musings on ministry
Saturday morning brought a bilingual Bible study, but not until we played a circle game that had something to do with ducks, quacking and ending up sitting on each other’s knees in a circle. A great ice-breaker but perhaps not with sweaty people first thing in the morning! Our passage for study was Luke 2:41-52, Read More …
7.00am Cold shower. 7.04am In need of another shower. It’s very hot today, and humid. Breakfast is the same as the previous two days; crepes, honey and fruit. I tried guava and mango this morning. It tuns out I like mango and don’t like guava. I’ve thought for years I didn’t like mango because I Read More …
An early rise and and a cold shower were a welcome start to our first full day in Cuba. Stepping out of the air-conditioned room into a sauna like church gave us some idea of the day and week ahead but a breakfast of crepes, honey and tropical fruit put the heat to the back Read More …
We arrived in Havana, Cuba, after a short, uneventful journey. How I wish that were true! The Journey A group of 7 half-asleep young people and 2 very asleep ‘guardians’ from around the United Reformed Church Synod of Scotland gathered in the middle of the night to set off on a week-long trip to Cuba Read More …
I’m just back from a week visiting the Presbyterian Church in Cuba with a group of young people from the URC Synod of Scotland. I’ll write about it over the coming days but for now if you have some spare time on your hands feel free to look through the photos…
My co-hosts on the Something Beautiful Podcast, Jonathan and Thomas, asked Avril and I to share some reflections on our recent trip to the Holy Land for this week’s episode of the podcast. So, if you want to hear more about what we were up to and our thoughts on our trip then listen here.
I doubt there is anyone who travels to the Holy Land without experiencing ‘the wall’. I’m sure there are lots of tourists who travel up and down the motorways and wonder why the roadside barriers are 10 feet tall but you can’t ignore it. I’m no expert. These are just my thoughts and reflections. If Read More …