An Overview of Cairo Officially known as Al-Qahirah, Cairo means ‘The Triumphant’. The Capital City of Egypt, Cairo is the most populous metropolitan area and the most populous city in Africa situated on the River Nile. In Egyptian Arabic, it is simply called by the name of the country i.e. Misr (Egypt). One of the largest cities in the Middle East today, Cairo is the major … [Read more...]
6 questions to ask to know whether you should or shouldn’t
One of the issues that many Christians face is what to do with the "grey" areas. Those things that they are just not sure if as a Christian they should be doing or not. Obviously we are not talking about things that the Bible clearly states as sin but those things that the Bible is silent about or doesn't give a direct command one way or the other. There are two extremes when … [Read more...]
14th Largest City in the World: Moscow, Russia
An Overview of Moscow Moscow is Russia’s largest city and a leading economic and cultural center. Moscow’s major industries include machine building, metalworking, oil refining, publishing, brewing, filmmaking, and the manufacture of machine tools, precision instruments, building materials, automobiles, trucks, aircraft, chemicals, wood and paper products, textiles, … [Read more...]
13th Largest City in the World: Kolkata (Calcutta), India
An Overview of Calcutta Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is a city that means many things to many people. For some, it is the city of joy, while for others it is dirty, crowded, and noisy. It is one of the four major Metropolitan cities of India. Kolkata is not an ancient city like Delhi. Like Mumbai and Chennai, it originated largely due to the expansionist ambitions of the … [Read more...]
A Day in the Country
Yesterday was a holiday here in Bolivia and would be like our Labor Day in the US. Because no one was working (they actually observe holidays here) we planned a "paseo" or trip with the church. We planned a day at a park that is about 45 minutes outside our city. We started out singing and having two guys from the church preach for 10 min. Afterwards we had a time of games and … [Read more...]