We’ve been out of touch for most of the week due to Internet connection problems at the flat that we are staying in. It is humorous to think that we were able to get WiFi access all through our crazy airline adventure in Ghana and the various airports that we touched down in, but are […]
How does one make sense of the epic events of the journey from London to Durban? In all, the trip involved: • 1 cancelled flight • 2 unplanned hotel stays (London & Cape Town) • 1 emergency landing in Ghana • arriving 2 days late • countless hours waiting in lines for re-bookings, hotel vouchers, […]
Written in Accra Airport at 5 am in the morning: “The temperature in the airplane cabin was on the rise. People were passing out in the aisle. The captain informs us, at 3:30 a.m., that we must land in Accra, Ghana due to a cabin pressure failure. We land, then sit on the hot plane […]
After a week in the UK with some record snow fall, it’s time to carry on our journey to South Africa. We spend most of the morning (re)packing, then its off to Heathrow – an hour and a half drive. Because of traffic delays, we leave early: 11:30 a.m., and our flight’s at 8:05 p.m. […]
It’s 4:30 a.m. here in Birmingham, England, and I’m wide awake having been recently introduced to a completely different time zone. After tossing, turning, thinking, reflecting and praying for the last two hours, it was time to get up (hopefully just for an hour or so) and bring you all up to date and pen […]
Yesterday, we completed an intensive course examining the historical, theological and humanitarian bases for world evangelism, discipleship and community development. It’s been an incredible amount of work, involving around 600 pages of reading and interacting with some of the best research and examination of world missions, humanitarian aid and sustainable community development. While the course […]
What’s a busy worship pastor doing spending time and energy on missions to South Africa? A good question. The answer is both theological and deeply personal. On the theological side, it’s clear that worship that is done out of habit or (even worse) a sense of duty isn’t true worship at all. It’s our heart […]