tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137397482024-02-07T01:18:25.051-08:00Caldwells overseasMajors Bradley and Anita Caldwell are officers in The Salvation Army who live in Tbilisi, Georgia, and serve as leaders for the Georgia Region of the Eastern Europe Territory.caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.comBlogger290125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-47857968892193684262010-11-26T08:18:00.000-08:002010-11-26T08:23:43.081-08:00Back in the USA...home for the holidays<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6rvg7MK_pSTaGiwngd7Nhn0D_TycrmWFz5BwhHPVxHctJ59J0edJTD7P6g1YWAU2lHK-0wgAyX6KDsaz5Ua2pTOQj4_XdLa65SvlBuXdU7TFXN1RsWU-aOcrFzXIk75_Rv5_vA/s1600/P1020190.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6rvg7MK_pSTaGiwngd7Nhn0D_TycrmWFz5BwhHPVxHctJ59J0edJTD7P6g1YWAU2lHK-0wgAyX6KDsaz5Ua2pTOQj4_XdLa65SvlBuXdU7TFXN1RsWU-aOcrFzXIk75_Rv5_vA/s400/P1020190.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543894336360715810" border="0" /></a>We are visiting our son Jason's family for Thanksgiving--Tracy, our daughter in love, sits by her brother Joseph and our granddaughter Gracie. Granddaughter #2 Faith was napping through the festivities.caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-69638483825113215142009-07-25T21:01:00.000-07:002009-07-25T21:03:47.386-07:00Here is a link to some pictures from our first two weeks in Georgia. We have enjoyed a picnic, staff orientation, learning to drive in Tbilisi traffic, and our installation as Regional leaders.<br /><br /><span>http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2031765&id=1177193629&l=c7fc10dbec</span>caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-39358679218311968902009-07-19T07:40:00.000-07:002009-07-19T07:50:30.923-07:00Caldwells overseas rejuvenated!Anita and Brad plan to revitalize this site as we pursue ministry in Georgia. We have received an appointment as The Salvation Army's Regional leaders for this country. We will support the service of officers in eight corps, while we also oversee our Regional Headquarters in Georgia's capitol city, Tbilisi.<br /><br />We hope to update weekly and keep fresh news coming your way.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhg0Oee_0MmYeg-xxkcHzAoJV_8QyR4zQfNP94Sqxkhf8os_lQFm5erXgJWvSvU-axS9rWY2U83nXz_QeUO_U_QhRY_DypnFB2FFJVR0JMvIsRb8YfbEeuuDJ0Da36b83WTkGHvw/s1600-h/P1240079.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhg0Oee_0MmYeg-xxkcHzAoJV_8QyR4zQfNP94Sqxkhf8os_lQFm5erXgJWvSvU-axS9rWY2U83nXz_QeUO_U_QhRY_DypnFB2FFJVR0JMvIsRb8YfbEeuuDJ0Da36b83WTkGHvw/s400/P1240079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360183052142233922" border="0" /></a><br />Anita and Brad are enrolled as Regional leaders of Georgia by the Eastern Europe Territorial Commander, Commissioner Wim van der Harst, in Tbilisi Central Corps. Boy, were we all hot in that hall!caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-58522859546488251052008-12-07T20:38:00.000-08:002008-12-07T20:39:17.374-08:00Egypt picture linkHere you can find pictures of our recent trip to Egypt--camels and all. Enjoy!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2013109&l=86959&id=1177193629">http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2013109&l=86959&id=1177193629</a>caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-76585220952592005212008-07-30T00:00:00.000-07:002008-07-30T00:02:42.140-07:00Click, click, click...<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Remember to <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">click </span>on any photo for a larger version.<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br />Love,<br /><br />Anita and Brad<br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span></span></span>caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-85440232904363672422008-07-29T23:47:00.000-07:002008-07-29T23:58:42.399-07:00Worship and Friends<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiELn0KG77hXGtS79SDwYFZ-vJgvdsSiAeGhIRdwr24EAl4PX5FN55S-VfqPiOexNDSLClgjCuU8N9k6jrEk0GQpu9VbIIJflA3VOexunxEja4ridzlriG5Du1jXgTBYl-yNYM1g/s1600-h/van+der+Harsts+in+orchestra.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiELn0KG77hXGtS79SDwYFZ-vJgvdsSiAeGhIRdwr24EAl4PX5FN55S-VfqPiOexNDSLClgjCuU8N9k6jrEk0GQpu9VbIIJflA3VOexunxEja4ridzlriG5Du1jXgTBYl-yNYM1g/s400/van+der+Harsts+in+orchestra.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228696355557695666" border="0" /></a>Chief Secretary Alistair Herring joins Commissioners Netty and Wim van der Harst in the orchestra, along with Captain Pasha Gorbunov on his last Sunday serving in Moscow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglarrpt6rL2xOXtUZatuOn8atMTHsTnFxqRUiUt-7j6gTKF44689X85DBQIhfwsMl0zrVv4eTNdur1DzJHAls7x1s0YgrpbXOTmTkGVVseNnQfBwtpjkSzPfNJgbpd3YAHP0GbDg/s1600-h/Caldwells+with+Sharovs--our+flat.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglarrpt6rL2xOXtUZatuOn8atMTHsTnFxqRUiUt-7j6gTKF44689X85DBQIhfwsMl0zrVv4eTNdur1DzJHAls7x1s0YgrpbXOTmTkGVVseNnQfBwtpjkSzPfNJgbpd3YAHP0GbDg/s400/Caldwells+with+Sharovs--our+flat.