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Andrea

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About Me

I'm a missionary in Ukraine, Armenia and various other places. I love to travel, not so much the process of traveling, but the destinations. I hate when my luggage gets lost in London. I love Jesus and letting others know that he loves them. Seeing Him touch people with his presence and change them with his power is my favorite thing in this world. Feeding and clothing the poor is fun, it's what I do best. I pretend to understand Russian, but I really don't. I secretly like speaking in public, but only when I know I have something to say. It's a well known fact that I enjoy cleaning the kitchen. My biggest fear is falling in the hole in an outhouse.

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My Interests

Traveling. Photography. Running and laughing at the same time. Cultures. Pop art. Autobiographies. Armenian dancing!

I'd like to meet:

A normal person, just so I know they really exist. And Mark Ruffalo. He's dreamy. And maybe Anderson Cooper. ♥ This super cute layout is from iloveyourspace.com ♥

Music:

Hillsong United. Desperation Band. Lifehouse. Switchfoot. Norah Jones. Johnny Lang. Jimmy Needham. DCB. Mutemath. Ray Charles. Jack Johnson. Ben Harper. Teddy Geiger. Mat Kearny. Leeland. Jason Morant. Shane and Shane. Brian and Jenn Johnson. Josh Garrels. Kari Jobe.

Movies:

Breakfast at Tiffany's. The first two Godfather movies. Flight of the Navigator. Pride and Prejudice. Persuasion. Anne of Green Gables. Oceans 11 and 12. Rocketman. Napoleon Dynamite. Emma. Anna and the King. School of Rock. About A Boy. Pirates of the Caribbean. Karate Kid. I LOVE Bollywood films. Don't ask my why. Maybe it's all the singing and dancing and the cheesy lines and cheap sound effects. But they draw me in!

Television:

24 is packed full of thrills and adventure. LOST is so confusing its addictive. The Office. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.Lj demonstrates his amazing ability to dance Armenian style while the rest of us try and keep up...check out my other videos for more amusement...

Books:

Perpetua. Jane Eyre. Hadassah. Life of Pi. Emma. The Good Earth. Joy Luck Club. Janette Oke. Jane Austen.

Heroes:

Jack Bauer. And all the "real" missionaries who are out there.

My Blog

A birthday surprise!

Living in Ukraine is like living the adventure of a lifetime. You never know who you’ll meet, where you’ll meet them, what you’ll find to do and which marshutka will take you there. ...
Posted by Andrea on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:19:00 PST

I lit my brother on fire.

In the aftermath of the tornado that I have not so affectionately named Big T, life keeps getting better.I caught my brother on fire today. We were burning debris left over from Big T. I poured some g...
Posted by Andrea on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:22:00 PST

The happiest of days!

Although today is Valentines day, I would hardly say that it is the happiest of days. No, the happiest of days for me was the day before Valetines day. Yesterday, February 13. Two days after the rest...
Posted by Andrea on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:46:00 PST

Super Tornado Tuesday

On Super Tuesday, one week ago today, my little town in Arkansas was hit by a tornado. Not only did it hit my town, it hit my neighborhood. For as long as I can remember I've always heard that a ...
Posted by Andrea on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:22:00 PST

Its a new day!

For the past couple of weeks as I've been preparing myself for a new year, a song has been running through my mind. The chorus repeats this phrase, "It's a new day, things are gonna change..." As I r...
Posted by Andrea on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:00:00 PST

Reflection

The following, in no particular order and not limited to, are things that I love. 1. Reflection2. The Trinity3. My family4. Cartwheels5. Holidays6. Martha's apple dumplings7. Fall8. Playing in t...
Posted by Andrea on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:15:00 PST

Orphanage/Boarding School

I put up pictures from the almost finished boarding school. Let me explain the switch from "orphanage" to "boarding school." Last year when I visited the place it was interpreted to me that it was ind...
Posted by Andrea on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 06:01:00 PST

I think you mean it IS possible

I think there has been a great mix-up among Russians and Armenians while learning English. What they mean, for instance, when they say that something is impossible is that it is infact very possible....
Posted by Andrea on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:31:00 PST

Scorpion Brothers

I've noticed over the past couple of years that a favorite topic of discussion among the people of Armenia is the enormous amounts of scorpions and snakes that inhabit this great land. I think maybe t...
Posted by Andrea on Sat, 05 May 2007 04:36:00 PST

A few of my favorite things

Things I love in Armenia, Ukraine and the world: -When I find out that the region I now dwell in has a lot of prostitutes, which is why I get honked at and invited into a car every time I walk home at...
Posted by Andrea on Tue, 01 May 2007 10:06:00 PST