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When I originally named my blog "Preaching with a Purpose" I did intend that I would be speaking about my beliefs that are dear to me.  Sometimes however I write about "ordinary" things and recently I have written about my holiday in Russia, which I actually find quite extraordinary.  The ordinary things are all a part of our lives and all planned by God, so the ordinary things matter too.  I feel that in a special way God planned my visit to Russia and He has given me a real love of the Russian people and I very much hope He plans for me to go there again. It was extraordinary how God took me on a journey from reading a free kindle book about Katherine II of Russia and then a book about Peter I and then to a desire to learn the Russian language.  I then felt a desire to go to Russia even though I was 69 (at the time) and had never been abroad!! I got over financial hurdles and then found a friend who would like to go with me.  The next hurdle was getting a passport as I had never had one.  The thought of getting a Russian visa would put many people off bothering, but my friend and I got through all these difficulties. I see God's hand at work in all these things. I wait to live the next chapter with anticipation and trust.

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