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228696361644004610" border="0" /></a>Sasha and Sveta Sharov first entered our lives when they served as corps officers while we led the Moldova Region.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioshliQBCXfGPbxXdH_mLV3zfEfCix4ULIu5Rp5W2xtbSDcOlF4oWHrWI3Da9E9LPsFAoGURI9KMu7G7sl9MN6-gLhGHdrOSrBhvcUDgy1zt3_hUvsqV4DkTBEUfcDlM09bFZyqA/s1600-h/Vic+teaches+cadets.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioshliQBCXfGPbxXdH_mLV3zfEfCix4ULIu5Rp5W2xtbSDcOlF4oWHrWI3Da9E9LPsFAoGURI9KMu7G7sl9MN6-gLhGHdrOSrBhvcUDgy1zt3_hUvsqV4DkTBEUfcDlM09bFZyqA/s400/Vic+teaches+cadets.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228696364696167778" border="0" /></a>Captain (now Major) Vic Tidman taught fund raising to our cadets, along with some other topics, briefly leaving his wife to manage their corps in St. Petersburg.caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-69432573296862564682008-07-29T23:38:00.000-07:002008-07-29T23:46:20.602-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYMS-mPTHax5DoBvs0vNAQ7TPCmv6BhvSk5S1cPyFNm8gto_cS31MVaAsv9upi5Job_Z2U4j8l1l92aqQkR-PYIUd7kX2iqtoXwgNJNPZS8JVZCCcSTewtTlZ-8XdUUV-DGfmcw/s1600-h/Brad+with+men%27s+choir.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYMS-mPTHax5DoBvs0vNAQ7TPCmv6BhvSk5S1cPyFNm8gto_cS31MVaAsv9upi5Job_Z2U4j8l1l92aqQkR-PYIUd7kX2iqtoXwgNJNPZS8JVZCCcSTewtTlZ-8XdUUV-DGfmcw/s400/Brad+with+men%27s+choir.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228693616157032594" border="0" /></a>On Men's Sunday, Brad joined in with the choir. Sometimes they even let him sing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIItJ3YG77mkcipbPgf7pIP7yjjVdlc8wCuHKdpt7kQx7oYi_S1jIztw3qSr2vVki_5RA39ybupiJSOTiE7JKz6tIuliTpJb7H-AuKCHOVoyY0wR2G4FClaN4xRG7-kiuV6aBfA/s1600-h/Pasha+says+farewell+%28wide+shot%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIItJ3YG77mkcipbPgf7pIP7yjjVdlc8wCuHKdpt7kQx7oYi_S1jIztw3qSr2vVki_5RA39ybupiJSOTiE7JKz6tIuliTpJb7H-AuKCHOVoyY0wR2G4FClaN4xRG7-kiuV6aBfA/s400/Pasha+says+farewell+%28wide+shot%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228693620371933362" border="0" /></a>Captain Pasha Gorbunov says farewell as he heads to a new city, new bride-to-be, and new appointment as Corps Officer, following three years serving in our Education Department. We will miss him and his hundreds of thousands of words in translation...plus his smile and sense of fun.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoSBCKp-JPefQ1CIC3pLzyM5cJZJo5xwn8uQqBL-ZnjkCMFZEtjZJGyYfZm6HCiL4FFynEdeefTEvPOIjDSDplvAJRJp0VCNuc4Ut0GZcA7rTDzwCw9CEs3CdhinFMhOKDb7hnQ/s1600-h/Anita+in+band.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoSBCKp-JPefQ1CIC3pLzyM5cJZJo5xwn8uQqBL-ZnjkCMFZEtjZJGyYfZm6HCiL4FFynEdeefTEvPOIjDSDplvAJRJp0VCNuc4Ut0GZcA7rTDzwCw9CEs3CdhinFMhOKDb7hnQ/s400/Anita+in+band.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228693627188091010" border="0" /></a>Anita doesn't usually like to blow her own horn, but she makes an exception for the flute. This was taken during Holiness Meeting in Taganka Corps.caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-1759008943989597982008-07-29T23:34:00.000-07:002008-07-29T23:37:59.339-07:00Central Invasion--Central Territory, that is<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFpmA_TJxZOINqJdm-bB5nLJYRV2h0kBfyVvKH1OiPdHqV3slYr6bU-bVwsG6_L7wLHh13yz5WJPUG-LHh4ibrboHUMm25Qud0sWdhuD8TXlqA7AczxtXWYJgFJrh-GUzmrPK16A/s1600-h/Brad+and+Central+youth+team+Red+Square.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFpmA_TJxZOINqJdm-bB5nLJYRV2h0kBfyVvKH1OiPdHqV3slYr6bU-bVwsG6_L7wLHh13yz5WJPUG-LHh4ibrboHUMm25Qud0sWdhuD8TXlqA7AczxtXWYJgFJrh-GUzmrPK16A/s400/Brad+and+Central+youth+team+Red+Square.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228692313900157714" border="0" /></a><br />A Salvation Army youth team from the USA Central Territory spent six weeks in the Eastern Europe Territory, and Brad shared Red Square with them on their last night here.caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-76766274781848353672008-07-29T23:25:00.000-07:002008-07-29T23:33:44.928-07:00Like a Palace!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszk-AofIWeqqkApYM1VjmL9td9zSrTA88-jiYuIbIYpTgDvgc3mV-6DFTD9rxtkCXN7sY-sWnP7LDZh2d1fPinsEzlC_jM0Io-jhDd5S5QvhGzRhv1FAi5HpoEu-WV-Rx2EqV_A/s1600-h/Anita+on+bridge.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszk-AofIWeqqkApYM1VjmL9td9zSrTA88-jiYuIbIYpTgDvgc3mV-6DFTD9rxtkCXN7sY-sWnP7LDZh2d1fPinsEzlC_jM0Io-jhDd5S5QvhGzRhv1FAi5HpoEu-WV-Rx2EqV_A/s400/Anita+on+bridge.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228691393141835810" border="0" /></a>Anita basks in the dusklight atop a bridge in the Palace Park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNLnDwKTXQE6XpQdN5eXjE79F4LptCsl2h2CoP9x6KEPKUDk4U2W8p3UZocYC3_uQzG6u6UgeSeUwJs3VkC9iS4jclbomJyQ-sB0ICP0bOUmhYVgantrWbeQMKBDepcySCRIy_w/s1600-h/Palace+wide+view.