Shot In The Dark: Did You Attend Evangelical or Assembly in Early 80s?

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Martels Hammer
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So a real shot in the dark here.

First my Faith is stronger now that it has ever been. Second I want to know for reasons I will outline after the question.

Did anyone attend AG type services in the early 80s and remember a traveling preacher type visiting your church to show what was going on with the Soviets in Afghanistan and a few allied countries like Syria? I was a young child but remember my parents being shook up by the presentation and I was also scared. He showed things the soviets were doing to locals but the thing that I am most interested in was an equipment/vehicle I remember him showing. Specifically a claim that the Soviets had a machine to make tunnels. He had pics of a machine that I would love to see again. I remember as a kid wondering how it could possibly work. Nothing like an actual tunnel boring machine used in construction.

If you remember any chance you have a name or a way to find what was presented? I know this is 1 in million.

My interest in the above was sparked by finding out recently that the CIA had a program that probably started in the 1960s to infiltrate various denominations that were active in sending missionaries. This was of course a valuable cover story. But it later changed into something more that was intended to capture and shape opinions.
Martels Hammer
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All of the churches I attended as a child were convinced that the second coming was any moment. The Soviet presentation I sat through was part of the regular message that current world events were predicted in the bible. and we are close to his return. So as a a 9 or 10 year old I didn't understand a lot but was already very interested in military equipment.

I REALLY want to see what was shown that night mostly because I want to know how accurate my memory of this tunnel machine picture was. And if it was even possibly a real pc of equipment.
dermdoc
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Martels Hammer said:

All of the churches I attended as a child were convinced that the second coming was any moment. The Soviet presentation I sat through was part of the regular message that current world events were predicted in the bible. and we are close to his return. So as a a 9 or 10 year old I didn't understand a lot but was already very interested in military equipment.

I REALLY want to see what was shown that night mostly because I want to know how accurate my memory of this tunnel machine picture was. And if it was even possibly a real pc of equipment.

Same experience. Tried to scare the hell out of me. Well meaning but I don't think theologically sound. Fear has no place in the Gospel.
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