After saying tearful goodbyes to our Russian brothers and sisters, we boarded a “Comfort Bus” to take us from Tomsk back to the airport in Novosibirsk. This Comfort Bus was to be equipped with air conditioning and reclining seats, so we were told. In reality, AC meant a third of the tiny windows could be forced open and half the seats were broken! But all was made well when we arrived in Novosibirsk and were greeted by the Boll family and Mike Shepherd, IMB missionaries in the city.
We spent the next day touring and we had a great time with our missionary friends. In the main part of Novosibirsk there are 3 sets of statues. Frank and I are standing in the foreground of the wheat and sickle statue which represent the Russian land. There is also a statue of 3 men defending Russia. By far the most interesting is the statue of Lenin, looking boldly into the future of Communist Russia. It is hard to miss the enormous Nokia sign behind him declaring the triumph of capitalism. It was an ironic and amusing sight to see.
After saying tearful goodbyes to our Russian brothers and sisters, we boarded a “Comfort Bus” to take us from Tomsk back to the airport in Novosibirsk. This Comfort Bus was to be equipped with air conditioning and reclining seats, so we were told. In reality, AC meant a third of the tiny windows could be forced open and half the seats were broken! But all was made well when we arrived in Novosibirsk and were greeted by the Boll family and Mike Shepherd, IMB missionaries in the city. 
We spent the next day touring and we had a great time with our missionary friends. In the main part of Novosibirsk there are 3 sets of statues. Frank and I are standing in the foreground of the wheat and sickle statue which represent the Russian land. There is also a statue of 3 men defending Russia. By far the most interesting is the statue of Lenin, looking boldly into the future of Communist Russia. It is hard to miss the enormous Nokia sign behind him declaring the triumph of capitalism. It was an ironic and amusing sight to see.
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