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNLnDwKTXQE6XpQdN5eXjE79F4LptCsl2h2CoP9x6KEPKUDk4U2W8p3UZocYC3_uQzG6u6UgeSeUwJs3VkC9iS4jclbomJyQ-sB0ICP0bOUmhYVgantrWbeQMKBDepcySCRIy_w/s400/Palace+wide+view.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228690429117380338" border="0" /></a>Catherine the Great's palace, restored and magnificent.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsd2RtWm3KiZj6kBXh3aIKdA59uAaEz0I79w996wcetBW7C-BE7MQ_jNcu-wz7v7zmeblstIzY3ASaMdOkfWv9QuyqDgOYy259HVyVUVk7WR6VWJXPkX2kb0mdoNXfYYxrcOizdg/s1600-h/Brad+on+bridge.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsd2RtWm3KiZj6kBXh3aIKdA59uAaEz0I79w996wcetBW7C-BE7MQ_jNcu-wz7v7zmeblstIzY3ASaMdOkfWv9QuyqDgOYy259HVyVUVk7WR6VWJXPkX2kb0mdoNXfYYxrcOizdg/s400/Brad+on+bridge.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228690445135986114" border="0" /></a>Brad on a bridge in the Palace Park.caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-38235387301769318342008-04-29T09:14:00.001-07:002008-04-29T09:20:26.398-07:00Texas team wrap-up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDM_ADyKfdGS8N-8ajJZUc7amH9uG_YYZHgw34wqLMogSePFvvAay1DRnCcP0WTtGsDAJuEt08cu5xVnj3l9lLQCxYDvpSkf1ZjF_L78XRDEy2hPznOew9KUIU3utHQytyk2Jfg/s1600-h/Jim+and+April+at+youth+cafe+St+Pete.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194701856126665682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDM_ADyKfdGS8N-8ajJZUc7amH9uG_YYZHgw34wqLMogSePFvvAay1DRnCcP0WTtGsDAJuEt08cu5xVnj3l9lLQCxYDvpSkf1ZjF_L78XRDEy2hPznOew9KUIU3utHQytyk2Jfg/s400/Jim+and+April+at+youth+cafe+St+Pete.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jim and April Taylor have a cuppa during the St. Pete, Russia, youth cafe. Can you believe they will return to two of their children getting married this summer? <br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqPuDBQRiuYKTeaGx6-bBIG-cxu8rxaocXa-XX0Obuyk1Dqj_ynuYFwcjJyGF0GBd7K7P5SI5WIBR1EA48RjFFCcxKod2s7FWFWfPOXY_F1bRhIta_k1A8zlNLPMCQRw8ZrbNFg/s1600-h/Texas+team+in+train+home.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194701864716600290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqPuDBQRiuYKTeaGx6-bBIG-cxu8rxaocXa-XX0Obuyk1Dqj_ynuYFwcjJyGF0GBd7K7P5SI5WIBR1EA48RjFFCcxKod2s7FWFWfPOXY_F1bRhIta_k1A8zlNLPMCQRw8ZrbNFg/s400/Texas+team+in+train+home.jpg" border="0" /></a> A very tired but equally inspired team congregate on the "express" train back to Moscow, ready to fly back to Texas the following day with tales to share.</p><p>A future post will show you some of the service between arrival and departure.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBeH2wQRVVKdJ-pJbsYCMnprj2685Oa0_WOjqQGsm4qxKYVVJWU_OjPts1KKEEaybJc3O-qSrc-Pyx8TCwq2KF5FRmFIHKO6wSAbTaWkfriYRU_THu4IO4-nXEEhXtKj4ap3_HA/s1600-h/Sunset+from+the+train.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194701873306534898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBeH2wQRVVKdJ-pJbsYCMnprj2685Oa0_WOjqQGsm4qxKYVVJWU_OjPts1KKEEaybJc3O-qSrc-Pyx8TCwq2KF5FRmFIHKO6wSAbTaWkfriYRU_THu4IO4-nXEEhXtKj4ap3_HA/s400/Sunset+from+the+train.jpg" border="0" /></a> We caught this lovely sunset from the train window, and felt it summed up the team's whole journey--it had to end, but it was lovely as the time transpired.<br /></p>caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-68694721477520739722008-04-29T09:04:00.001-07:002008-04-29T09:13:10.619-07:00Texas in (North) Russia<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9i7NyZFTUZ5zOPnihn2qF13gCc7VVauhIZxxuwez-DxMN3pMUblBFWf1wa7y_eZ4yEe-zN-w5M8r0iZUc6Yhu1h6S_niJf2RdIopb3KKpDVTVAOPR0MsEzrxP7IimWGfE6mfz3g/s1600-h/Easter+sunrise+with+the+drinkers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194699326390928290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9i7NyZFTUZ5zOPnihn2qF13gCc7VVauhIZxxuwez-DxMN3pMUblBFWf1wa7y_eZ4yEe-zN-w5M8r0iZUc6Yhu1h6S_niJf2RdIopb3KKpDVTVAOPR0MsEzrxP7IimWGfE6mfz3g/s400/Easter+sunrise+with+the+drinkers.jpg" border="0" /></a> While gathering for Easter Sunrise Service in St. Petersburg, we met a group drinking next to the local eternal flame. They accepted some gifts from us (crosses and tracts) and sang a song for us. In return we had our picture taken with them. Barry Brown to the left looks right at home in Russia.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZt8VtkI7mERjEYPf56XLwnwRVLB-8P86TAE4V0qCqYmpCTHnbd8hbwYc_av2khN7FC9eNdKrs8qdI78XK-b5ktRMTshijNAneLHHRtv1XIME7n0s8MxIdnObaFVYQ3LYav6w6hw/s1600-h/Vic+and+sunrise+attendees.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194699330685895602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZt8VtkI7mERjEYPf56XLwnwRVLB-8P86TAE4V0qCqYmpCTHnbd8hbwYc_av2khN7FC9eNdKrs8qdI78XK-b5ktRMTshijNAneLHHRtv1XIME7n0s8MxIdnObaFVYQ3LYav6w6hw/s400/Vic+and+sunrise+attendees.jpg" border="0" /></a> Captain Vic Tidman, corps officer for St. Petersburg and area coordinator for North Russia, flanks the various folk gathered for the sunrise service, which was chilly but bright. Texas train dispatcher Steve Webb brought a lively devotional.