Relgious freedom a scarce gift in Soviet Moscow visit
John Marshall reports on two week Moscow stay by Merry and Mike Spangler. They describe passport checks at churches and police courtesy, church services at Russian Baptist and Orthodox churches, a mixed multinational congregation, and life in a luxury apartment near Lenin Hill. Mike serves as American Protestant chaplain.
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Merry
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Debra
Alissa
Salina
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Russian Baptist Church
Christians smuggle Bibles Behind Iron Curtain
London report on Gateway Fellowship training Christians to smuggle Bibles and Christian literature to Eastern Europe. Noel Doubleday leads a covert charity operation, risking arrest and torture, with agents undergoing mock journeys and strict secrecy. Prices paid for pages show demand. safety concerns include surveillance and cross border tailed moves.
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Gateway Fellowship
Health Conference Here Thursday
The state Department of Health and Environment will sponsor a short conference at 7 p.m. Thursday in Neosho County Community Junior College auditorium. Staffs of local health departments city and county commissioners boards of health and citizens may attend. The informal meeting will adapt its agenda to participants needs and cover funding for services new health and environmental programs and pending local health legislation.
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Neosho County Community Junior College
Boards of Health
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