Dear praying friends, Needed – The patience of Job Warm greetings from Bushenyi in Western Uganda. I moved here Tuesday from Ibanda, 2 hrs north, after spending two weeks with the ‘Church of Uganda’ (Anglican) Diocese of NW Ankole. The main work I had come for, teaching pastors, was a disappointing time. We had agreed […]
May I first extend my deepest gratitude to all those who have supported the work of IRFA with sacrificial service. The IRFA Council who have had to make strategic decisions in the changing world of Cross-Cultural Missions. As a Presbyterial and Reformed Missionary Body, the distinctive nature of our contribution to World Missions is important, […]
Bondia hotu hotu, good morning all. My apologies for sending this newsletter out later than expected. You might remember in my last newsletter that my nursing team was preparing for a triage training program that was to be delivered in the Vera Cruz Community Health Centre (CHC) in Dili. After several very positive meetings with […]
Dear praying friends, I now have a few more details from Uganda for you on the coming programme there. Presbyterian Theological Students But firstly, the time with the Presbyterian theological college students in Dar was good fun. The students were nice and responsive. Most had grasped justification on my last visit in January, but the […]
atan’el turned 13 in January and we thank God for his life. He is taller than I am now. In Japan, schools give many tests to students during school terms. Learning Chinese Characters is every child’s “favourite” and Natan’el is no exception.
As I sit down and review the 10 years of my full-time involvement in the work of IRFA, I believe,with all my heart, that this work that was conceived after a season of prayer in the year 2004 with the subsequent creation of IRFA and its dedication to our like-minded churches and key individuals across […]
As I think and pray about this coming year, it’s hard to believe that my two-year term in Timor Leste will be finishing at the end of May this year. My parents will be coming to visit me in June, and then we will travel back to Brisbane together to start my home assignment. In […]
A huge thank you to all who have supported me prayerfully, physically or financially. I will be returning to Dili on 10th January and then it will be straight back into the work I was doing prior to returning home.
Study Interruptions Nathan wants to study Japanese hard but his IT work interrupts very much. He has to deal with his client’s computers/servers during many nights. He has not been able to sleep much. He has passed Level 1 for this term but he would have done better if he was able to focus fully on his study. […]
Weberek to Same We arrived back in Same this morning from Weberek. Our public transport from Weberek to Same left Weberek at 2:30 am so it was a sleepless night. Sleeping at the Wheel! At about 4:00 am the driver fell asleep at the wheel, not far from the Wedauberec Clinic. The vehicle slid into […]