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz04mAutjw9iHIhh9fYmiStq2j0ncAG0uaGxXEV7IfHHtazcmYr7zy9agu1zH1L5Rnmt30e9Owht27c40GhVrpr39winlmefaogHHy-BljkmD-1_Y8utRO0LhvVFBR8q2wxBvrOw/s1600-h/April+serves+breakfast.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194699334980862914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz04mAutjw9iHIhh9fYmiStq2j0ncAG0uaGxXEV7IfHHtazcmYr7zy9agu1zH1L5Rnmt30e9Owht27c40GhVrpr39winlmefaogHHy-BljkmD-1_Y8utRO0LhvVFBR8q2wxBvrOw/s400/April+serves+breakfast.jpg" border="0" /></a> Major April Taylor serves breakfast back at the St. Pete corps, where a host of folks enjoyed bacon, scrambled eggs, fried ham, and juice and yogurt, plus coffee with all the fixins.<br /><div></div>caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-1282435056704464292008-04-29T08:40:00.001-07:002008-04-29T08:53:05.530-07:00Texas in Russia<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1NpKS9rIBRjpzqGnS1wJBWwcNTooVwWAwNDjeO2RksMz_UEDRh-AJfOoBTw0SmytEnoz9Vju33tcmMO64FS1pSogJ4gZevXroLQ0G-pCrtoEc-vz10__C-XuKjgDY364M9cCKA/s1600-h/Texas+team+with+Herivels.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194693605494489970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1NpKS9rIBRjpzqGnS1wJBWwcNTooVwWAwNDjeO2RksMz_UEDRh-AJfOoBTw0SmytEnoz9Vju33tcmMO64FS1pSogJ4gZevXroLQ0G-pCrtoEc-vz10__C-XuKjgDY364M9cCKA/s400/Texas+team+with+Herivels.jpg" border="0" /></a> From deep in the heart of Texas came, well, a team of Texans. Here Steve and Janet, Barry, Becky, and April and Jim join Brenda and Rich Herivel during a teaching session at Taganka Corps in Moscow.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglPJGvQ0JYEdS0eW0KLXx4-h2Aq9A7sgRxqdtjgRDpVQ-N3XPXU2uQQNtDzFKwnhzJGRTb0Cak-YwRXD5X_OieSys_LC0R9uMZTrJnD_L1xf4ROhGZCCn_WY2ZXLd2Eq0OUGt3A/s1600-h/Becky+Guest+laughs+Jim+Taylor+amused.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194693614084424578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglPJGvQ0JYEdS0eW0KLXx4-h2Aq9A7sgRxqdtjgRDpVQ-N3XPXU2uQQNtDzFKwnhzJGRTb0Cak-YwRXD5X_OieSys_LC0R9uMZTrJnD_L1xf4ROhGZCCn_WY2ZXLd2Eq0OUGt3A/s400/Becky+Guest+laughs+Jim+Taylor+amused.jpg" border="0" /></a> Becky Guest guffaws at one of Major Jim Taylor's typical witticisms.</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LKabCYhx7AYoPSUUDLjZ6fsnhxZCOwKNFh2Ysajj7RX1EUY5efJOkX15nlBprs6_8B7tA9uVHaqbSeUlHhPMKZJtXseY72fnb4f86uoZ8YKlXfIS_ZzPmaaNZnREIRN1uePElg/s1600-h/Barry+Janet+Steve+and+leaders.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194693618379391890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LKabCYhx7AYoPSUUDLjZ6fsnhxZCOwKNFh2Ysajj7RX1EUY5efJOkX15nlBprs6_8B7tA9uVHaqbSeUlHhPMKZJtXseY72fnb4f86uoZ8YKlXfIS_ZzPmaaNZnREIRN1uePElg/s400/Barry+Janet+Steve+and+leaders.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Texans gather round the dining table with Territorial and Russia Divisional leadership Sunday afternoon before heading to St. Petersburg with Captain Vic and Ellen Tidman.<br /></p>caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-23158538297755207422008-04-29T08:20:00.000-07:002008-04-29T08:26:08.072-07:00Our Granddaughter Gracie grows up...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfPlicxY6B86jVIH6OezkVLdiXrBupurGP95D8rwFhsVWwarOGRYg7h69nme_Szpz8BkzpqbvpNUhatDlMO837QYH2GUzquhdkrsA_dYcj79AExqqdSiu6era8Qy4o1vsIyxTBw/s1600-h/Graces+walkers+and+laughs.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194688275440075586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfPlicxY6B86jVIH6OezkVLdiXrBupurGP95D8rwFhsVWwarOGRYg7h69nme_Szpz8BkzpqbvpNUhatDlMO837QYH2GUzquhdkrsA_dYcj79AExqqdSiu6era8Qy4o1vsIyxTBw/s400/Graces+walkers+and+laughs.jpg" border="0" /></a> Gracie giggles at the fact that she is (sorta) walking!<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeJku0AGAsd72GYBa4ve2WWlTp2mmtoDLwweMw6s8hNoWBgSlkIkU2XT6mBH3vLw4SxI10Me89hvXMvZ9bx2Yw7UVRe68heiuHSIIRtNwDbFa5jVcHuPRgo9BCdzNsvohXp7dog/s1600-h/Gracie+sits+on+Tracy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194688288324977490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeJku0AGAsd72GYBa4ve2WWlTp2mmtoDLwweMw6s8hNoWBgSlkIkU2XT6mBH3vLw4SxI10Me89hvXMvZ9bx2Yw7UVRe68heiuHSIIRtNwDbFa5jVcHuPRgo9BCdzNsvohXp7dog/s400/Gracie+sits+on+Tracy.jpg" border="0" /></a> Gracie is getting up in the world, with a little help from Mom/Tracy.</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIidhg3jxw6q3VmINVt7Izj7Uv9FprUI4lsc_deLCmmaRwJLp21SKEH6lfHASbY0RsXxUNGvHkqHO0iGpj05SHDhUiELExJDdkafbN8G3Ygv3ttCB76G7i2PZMWHgc97HpclEiVg/s1600-h/Grandma+Anita+and+Gracie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194688292619944802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIidhg3jxw6q3VmINVt7Izj7Uv9FprUI4lsc_deLCmmaRwJLp21SKEH6lfHASbY0RsXxUNGvHkqHO0iGpj05SHDhUiELExJDdkafbN8G3Ygv3ttCB76G7i2PZMWHgc97HpclEiVg/s400/Grandma+Anita+and+Gracie.jpg" border="0" /></a> Grandma Anita holds a sleeping angel, dreaming of endless items on which to chew as she brings in her baby teeth.