Had a couple great sessions with a group of refugee women living here in Kampala. The first day I asked them to share a bit of their personal stories with the group- how they ended up her in Uganda. It was very heavy. Every one of these women has experiences of death, separation, and violence. [...]
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Refugee women
Posted in Ministry Updates, Reflections on November 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hungry Children
Posted in Ministry Updates, Reflections on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today we participated in a feeding program that Anne and friends regularly have for the children in the slum area where she lives. About 40 or so little kids showed up for a plate of rice and beans served with lots of sauce and a small piece of meat. The 8 year old girls come [...]
Uganda: It’s people who know struggle who teach us about hope.
Posted in Ministry Updates, Reflections on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well our time in Rwanda has come to an end and so its time for our team to split up. Dave and Jen Adams, Ron Johnston, and Catherine are on their way back home. Pete and I are traveling to Uganda to spend a few days at a ministry that IT Canada is partnering [...]
Practicing Sabbath—Striving to Rest
Posted in Reflections on October 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Let us, therefore make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience. –Hebrews 4:11
We have been learning to apply a very old discipline to our lives this fall. It is the discipline of Sabbath. We have chosen to take our [...]
Philippine Reflections–the joy of learning from those you taught
Posted in Reflections on May 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
To read these reflections from the start of our trip to the end–and see a few additional pictures click here.
click here to see a web album of pictures from our trip
Sunday, May 11th
We leave for home tomorrow. We spent our last evening with our good friends Robert and Pot Albarico. Listening to their [...]
Philippine Reflections–Rest and Renewal in Eden
Posted in Reflections on May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Friday, May 9th
We have spent the last two days in Quezon province just outside Lucena (About 4 hours drive from Manila) with our good friend Sonia Berena and her husband Arnel. They have created a beautiful retreat centre and home for victims of abuse, and planted a church in the process! Surrounded [...]
Philippine Reflections–Renewing Friendship
Posted in Reflections on May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thursday, May 8th
I spent the morning with my good friend Raineer Chu. As always I marvelled at his discernment and creativity as he shared about the challenges they face in reaching out to the urban poor and their new initiatives to overcome the barriers. The progress they have made in dealing with land rights, [...]
Philippine Reflections–Mission Ministries Philippines
Posted in Reflections on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday, May 7th
We spent the morning at the worship gathering of Mission Ministries Philippines (MMP). They asked us to speak about our work and what God has been teaching us. We chose to focus on all of the ways that God used our experience in the Philippines to lay a foundation for the [...]
Philippine Reflections–International Teams Leadership Forum
Posted in Reflections on May 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday, May 4th
The International Leadership Forum keeps us going pretty much non-stop. It is great to connect with people from around the world—to hear stories and compare notes with others over meals. It is fun to watch people experience Metro-Manila and Philippine realities. They find it overwhelming and yet there is so [...]
Philippine Reflections–Sitio Lambak
Posted in Reflections on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thursday, May 1st
Today we went back to visit Sitio Lambak, the urban poor community that we lived in for two years from 1991-93. It will take time for me to unpack all I saw and felt there. It was fun to watch looks of suspicion turn to smiles and laughter as people remembered [...]
