musings on leadership in ministry
I was in Glasgow today catching up with Thomas and on the way back I passed Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA). There was a news article the other night about their sh[OUT] exhibition, this year’s social justice exhibition. This year the topic is lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersex and transgender life with a particular emphasis Read More …
This is my favourite photo from our trip. It’s not of anything special, just the corridor we lived in at Beit Gemal. But it sums up our trip for me… that there is light at the end of a dark tunnel. That the kids we worked with really are Hope in and for their community.
The camp we were working at in the Holy Land ended with a moving time of worship and sharing followed by an hilarious talent show, mostly sending up the staff! I realise that I haven’t written much about the camp. I don’t want you to think that’s because it wasn’t great, it was. The young Read More …
I forgot to say that the pick of my Holy Land trip photos are on Flickr if you want a look. Let me know what you think!
Another early start for our trip into Jerusalem for Mass at Notre Dame and visits to the holy sites around the city. Mass was great with contributions from the kids and some beautiful singing and it was good to meet up with Leo, John and Sue from home. Our sightseeing today started at the top Read More …
Stop 4 The Primacy of St Peter (Mensa Christi) The spot where Peter declared Jesus to be the Son of God is a beautiful place next to the Sea of Galilee. This is where Jesus supposedly met the disciples on the shore and sent them out to fish on the lake. When they did they Read More …
The Holy Sites (day 5) 6.00am: Wake up 7.30am: Bus trip north to Haifa, the Sea of Galilee and Nazareth Stop 1 – Haifa – Elijah’s Cave on Mt Carmel, Haifa I knew that the Holy Sites were places where important Biblical events had happened, and I knew that there were churches built over the Read More …
