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21 Jan
[22-03-11] Pray for Japan
Whilst the news headlines have turned to other worrying events in North Africa, the tragedy and chaos continues to sweep through Japan.[12-11-10] Introducing Annecy
[As most of you know now, Yannick has come to from Annecy in France to Loughborough in order to do DNA.[06-07-10] Annecy Awake!
Speeding through the landscape on Europe’s fastest train, the industrial estates of Northern France give way to lush farmland and forest until the steel track begins to cut through the increasingly undulating terrain.[25-05-10] Cambodia Update May 2010
“They claim it might be cholera that killed him.[24-02-10] A 'Thank You' From Compassion
After hearing of the terrible earthquake in Haiti last month we took a collection for the work of the charity Compassion who do a lot of work in the country.[25-08-09] Chad Chat from Louise
Well another month's gone by and it is time to update you on happenings in my life here in Chad.[02-07-09] Paul Heads out to Cambodia
“Cambodians believe that if you take a photo with 3 people in it, the middle person will die”…just one quote from my orientation guide there! The bus jolted along the road past lush green paddy fields, from Poipet on the border, to Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh.[23-03-09] Chad Chat from Louise
Well it is time to give you all a wee bit of an update on how things are going here in Chad.[25-06-08] Albania 2008
A group of us are going out to Albania this Sunday (29th June) until the 15th July.[04-04-08] Tithe Your Holiday
Tithing is something Christians are generally familiar with but we usually apply it to our finances.
Update from Paul McKnight
D
ear All,
We finished our term of teaching in December and at Step Ahead we threw a party for about 60 or so friends, neighbours and students. I did a small talk about Christmas and we sang Thai and English carols. We also ate together, played the most energetic game of ‘pass the parcel’ where we had people running round the room acting like geese etc. and then finished the night with a gift exchange draw. It was great to be able to share this special season and it’s meaning with so many Thai people who either think it’s ‘farang’ (foreigner) New Year or about Santa.
On Christmas day night there was a big event put on by the churches in the area and about 500 or so people came along. It was really great to see a lot of churches in the region working together.
Tsunami Memorials –
On 26th December I took a memorial service for tourists and Thai staff at a local hotel. Then in the evening I went to the 3 year memorial on the beach at the end of our road where the princess, who lost her son in the tsunami, spoke. 5000-6000 lanterns were let off to represent the number of people who died in the local area. It was a moving day and incredibly difficult to imagine what it would have been like at that time 3 years ago.
New Year –
I’m now back into classes but I appreciated the break from teaching over the New Year where I used my time to do preparation for the New Year courses and tried to focus more on our community projects. In a community where one of our preschools is based they are looking into an eco-tourism ‘home stay’ initiative and so I will have to become more involved in that in the next few months. Living in community isn’t always easy and so please pray for team relationships! In this New Year I would also appreciate prayer for guidance and clarity to know God’s will for what I should do after the summer.
Happy New Year.
Luv Paul
Posted by: Louise Lloyd-Jarvis on Monday Jan 21st, 2008
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