<br /></p>caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-37288276687461236442008-03-16T06:17:00.000-07:002008-03-16T06:25:42.664-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKktQSuU1G-ktSdIaqbptFBnThE2QVrEp9Ffl-cuo-mCfi9MlldOM63QVz6_st1VoH1NnIGtsMzeulc90ZrlVoYwXH1D8gHfqd3Ja7FOeFNg-qE834mN7hfWKp4tQYQndZ57CzQ/s1600-h/P1060694.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178328994219183330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKktQSuU1G-ktSdIaqbptFBnThE2QVrEp9Ffl-cuo-mCfi9MlldOM63QVz6_st1VoH1NnIGtsMzeulc90ZrlVoYwXH1D8gHfqd3Ja7FOeFNg-qE834mN7hfWKp4tQYQndZ57CzQ/s400/P1060694.JPG" border="0" /></a> Brad and Anita are flanked by Yuri Gulyanitsky (Territorial Corps Sergeant Major) and Majors Vivian and Ian Callander, Divisional leaders for The Salvation Army in Moldova.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYkjxfBWnk136H3AvDYXfz7nsOQcv98o9f8waYCuLXIRazqIc6fUV__o_WkF8fFXXgbItpcfHEpqRV0h6KI5Mhv3GalCwhBbN9mUUNBG9Ex30liE7WVa2I3qCR5muiSCM_MkwiQ/s1600-h/P1060679.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178328998514150642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYkjxfBWnk136H3AvDYXfz7nsOQcv98o9f8waYCuLXIRazqIc6fUV__o_WkF8fFXXgbItpcfHEpqRV0h6KI5Mhv3GalCwhBbN9mUUNBG9Ex30liE7WVa2I3qCR5muiSCM_MkwiQ/s400/P1060679.JPG" border="0" /></a> While in Chisinau, Brad and Anita attended a concert with the Callanders. The first group was an all percussion affair playing in a semi-classical style. An acquired taste for some...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQ7_PFwD86CPG_1QtvzhmEjPXkO8uHIKR6ilCQkJExY3upeEZ3SC8_nr78BqvvCQPXO_Oqzwh4hTxVfsiXyz_rUDkVqYHcgYZv4tGWnEqhDWJmyQNQJJnq6T_bWV3X4ywAoyCQQ/s1600-h/P1060733.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178329007104085250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQ7_PFwD86CPG_1QtvzhmEjPXkO8uHIKR6ilCQkJExY3upeEZ3SC8_nr78BqvvCQPXO_Oqzwh4hTxVfsiXyz_rUDkVqYHcgYZv4tGWnEqhDWJmyQNQJJnq6T_bWV3X4ywAoyCQQ/s400/P1060733.JPG" border="0" /></a> Construction on a new orthodox chapel has begun near the Divisional Commander's home. This is a much simpler achitecture than we normally see in such a structure.<br /><div></div>caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-82374056405261403812008-03-16T06:05:00.001-07:002008-03-16T06:15:15.169-07:00Our Old Stomping Grounds<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0yjH5FGUvQ7fEE6WqvWwqTuedwXdTci_SbRB1L2bN3qgLgozrpjVyjxAvK49sOWxHIoeadxT7irUWoz603a-662NWD6vsK280MJR9hzlN-xN9IznL23KIpkw5iT8qOLuk7TOSQ/s1600-h/Copy+of+P1060590.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178326357109263538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0yjH5FGUvQ7fEE6WqvWwqTuedwXdTci_SbRB1L2bN3qgLgozrpjVyjxAvK49sOWxHIoeadxT7irUWoz603a-662NWD6vsK280MJR9hzlN-xN9IznL23KIpkw5iT8qOLuk7TOSQ/s400/Copy+of+P1060590.JPG" border="0" /></a> A flock of sheep met us while we travelled from Bucharest to Chisinau, Moldova. They seemed quite content to trot along ahead of us as the day drew to a close and they headed home.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vWfpey3F9w-Q2Uo4Cdkh0xnyRfuu5clefozO3fWJj8sWwB5xjc6D-sUJrLKmMkrrWRk_uZKm4Yd1HPuKhh6g1zD7h6FIBjOMTs2bvR3SuNIB7Y8jjpeWlGKZQEm_lcM2pAreZA/s1600-h/P1060608.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178326361404230850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vWfpey3F9w-Q2Uo4Cdkh0xnyRfuu5clefozO3fWJj8sWwB5xjc6D-sUJrLKmMkrrWRk_uZKm4Yd1HPuKhh6g1zD7h6FIBjOMTs2bvR3SuNIB7Y8jjpeWlGKZQEm_lcM2pAreZA/s400/P1060608.JPG" border="0" /></a>The Salvation Army's Divisional Commander of Moldova, Major Ian Callender (from Australia) leads devotions during continuing education classes with officers within their first five years of service.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQTlkNU7SJNAJeDOLExEy2fTqtCYGujYrpQmOs9Tk1fruV8cWVcUWa1USqgANf0v8XIyZk-4bmDy8d-KTCw2C07i5FQ_REN1SXmyMPuy6YQRBnCxgk9pBPTh4D0qmIIfYh7xadg/s1600-h/P1060655.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178326361404230866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQTlkNU7SJNAJeDOLExEy2fTqtCYGujYrpQmOs9Tk1fruV8cWVcUWa1USqgANf0v8XIyZk-4bmDy8d-KTCw2C07i5FQ_REN1SXmyMPuy6YQRBnCxgk9pBPTh4D0qmIIfYh7xadg/s400/P1060655.JPG" border="0" /></a> Brad speaks with officers about the task of preaching. Here he looks quite...tall.<br /><div></div>caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-38116684134592796152008-03-16T05:54:00.000-07:002008-03-16T06:04:08.220-07:00Ro-Mania!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuFK3Q8Js2AEx8Umi0uQvYN-xa8NCiBmTx752sCUhKrSSrIh5HIFEW0BbcElBM8zJFW5yG-gx4fxJfsUDJQ9P-GwWRkJeKF3hSrM9_f3lyNJn72ThMu0cYEX5tLEOAk2_2vNK2A/s1600-h/Anita+teaches+local+leaders.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178323354927123586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuFK3Q8Js2AEx8Umi0uQvYN-xa8NCiBmTx752sCUhKrSSrIh5HIFEW0BbcElBM8zJFW5yG-gx4fxJfsUDJQ9P-GwWRkJeKF3hSrM9_f3lyNJn72ThMu0cYEX5tLEOAk2_2vNK2A/s400/Anita+teaches+local+leaders.jpg" border="0" /></a> Anita teaches local leaders in Bucharest Corps. We were in Romania for three days of teaching and worship.