not so silent

Dear All - A reflection of 2019 and on into 2020. The view from our house, a little different from the Tyburn Road  Our first 18 months in South Africa ended with a trip to the UK in November when we had a chance to see many of our supporters. We had some very encouraging feedback from our Saturday Meet & Greet. It was encouraging to see so many people (around 70 we think). We were very grateful for the prayer on the day and we felt supported and blessed. Thank you for your prayers - impossible without them  The first meeting of our Accountability Group was important to us, a group of 6 people who know us well and are keen supporters in what we are doing. Through all the things we have done in the Kingdom, church or secular, we have been accountable to someone. We do not see ourselves as lone cowboy and cowgirl! So in this season of our life we felt it was right to form an Accountability group, to share issues such as personal finance, personal issues, ou...

I was in the shop the other day. It was the beginning of my downtime. Whoever it was in front of me in the queue was taking far too long. You know, sorting through their pockets looking for enough change to buy one un-sliced government loaf. Other queues are moving, mine is not. I hear a heavy sigh. I think it was followed by a tut. Not a forgetful tut, a condemnation tut. Sigh, tut, followed by impatient tapping of hands. I wonder who it is. I listen carefully. Someone is now rattling change. I look to my pocket. It is my hands tapping; it was my sigh; it was my tut of condemnation. Oh Lord change me. 

Top of runway in Chimio  As seems to be the pattern, in October we traveled to the SBF school in Mozambique, where we spent 13 days, before going home to England to meet our family and supporters. The mission had gathered 70 pastors and students from central Mozambique to spend the week together, that we may learn and worship God together.  Pastor Greg and Pastor Matty visiting from Canada On this trip I had the privilege of working with and watching two Canadian Pastors who were visiting a missionary couple they support on the base. Church on Sunday My teaching role had three aspects. The first was to teach a class of 8 students about the work of the Holy Spirit. I have taught this before and get excited telling people what God has done and can do under the power of his Holy Spirit. It is a joy to watch people grow in the faith and experience of God. I always approach this class as practical and informational. So we begin each lesson together prayi...

As the end of the year draws approaches, today is an important day on the Mercy Air Farm. It is the last working day of the year for our team, those who make the farm function all year round. Today the mowers, tractors, furniture polish, washing machines, plumbing rods and spanners are put to rest for my team. The tools are laid up in our ongoing new farm workshop. It you have visited the farm they will have made your bed, cut the grass, cleaned the kitchens, attended the gardens. If you have landed here, they will have mowed the landing strip, cleaned the hangers and washed the planes. If you are one of our partners they will have assisted in getting one of our helicopters or planes ready to come to you. If you were in Mozambique during cyclone Idai, you will not have meet them. But they were working hard on the farm to maintain as much normality here as possible so life saving activities and service could go on out in the field. Mercy Air Farm Team This is the team tha...