Привет! After 3 INTERESTING days on the Train from Moscow, and after sleeping in 197 different positions in a bed that is designed to be exactly 15cm shorter than anyone sleeping in it, we arrived in Krasnoyarsk (Красноярск). What a joy to meet up with a host of Russian friends - with most of whom we had but facebook or email contact for a decade! And even more joy to see that God has been working mightily in this place, and that He is truly busy bringing His church closer to Him. Glory! A hectic pace, though, from the moment we...
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Somebody pinch me, please! Already the end of January - unbelievable. What a time we've had!? What a blessing to receive our teams - our companions for the year - and to get to know awesome people in God's Kingdom. It's a toss-up to pin down my highlight so far - working at a local school to improve learning conditions, and sitting at the feet of Floyd McClung - a giant (in every sense) in God's service. May I never grow used to seeing our Lord Jesus Christ enter and touch the hearts of ordinary people to change their lives...
Preparing for take-off... ((This blog SHOULD have been posted before we left SA, but the website kept kicking me out... he he he! - edit)) To say that we have had a great time in preparation for GCEX'09 would be the understatement of the year. God has been faithful in so many ways, it is impossible to report it all. Our two weeks of retreat in the Transkei was a magnificent breakaway from the pace and clutter that is Jeffrey's Bay. Beautiful, tranquil – what a lovely part of the country this is. We took some time evaluating our world...
Not just oil, sand and Islam, I've come to realise. The Middle East is an incredibly rich and deep spot on the globe. Egypt, being the first contact, eased us into the Arabic culture, being one of the most moderate Arab states. Although being there did have its challenges, coping with the otherness was not at all too difficult. I think I want to learn to speak Arabic, and Egypt may not be a bad choice for that either, as it is generally considered, by Westerners and Arabs alike, that their's is one of the most accessible dialects used. I...