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3cspdTF7-dT-1zdsFUstMbV1K-OwLcqifs5zuMtnG47nwdRTUsOhPNuWU4woGRUEoEv83ajNF5GUK0FN0zyxfsM0SxRL8r7ZHXf9Veg3K2IpwNL2bDC2Ub_nesfqYjEt1tCbmA/s1600-h/P1060452.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178323363517058194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3cspdTF7-dT-1zdsFUstMbV1K-OwLcqifs5zuMtnG47nwdRTUsOhPNuWU4woGRUEoEv83ajNF5GUK0FN0zyxfsM0SxRL8r7ZHXf9Veg3K2IpwNL2bDC2Ub_nesfqYjEt1tCbmA/s400/P1060452.JPG" border="0" /></a> Regional officer Captain Valerie Lalac glances back from the picnic table during a lovely outdoor meal which followed the Holiness Meeting that Sunday. Great Romanian dishes filled the table...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNKL6OvngrF_DT1I8ynsAyUKHl3c0fkUa043-04FbPPKvVWwklj9dfn0h2doxLVbUGU120ENwMaiKdaYoJYaW7b2B8YBndYNY5v89EZyutMS4hIL3RkwiTg_WIlv9XPwccmuWyQ/s1600-h/P1060513.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178323363517058210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNKL6OvngrF_DT1I8ynsAyUKHl3c0fkUa043-04FbPPKvVWwklj9dfn0h2doxLVbUGU120ENwMaiKdaYoJYaW7b2B8YBndYNY5v89EZyutMS4hIL3RkwiTg_WIlv9XPwccmuWyQ/s400/P1060513.JPG" border="0" /></a> Children of Romania are typically quiet when you first meet them, but they quickly warm to you, as this group did to Brad. We really enjoyed seeing them play and sing together.<br /><div></div>caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-92147258125867259812008-02-18T03:10:00.000-08:002008-02-18T03:15:19.872-08:00From a long line of Salvationists...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1A5aWJq3SLC6aiMi_C1H7vcIuQMp4uC3rr1v8w46H5D_uh9bawAoFekmBu0sXVpm5Nm-OURyJozwHZ2w1yu0fyFbnTuwMZBGURzCrtIOYIT_hZtstJ0oxwXgr7SA8N_xSL2TVDg/s1600-h/William+Booth%27s+5+great+grandson.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168276494716421026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1A5aWJq3SLC6aiMi_C1H7vcIuQMp4uC3rr1v8w46H5D_uh9bawAoFekmBu0sXVpm5Nm-OURyJozwHZ2w1yu0fyFbnTuwMZBGURzCrtIOYIT_hZtstJ0oxwXgr7SA8N_xSL2TVDg/s400/William+Booth%27s+5+great+grandson.jpg" border="0" /></a> Anita and the Eastern Europe Terrotoriy's training principal Captain Sveta Sharova flank the great-great-great-great-great grandson of William Booth. Major Patrick Booth met our two ladies at the ETL conference in Amsterdam.<br /><div></div>caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-53347476866515837562008-02-09T07:33:00.000-08:002008-02-09T07:45:33.557-08:00Good friends and fellowship<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQ4LXQH4K3M3HhpYXlgHqa2nXeYW9FtZYdnXjkXtOelz1N9soFIDyxNtR_488LGO8NJTXWE58JJRWj3gbyQgrmxAIHbMSxEOq1JhPcpOx-zyxHxvMUMRPoIhisLHeyBnmVc-7Zw/s1600-h/Anita+girls+and+gifts.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165005456213721970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQ4LXQH4K3M3HhpYXlgHqa2nXeYW9FtZYdnXjkXtOelz1N9soFIDyxNtR_488LGO8NJTXWE58JJRWj3gbyQgrmxAIHbMSxEOq1JhPcpOx-zyxHxvMUMRPoIhisLHeyBnmVc-7Zw/s400/Anita+girls+and+gifts.jpg" border="0" /></a> Anita sits alongside Mary and Katie Salarishvili, daughters of Georgia's Regional Commanders Gia and Eka Salarishvili. We have known the girls now for five years.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNA2LtPFMFV00EizF_OCoC4PMBDArfxOfd2Y0O2WNYihZ5RO8-5eRtWowKgwdp719c_gh8aMxou6xo6duLI2quchrLZt7sUlMZF2Kx9wDfwFFnzatIAiMKG5hdecnYRPkWpc6vnQ/s1600-h/Caldwells+Salrishvilis.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165005481983525762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNA2LtPFMFV00EizF_OCoC4PMBDArfxOfd2Y0O2WNYihZ5RO8-5eRtWowKgwdp719c_gh8aMxou6xo6duLI2quchrLZt7sUlMZF2Kx9wDfwFFnzatIAiMKG5hdecnYRPkWpc6vnQ/s400/Caldwells+Salrishvilis.jpg" border="0" /></a> We stayed with the Salarishvili family in Tblissi during our educational travels. This is The Salvation Army's latest property purchase in Georgia. Property is very important to our service due to escalating rent expenses everywhere in our Territory.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0AAg_4ll6LvD6O_U9H8YwZ8q8Dzs6voUc576gZnBtcFN_8iw00C3U326CtYUu_I98ZWt1rXKIp4IzLmGazWjTkv1wE3_6wZ3OrNKo4lDrQiaQPQDRT0O8Upw0fYwqkpFErQFMQ/s1600-h/Mary+with+walnut+soaked+in+honey.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165005559292937106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0AAg_4ll6LvD6O_U9H8YwZ8q8Dzs6voUc576gZnBtcFN_8iw00C3U326CtYUu_I98ZWt1rXKIp4IzLmGazWjTkv1wE3_6wZ3OrNKo4lDrQiaQPQDRT0O8Upw0fYwqkpFErQFMQ/s400/Mary+with+walnut+soaked+in+honey.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Mary Salarishvili offers a walnut which has soaked in its shell in honey. Delicious!