem strange, the desert is actually a pretty place, and I'm definitely gonna miss its sights and smells. So, here are a few pics I took this past week. It's been stormy lately, which is unusual, but makes for some really neat scenes. Enjoy!

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As many of you know, Monday I had a follow-up meeting with my surgeon to see if there were any complications from the surgery. PTL, nothing's going wrong, and I am cleared to go overseas. I am still not allowed to eat crunchy food (granola consistency) for a couple of weeks, but lately I have been able to eat things like turkey sandwiches, pizza, and everyday foods again. This has been super

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As many of you know, Monday at 10am, I went in to get my two bottom widsom teeth removed. Although I know where Father will have me live and invest in the next few years, and although I knew that I would make it through this procedure, I couldn't deny the fear that unfamiliarity frequently brings. More specifically, I've never been "put under" by anesthesia or even undergone a simple surgical

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It's hard to believe that just over ten days have passed since orientation. Father has really blessed me in being able to connect with many friends from New Mexico, and I have had many opportunities to share what He has been doing in my life with family, friends, and His body corporately. My time has been quite literally filled with great meetings and necessary logistical things, but it still

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Well, I guess after 8 weeks I should probably dust this 'ole site off and get this ball rolling. Only, I'm a bit intimidated because I thought that I was a pretty decent speller but......I leave ONE letter off of ONE word and get grief from it...but it's OK because my senior skit's all done, I got my second plaque and you NMSU people aint got nuthin' on me anymore!! Allright, I'm finished venting

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Welcome to Daniel Rankin's blogsite! This is where my latest pics, experiences, prayer needs, and praises will be posted as often as possible. Please notify me if you would like to be added to my weekly newsletter that will contain ways in which you and your church can be praying for those serving in Central and Easter Europe!

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