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		<title>Photo Gallery: Rural Ukraine</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rodriguez</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>
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<p>A few pictures from a trip to rural Ukraine&#8230;</p>

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			<a href="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/rural_ukraine/01-rich-soil.jpg" title="The soil of Ukraine is rich and fertile.  This is one of the reasons this region has been a hotly contested battleground for millenia (in fact, just a few miles away from this village is a spot where a major World War II tank battle took place)." class="shutterset_set_5" >
								<img title="Rich Soil" alt="Rich Soil" src="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/rural_ukraine/thumbs/thumbs_01-rich-soil.jpg" width="92" height="72" />
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			<a href="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/rural_ukraine/02-old-lock.jpg" title="Rural Ukraine is an odd mix of old and new.  Sights like cars and sattelite dishes are obviously modern, but there are tons of relics from the past like this old lock." class="shutterset_set_5" >
								<img title="Old Lock" alt="Old Lock" src="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/rural_ukraine/thumbs/thumbs_02-old-lock.jpg" width="92" height="72" />
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			<a href="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/rural_ukraine/03-blue-window.jpg" title="Half of the Ukrainian flag is a light blue color.  You can find the same color all over the place here.  Windows, doors, walls... It's rather distinctive.  Not necessarily the direction I would have gone, but it's cool to see how a nation chooses to express itself now that red, the formerly dominant color, has begun to disappear." class="shutterset_set_5" >
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			<a href="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/rural_ukraine/04-rural-church.jpg" title="This is one of the churches Pastor Peter (my host) planted in a small town called Chudniv, about one hour outside of Zhytomyr.  Before the iron curtain fell, Peter had spent almost 10 years struggling to grow a tiny congregation.  Now, he oversees churches in 10 different villages." class="shutterset_set_5" >
								<img title="Rural church" alt="Rural church" src="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/rural_ukraine/thumbs/thumbs_04-rural-church.jpg" width="92" height="72" />
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								<img title="Girl" alt="Girl" src="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/rural_ukraine/thumbs/thumbs_05-girl.jpg" width="92" height="72" />
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			<a href="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/rural_ukraine/06-neighbor.jpg" title="This elderly lady lives next door to the church.  When I asked if I could take her picture, she asked what I wanted it for.  I kept my answer simple, and didn't try and explain the concept of an online magazine.  :)" class="shutterset_set_5" >
								<img title="Neighbor" alt="Neighbor" src="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/rural_ukraine/thumbs/thumbs_06-neighbor.jpg" width="92" height="72" />
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			<a href="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/rural_ukraine/07-pastor-peter-with-friends.jpg" title="After our Wednesday morning church service, Pastor Peter took us to visit a few homes nearby.  It was clear that this family loved him like a grandfather.  They were all smiles when we were around." class="shutterset_set_5" >
								<img title="Friends" alt="Friends" src="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/rural_ukraine/thumbs/thumbs_07-pastor-peter-with-friends.jpg" width="92" height="72" />
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			<a href="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/rural_ukraine/09-girl-with-new-goat.jpg" title="The family recently aquired a new goat.  This (along with the horse and chickens) was an indication that the family was doing relatively well financially.  Emphasis on RELATIVELY." class="shutterset_set_5" >
								<img title="New goat!" alt="New goat!" src="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/rural_ukraine/thumbs/thumbs_09-girl-with-new-goat.jpg" width="92" height="72" />
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								<img title="House" alt="House" src="http://www.worldnextdoor.org/wp-content/gallery/rural_ukraine/thumbs/thumbs_10-house.jpg" width="92" height="72" />
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