</p>caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-59715563608058485392008-02-09T07:22:00.000-08:002008-02-09T07:32:24.459-08:00Good Edjukation matters<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgoptwjZTMvaaQWpsO3hSp7USd9sRHDVRqDredrUcjVGOIRr6jcNsI8P1y0gMnGT27WHeE68N7qstF0q96ALBP69bKY8y-JuIb_PtMZX_FONR-Vn8MzKU4JjIoXnz3A_3xN9Y9VQ/s1600-h/Anita+and+cont+ed+officers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165002338067465026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgoptwjZTMvaaQWpsO3hSp7USd9sRHDVRqDredrUcjVGOIRr6jcNsI8P1y0gMnGT27WHeE68N7qstF0q96ALBP69bKY8y-JuIb_PtMZX_FONR-Vn8MzKU4JjIoXnz3A_3xN9Y9VQ/s400/Anita+and+cont+ed+officers.jpg" border="0" /></a> Anita brings a lesson to officers at Georgia's continuing education seminar in Tblissi.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQGndhG1xz05uFMZPyn8sCqJEMIfNEBGDFnFJsgEnhrCHdZwk84pgAVPybbhmDbxThHhNarAy8YAMdf1vcc88Z535zeCFJ0VHcvm_eoMr1E3z9GZW3TRBooR0thl1a2PdYZbmTA/s1600-h/Yuri+with+powerpoint.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165002346657399634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQGndhG1xz05uFMZPyn8sCqJEMIfNEBGDFnFJsgEnhrCHdZwk84pgAVPybbhmDbxThHhNarAy8YAMdf1vcc88Z535zeCFJ0VHcvm_eoMr1E3z9GZW3TRBooR0thl1a2PdYZbmTA/s400/Yuri+with+powerpoint.jpg" border="0" /></a> Territorial Corps Sergeant Major Yuri Gulyanitsky addresses local officers in Tblissi with a powerpoint presentation on Salvation Army internationalism.</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDHU-HsD8RIjQHo3QT_PNSYBq_h97nTkF-3-mT5PjqTK6HfGDI-xelJ1D-L0By9PobuZ1cUIp5AOa1s_Z6Wfat9XnuLf-pPcaafro5eho_t5_N7x5rO5Z73T_5f11eXgwxFnT5w/s1600-h/Anita+in+Amsterdam.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165002372427203426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDHU-HsD8RIjQHo3QT_PNSYBq_h97nTkF-3-mT5PjqTK6HfGDI-xelJ1D-L0By9PobuZ1cUIp5AOa1s_Z6Wfat9XnuLf-pPcaafro5eho_t5_N7x5rO5Z73T_5f11eXgwxFnT5w/s400/Anita+in+Amsterdam.jpg" border="0" /></a> Anita investigates Amsterdam's Red Light District. The Salvation Army has a corps in this particularly disreputable part of town, and Anita attended this corps while in the Netherlands on a European Training Leaders Conference.</p>caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-71531836350033521352008-02-07T10:36:00.000-08:002008-02-07T10:47:08.733-08:00Georgian journey<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHReVCNwkAT2Pl7Gdwzaasu59cMD-OHKAj7dOOvhnuGFGv6GGrf2f3qkPvBWq6u2HJGHoVfssMUiF8fmvy6nzRbsGepwsoQP3ybew5X9wRlPKxYtO_DDMk9kZdFkYmUHXoy7eKwQ/s1600-h/Brad+eats+hingkali.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164310058567789602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHReVCNwkAT2Pl7Gdwzaasu59cMD-OHKAj7dOOvhnuGFGv6GGrf2f3qkPvBWq6u2HJGHoVfssMUiF8fmvy6nzRbsGepwsoQP3ybew5X9wRlPKxYtO_DDMk9kZdFkYmUHXoy7eKwQ/s400/Brad+eats+hingkali.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Brad enjoys a local Georgian dish, Hingkali, in the capitol city of Tblissi while he and Anita conducted a week of educational seminars there.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UGTRGRaZDtlYIxjLtkof_qdKRdK3fxVqI653BJd7humHPRFkhZ3WrVwwAJGptj7SHDmn4S7DPnVoTV85M7Agg1DMhJU6skq6dCQs8SHT9ftfGKg47MMhgXtSuMgY2kt1WCv4Qg/s1600-h/Cadet+Rezzo+in+staircase.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164310097222495282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UGTRGRaZDtlYIxjLtkof_qdKRdK3fxVqI653BJd7humHPRFkhZ3WrVwwAJGptj7SHDmn4S7DPnVoTV85M7Agg1DMhJU6skq6dCQs8SHT9ftfGKg47MMhgXtSuMgY2kt1WCv4Qg/s400/Cadet+Rezzo+in+staircase.jpg" border="0" /></a> Cadet Rezzo climbs the extremely tight staircase to the Georgian classroom at Tblissi Central Corps. Brad taught doctrine with the cadets, meeting them for the first time since they began classes in Georgia in September 2007. Most Georgians still cannot secure documents for travel to Russia.</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxEtLsSFvXoHQa0O0YwDxnFaZL8sMCgAPu4gMrLS6ua1xosYNH-4jAzUIm1nr5U6Fwkxv4oWOrNfa6iuuZ4_Ur6_hxuVOgDi7CeDmQtfe1mOpPpyrWq_q6h6CoJ2zxj_NhneEaA/s1600-h/Georgian+cadets+in+classroom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164310148762102850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxEtLsSFvXoHQa0O0YwDxnFaZL8sMCgAPu4gMrLS6ua1xosYNH-4jAzUIm1nr5U6Fwkxv4oWOrNfa6iuuZ4_Ur6_hxuVOgDi7CeDmQtfe1mOpPpyrWq_q6h6CoJ2zxj_NhneEaA/s400/Georgian+cadets+in+classroom.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Here the Georgian cadets seek warmth from a space heater due to the unusually cold weather in Georgia. </p>caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-10497075548479526742007-12-15T04:01:00.001-08:002007-12-15T04:11:47.890-08:00'tis the Season...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzR68wMv2ERpTHC8Wis1rULd2-FGFisRoJCi-Z_rjIVg5HpxzTdmDKOvsxGdKdlJuuO-AOBajW4Aao8-mfE8xzFMLQ6EBe39xSuPgwJllLqG4n8l4oyq_7WdFcakNIsE87ls8Rg/s1600-h/P1040811.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144169995960465170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzR68wMv2ERpTHC8Wis1rULd2-FGFisRoJCi-Z_rjIVg5HpxzTdmDKOvsxGdKdlJuuO-AOBajW4Aao8-mfE8xzFMLQ6EBe39xSuPgwJllLqG4n8l4oyq_7WdFcakNIsE87ls8Rg/s400/P1040811.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnf8UoGyRG2jixPHzk9HD-a0MkDQooc6Q8YsOtFpJsB0R5588jDK4cYXqH0QxXWHl1oGo4fMrAojXI3p6HH-rbrS2HTA03iqgAVrFegFc04EPsiiASxjpOddE59eUJh-s64Xo7-Q/s1600-h/P1040806.