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Lowesville man
visits Russia
By RENEE WALSER
Duke Power senior engi-
neer and Lowesville resi-
dent Richard Wilson got to
see some of the changes in
what we knew as the Soviet
Union first hand last
September.
The company is partici-
pating in an exchange pro-
gram with Russian power
workers to learn more
about how the other oper-
ates.
"It was generally a very
positive visit" said Wilson,
who hopes to return on a
future trip. "A real nation
of extremes."
Wilson visited a town lo-
cated 100 miles north of the
Black Sea in the Ukraine.
He said the whole purpose
of the town was to generate
electricity. The manager of
the utility was also mayor
of the town.
While he was there, he
visited two Russian
Orthodox churches. His
church in the U.S., St.
Peter's-By-The-Lake
Episcopal, is trying to set
up a sister-type church re-
lationship with one of the
churches he visited.
Wilson's congregation has
gathered Bibles to be sent
over to the sister church.
Wilson said that Russians
have access to Bibles but
they are expensive.
"I had lots of discussions
about religion,” Wilson
said. "There were mostly
interest questions rather
than challenging questions.
"They're willing to dis-
cuss things that they would
r.ot talk about except in the
privacy of their own
homes," he said. Wilson
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said he got into discussions
about religion at work and
at schools that he visited.
One observation that im-
pressed him was during his
visit to the second church,
which was conducting ser-
vices in a former store, he
noticed a large number of
icons. He found out that
these icons had been hid-
den at members' homes for
50 to 60 years.
"They had enough faith
that eventually they would
be able to bring them out
again," Wilson said.
As far as the lines we
hear about of people wait-
ing for food and other
items, Wilson said he saw
lines outside of pharmacies.
Apparently there is a short-
age of medicines.
He talked with some
Russians who said they
were making more money
‘now but there were fewer
things to buy.
Wilson ate in six homes
and said the food was deli-
cious.
‘I felt completely at ease
and completely welcome,"
he said. "We found out
Russian men like to drink a
lot."
In the small town he vis-
ited, he found that every-
one lived in apartments ex-
cept for the manager and
one other worker, who had
houses.
"Privacy is not a concept
that they are used to,"
Wilson said.
Wilson's wife also works
for Duke Power as a biolo-
gist and they have two
daughters. He likes to build
model airplanes and tanks,
travel, play tennis, snow
ski and study history.
"We know very little of
the Soviet Union," he said.
Rescue '92 Crusade
held April 2.3.4
Rescue '92, an area wide
youth crusade, is scheduled
to take place in the Lutz-
Yelton Convention Center
at Gardner-Webb College
on April 2,3 an 4 at 7 p.m.
Thursday and Friday
evenings will feature the
music of Kyle and Susan
Matthews, followed by the
testimonies and talent of
high school students, then
Inspiration of Youth com-
municator Mark Evens of
Little Rock, Ark.
Saturday's program will
feature a concert by
Newsboys, one of the na-
Christian bands.
A youth leaders and
workers meeting will be
held at Second Baptist,
1114 South Lafayette St.,
Shelby, on March 25 at 7
p.m. and will provide all
necessary information to
workers interested in in-
volving individual youth
groups.
Participation in this pro-
gram is free of charge.
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Richard Wilson visited a small town in Russia last September and is -
trying to start a "sister church" program with one of the Russian
Orthodox churches he toured. On top of his bookcase is a gift given to
Wilson from his Russian friends.
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