Tag: Russia

Olympic opening ceremony casts a vision of unity

February 7, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

Perhaps the most powerful part of the Olympics is the opening ceremony. And not just because of the elaborate staging and glittering pageantry of the show. The Sochi Olympics are reportedly the most expensive Games in history to date—with its opening ceremony expected to top the charts for money spent on the most elaborate spectacle […]

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Forgotten Russia during the Sochi Olympic Winter Games

February 6, 2014.Reading time 7 minutes.

When I first heard that the XXII Olympic Winter Games were going to be held in the city of Sochi, Russia, I was excited! We have made dear friends working alongside locals there distributing the Book of Hope since 1991. The more I thought about it, though, I found myself cringing in anticipation of how the […]

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