Entries by Bob Harvey
Richard Wilson – June 2017
Joy and Sadness Having finished the first season of Ministry in India for 2017 and spending a further week upon my return trip home in Perth WA, I arrived safely home in good health and a few days earlier than planned. I have just heard that our dear friend Rev. Dr Karmal Rai, Principal of […]
Frustrations of a Missionary (Part 2)
Are you a Missionary? Someone defined a missionary as a “person called, prepared and guided by God, to be what God made him to be in a cross-cultural context.” Obviously the key is the “cross-cultural context” otherwise we’d all be missionaries and the word would just mean a “Christian.” Of course we know that all […]
Stewart’s June Update (brief)
Building Bridges On the last Sunday of May, Rev. Kōji Esaki preached at our church. In the afternoon our children’s ministry, Crayon, was held. Nine children came including Tomoko’s cousin’s daughter and five classmates of our children. They enjoyed making snacks and had fun together. Half of the children had not heard the story of […]
The Frustrations of a Missionary (Part 1)
Missionaries! Frustrated? Missionaries aren’t supposed to get frustrated, are they? Aren’t they – like Pastors – a class apart that is exempt from normal human emotions? Rest assured, they are human and they do get frustrated. What are some of the main reasons? 1. The local people’s complex language and strange ways of thinking and […]
John Rowse (update) – April 2017
Dear friends, Praises in Uganda Thankfully I am safely in Kasese in SW Uganda, with thanks to the use of a vehicle of Mission Aviation Fellowship – so no ghastly bus trip this time! Some of the youth fellowship at the cathedral parish of St Paul’s here were convinced yesterday, including one girl who confessed […]
John Rowse – Uganda April 2017
April 21, 2017 – Quick Update. Hi Everyone, Thank you all for your praying, especially for the Easter UKWATA conference. The turnout exceeded the organizers’ expectations – around 500. Because they were late in starting and the programme was tight, they cut me back by one session. But, from talking to the youth after the […]
