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mushroomFarm:
This is not my first time attending the church here in Yakutsk, Russia (world's coldest city where I study) but I have decided to share my experience about church service in Russia (Yakutsk) with you guys today.
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This city is 8 hours ahead of Nigeria which means we had concluded the service long before you guys woke up. But my university invited international students to a special program today so I couldn't post this until now.
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The service begins with songs.
Yakutians and Russians dance and wave flags.
For instance they wave the red flag to symbolize salvation, white to symbolize peace and the flag of Israel to show love for the birth place of Christ.
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After series of songs the bible is read and the junior pastor say a few things about the verse that is read.
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Then the senior pastor would preach the sermon.
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After which we hug each other now I love this part😘😘😘 and I try to avoid the men and hug the ladies...😍
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After this we go to the dinning room and eat.
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This is what I love most about the church here. There is nothing like offering and tithe. But we eat heavily every Sunday!
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The first time I arrived here in Yakutsk and went to church, there was this lady that came to me after service and asked me if I am not cold (I didn't have winter clothes yet) she told me even if I were not cold then, I would feel terribly cold when the winter gets tough. She took me to the stores in her car and bought me winter clothes, winter boots, mufflers, winter gloves, etc.
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This is the coldest city in the world and those clothes are needed for survival. Infact even with those clothes, at minus 63 degrees you must not stay outside for more than 30mins to an hour. You would be finished!! (So imagine not having those clothes)
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Her name is sister Natalia and she is so nice (and other people from church too) to the point that I was beginning to wonder if something else was not involved.
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One day I asked her why she does those things and how the church is able to finance feeding everyone every Sunday without taking offerings.
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She said some people in the church makes secret donations...to do those things. She said they are not rich, they are just reciprocation the love of Christ. She said a brother from church also give enough money to buy winter clothes for every new African student in the city! Those clothes cost about 250k in Nigerian money.
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I can say that 30% of our feeding here is financed by the church. They send us chickens and meat from time to time. Lots of cucumbers, vegetables, rice and potatoes...
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The church believes when people come to the presence of Christ, they should be physically blessed just like Christ fed his multitudes. They have up to 20 varieties of food and they often force us to pack food home. They say if we do not go with the food, they would get spoilt anyway. They make them in excess every Sunday so that no one would go without being filled.
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Sisters in church are very free with boys (including internationals like us) they hug us like we are truly brothers and the women often hug and give us kisses on the cheek (reciprocating the love of Christ)
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The preacher is a woman. She is Ukrainian. The church here does not preach hell at all. Quiet weird. They only talk about the love of Christ. Little wonder it really shows in everyone of them.
You could easily mistake the friendliness of everyone in church for 'love interests' they show that love tooooooo much.
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Women and men should leave their head uncovered in church. No one would send you out if you do otherwise. But that is the norm here.
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Korean girls in church wear very skimpy dresses. No one seems bothered about it.
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Below is a video of a choreography performed by some of the teenagers in church.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArvoUvgSbGc
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First picture is the preacher.
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Second picture is with me with my American classmate and a Korean girl(after church)
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Third picture is me with sister Natalia
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What's the name of your school?

Family business

I will miss him

It is well

mushroomFarm:
Doctor of medicine with specialty in pediatrics. In Russia you graduate as a medical doctor with a specialty. That is why we are awarded Doctor of medicine and not just mbbs

Wow my sibling is going to join you next year Insha Allah.

Naso

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Nothing dey shock us for Naija

Great job

Does being the president elect means you comment on every issue?

Adamawa and women

Righteousness2:
This is what happens when a nation mightily blessed and prospered by God turns her back on the Ancient of the Days.

This is what Happens when a nation ignores its SOURCE OF POWER right from its seat of power.

It is Disater, Destruction, Death, Desolation, etc.
Nomerica as a nation is gone. What is coming upon her is nothing compared to What she is seeing now

You should be taking your medication at Yaba left.
Is the situation in US as bad as NIGERIA?

Just so you know, God is not a wicked being, he returns hate with love. So do not see societal ills as the handiwork of my Father.

Oh

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ayenabasi:
Still waiting for the house to be empty before I go out.

We plenty

Eating my food, drinking water before eating my meat; just so i take my time.

IyaebeTheGreat:
Eiya I just feel that boy's hand isn't clean too, it's been hell for the Ekweremadus. I hope king Charles grants him pardon

That's a more reasonable request.

True

Dino mean business.
Let's see how events unfold.

My "VILLAGE PEOPLE" were right after all.
Fear village poeple.

Sad

In Nigeria?

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Again?

Goodbye