A team from Cross Road Baptist Church went to Talitsa, Russia during the month of May 2009. Take a look at the pictures from the trip and join us as we pray for believers in the region.
Safe travels aboard an Airbus A340
Bob & Deana Loyd
Ed & Shirley Meux
Ed & Shirley Meux and Deana Loyd
Health Warnings in Europe are very direct
The "Home" Hotel in Ekaterinburg
Nice accommodations this year
Room #204
Ed & Shirley waiting for breakfast
Lobby Ammenities
The CRBC team with TeamSOAR
On the streets of Ekat with locals
A Russian Orthodox church under renovation
Street scenes
Street vendors at the Circus
Lenin watches over the city
Beautiful Dalmatian
Deana and the Hobo
Deana and the Bicycles
Deana's favorite American pasttime works in Russia, too...shopping!
Not so far from home
A subway station in Ekaterinburg
The Memorial to the Politically Repressed
An unusual sight in Russia - the Christian Cross
The names of those persecuted for religious beliefs
Four religions are honored at the memorial
The symbols of Islam and Russian Orthodoxy
The symbols of Judaism and Christianity
An estimated 2M people lost their lives for religious beliefs
The continental border between Asia and Europe
Ed & Shirley Meux and Bob & Deana Loyd at the border
One foot in Asia, one foot in Europe
The same message in 4 languages on this post
Newlyweds celebrating at the border
The wedding caravan
Newlyweds tie ribbons on the trees for a blessing from the spirits
Bob & Deana - King and Queen!
Deana the Asian beauty
Statue of Nicolas II and his family
The Church on the Blood
A smaller memorial to the Romanov family
Built on the site where the Romanovs were murdered
Looking over the railing
Sculpture from quartz
Angels from quartz
Original memorial to the Romanovs
The Romanovs overlook Ekaterinburg
Deana at the Church on the Blood
Commerce at the Church on the Blood
Golden domes in the sun
The Church on the Blood
A monastery built on the site where the Romanov remains were found
New construction at the monastery
Scenes from the monastery
More at the monastery
Remains of the Romanovs found at this location
A memorial at the site where the remains were found
Site where remains were found
Scenes from the monastery
At the monastery
At the monastery
From the monastery
The Baptist church in Kamishlov meets here
Bro. Bob talks with Andrei, pastor in Kamishlov
Bro. Bob preaching in Kamishlov as Zoya translates
Andrei preaching on Sunday morning
Fellowship after worship
Shirley talks with Andrei and his wife, Sveta
Talking around the table
Jessica Osborne, IMB Journeyman, and Zoya
Praise & Worship in Russian
Jacob and Zoya
Ed enjoyed the fellowship in Kamishlov
Russians speaking English
Julia is one of Zoya's English students
Ilena is taking English classes with Zoya
Ilena and Shirley
Walking the streets of Kamishlov
The streets of Kamishlov
Shirley Meux & Deana Loyd in Kamishlov
The cafe served great food!
Hot soft rolls
Borsch...did I spell that right?
The ladies' sleeping quarters in Kamishlov
Memorial to the Great Patriotic War (WWII)
The war memorial in Kamishlov
Kamishlov's war memorial
Kamishlov's war heroes
Lena translated for us in Kamishlov and Talitsa
The emblems and sheilds of Kamishlov
Our guide at the museum in Kamishlov
More from the museum
Bro. Bob playing in the museum
Deana and Andrei singing "How Great Thou Art" in 2 languages
Replica of a monastery destroyed in the war
Local history from the museum in Kamishlov
More from the Museum
Want to trade in your Singer?
Wildlife from the Kamishlov region
More wildlife
And more wildlife
And finally...
Fossils found in the region
Our team with the museum guide and manager
The local TV station interviewed Bro. Bob (and Lena)
Katia and Slava from the Kamishlov TV station
Zoya and Deana shopping in the rennick (outdoor market)
Zoya gives a Russian Bible to Tamara
Zoya, Deana, Tamara, and another vendor from the rennick
Jocelyn Dixon, Jessica Osborne, and Shirley Meux in Andrei's home
Andrei tells Ed Meux and Jesse Hoyer about his home
Andrei's wife, Sveta, and Deana Loyd
Andrei & Sveta with Bob & Deana
All of us in Andrei's home
Scenes outside Andrei's home in Butka
Around Andrei's home
Scenes around Butka
More from Butka
Andrei also pastors the Baptist church in Butka
Commerce in Butka
Scenes from Butka
Scenes from the rural village of Butka
Lunch in Talitsa
Zoya and Andrei both live in villages near Talitsa
Shirley and Andrei "communicating"
Outside the cafe in Talitsa
Bro. Bob & Deana on the streets of Talitsa
Talitsa's hometown hero
The river through downtown Talitsa
On the streets of Talitsa
Street scenes in Talitsa
Around town
Around town
A school in Talitsa
A trade school in Talitsa
An early-years school in Talitsa
A children's hospital in Talitsa
A home with a garden plot in Talitsa
The oldest building in Talitsa (with improvements)
The former Communist Party headquarters in Talitsa
Around town
A plant hit hard by the crisis (economic recession)