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144170000255432482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnf8UoGyRG2jixPHzk9HD-a0MkDQooc6Q8YsOtFpJsB0R5588jDK4cYXqH0QxXWHl1oGo4fMrAojXI3p6HH-rbrS2HTA03iqgAVrFegFc04EPsiiASxjpOddE59eUJh-s64Xo7-Q/s400/P1040806.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQg-iKBrjmswMXvCZHoWFWzzbSJgXDz2-nrJhTWn7dhTwiS0P6nBmixM11AcsvpxpIbU1oRFsYR5TQjiGniCuROIUNwtDB-sqzww7Q5A7SHsiSH34Z-yfJVWj2Rt0s5KKKsns5-A/s1600-h/P1040765.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144169360305305314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQg-iKBrjmswMXvCZHoWFWzzbSJgXDz2-nrJhTWn7dhTwiS0P6nBmixM11AcsvpxpIbU1oRFsYR5TQjiGniCuROIUNwtDB-sqzww7Q5A7SHsiSH34Z-yfJVWj2Rt0s5KKKsns5-A/s400/P1040765.JPG" border="0" /></a> Kettles come to Moscow! We were able to play carols and put out a stand at two theaters (real theaters, not multiplexes) and raise a little money for corps programs. Captain Ellen Tidman of St. Petersburg in the North mans the bell while in town as an auxiliary instructor for cadets. </div><div> </div><div>Notice the cute flute player on the end? Brad did...<br /><br /><div></div></div>caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-16892387790060597142007-12-15T03:56:00.000-08:002007-12-15T04:01:04.461-08:00Thanks again!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehZxtOJoHkeRyaibE1wGPL00wqHr-p0go4VWCosWaUBp4qrrn4BDM95uFNTKk7o8SsU4SEWRj9wnSI6Vk-hl5lYJ5NYCkYne7MVsscxvx9dGsoxhJPMrQ_fQ0bAnMhFzwNi_aNQ/s1600-h/P1040661.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144167612253615826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehZxtOJoHkeRyaibE1wGPL00wqHr-p0go4VWCosWaUBp4qrrn4BDM95uFNTKk7o8SsU4SEWRj9wnSI6Vk-hl5lYJ5NYCkYne7MVsscxvx9dGsoxhJPMrQ_fQ0bAnMhFzwNi_aNQ/s400/P1040661.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Herivel family, Rich and Brenda, enjoying their first Thanksgiving since coming to the Eastern Europe Territory from The Salvation Army's Central Territory, returned a favor by hosting Brad and Anita for a belated Thanksgiving feast. The turkey was, according to Brenda, "not a butterball", but made for great leftovers!<br /><div></div>caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-84708975800309788392007-12-15T03:52:00.001-08:002007-12-15T03:56:21.975-08:00Get me to the church on time...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLNJlxAS8QDStrtKjDY6ZMGnJHVE7GhL-mGMMz7Wm46R6dAGHl2AQu3G6d2PPuTinTA4I34n-28h1hpmbA6YQa0Eq11VOPVOUA3sixD83tZRuqkcA3rPzJUymTF4rAQwhCPI5hw/s1600-h/P1040723.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144166486972184258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLNJlxAS8QDStrtKjDY6ZMGnJHVE7GhL-mGMMz7Wm46R6dAGHl2AQu3G6d2PPuTinTA4I34n-28h1hpmbA6YQa0Eq11VOPVOUA3sixD83tZRuqkcA3rPzJUymTF4rAQwhCPI5hw/s400/P1040723.JPG" border="0" /></a> Brad conducted a wedding, his first in Russia. The couple were legally married several years ago, but never had a church wedding. We have witnessed many couples ask The Salvation Army for such a service since we first travelled overseas. Territorial Corps Sergeant Major Yuri Gulyanitsky, translating for Brad, is brother to the groom, Alexei.caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-67529586528945210152007-12-15T03:46:00.000-08:002007-12-15T03:51:58.805-08:00Still thankful...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwC-Fx6t0nUCKaP6uKaJFMBvC7uVzM87Ol4TfjhlCpWpZumgRz5nHblXa6Ir4MLAvPaKnyMgWoR_f77nF3bEyeI-HTDscOpRj1eSCMzYKqWjeIACpoPfGz-BBGy_toUf8O6NHyxA/s1600-h/P1040638.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144166048885520050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwC-Fx6t0nUCKaP6uKaJFMBvC7uVzM87Ol4TfjhlCpWpZumgRz5nHblXa6Ir4MLAvPaKnyMgWoR_f77nF3bEyeI-HTDscOpRj1eSCMzYKqWjeIACpoPfGz-BBGy_toUf8O6NHyxA/s400/P1040638.JPG" border="0" /></a> See below for explanation...if you can call doing dishes in the tub something which needs explaining.caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13739748.post-18257701080245523392007-12-15T03:37:00.000-08:002007-12-15T03:45:48.149-08:00Thanksgiving Joy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9Rc3Mrmc_RR_sdVtQ9Bvunw5f3j42wtBGUkOHZPnohleZX0CUIMKt6a5i4Av6K2NBOZ2xDZ_OQrU9dkNeXgdlKZD4vvBzjVK_ByB1nbDAqUqbV15Hn22ItxK53Jszn0toPBIog/s1600-h/P1040634.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144163411775600242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9Rc3Mrmc_RR_sdVtQ9Bvunw5f3j42wtBGUkOHZPnohleZX0CUIMKt6a5i4Av6K2NBOZ2xDZ_OQrU9dkNeXgdlKZD4vvBzjVK_ByB1nbDAqUqbV15Hn22ItxK53Jszn0toPBIog/s400/P1040634.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Major Rich Herivel joined us for Thanksgiving turkey and the works. We kept him company while his wife Brenda was in Norway. Due to water and electric being cut off in our kitchen, Brad made mashed potatoes in the bedroom, and Anita (as you can see) washed dishes in bathtub...caldanitbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03265456335387441151noreply@blogger.com0