Memories – Recognise Anyone? What’s Your Age? What age is too old to be young at heart? Well, I guess “young at heart” has no age limits because you can’t see inside to test it out. I imagine that the meter to test the youngness would be the “Joy Scale” of just wanting […]
Another three months have almost gone since my arrival back in Timor. On 16 September Josete (from Brazil), who has been joining the fortnightly ministry trips to Weberek since November last year, and I will fly to Balito to renew our visas. We will be joined by Marilia on Monday night; she’s a Brazilian Nurse […]
Why did Paul write Galatians? Friends in Danger! If you had led someone to Jesus and they were going well, but suddenly the JW’s or the Mormons started teaching them a different way of salvation would you just sit around and hope they didn’t go down that road? I’m sure you wouldn’t. You’d be up […]
PIM Day of prayer Thank you for participating in PIM’s day of prayer. You are free to organise the day any way you see fit, but here are some passages to pray through and reflect on and some specific prayer points to get you started. Find a quiet place, alone and read these slowly and […]
Dear Friends at BPPC, Health Prognosis is Quite Good Thank you for your concern and the good news is that I’m doing very well with no infection in the lungs but I am still very tired and still in recovery mode. I went to see the oncologist on Tuesday and he felt after examining all […]
Para Marcia Reports Over the past few months, about 5 babies have been found dumped & deceased in various locations in Timor. Sujana, the Director of Casa Vida was interviewed on Monday on Timor Television News about Casa Vida’s stance on the issue of abandoned babies. Casa Vida has said they desperately want to help […]
Dear Friends, For those of you not yet aware, I would like to introduce you to the Christian Organisation, Casa Vida in Dili, Timor Leste. Casa Vida was founded in 2008 to address and respond to the needs of children who are victims of physical, emotional & sexual abuse. Casa Vida provides safe and secure […]
The Epistle to Diognetes, c. AD 130 Here is a gem we are most fortunate to have as only one copy survived the centuries. We do not know who wrote it. It came from the second century. It was, as the New Testament, originally written in Greek. In this brief excerpt, we have preserved a […]
Dear Everyone, First Activities I have had a busy time since arriving back in Timor. The first weekend back I went to Weberek with Moyses, Josie & Anarela, a young Timorese Christian woman working with us. Josete, a former YWAM missionary who served in YWAM with me till 2007, returned to Timor to start work […]
John Rowse – Spiritual Shakings Heaven or Hell? The big seminar I had been looking forward to for so long has finished – disastrously. After 18 hours of teaching over five days, a good group of the pastors and some of their wives – and mothers’ union leaders – seemed to be coming onside. By […]
