You may be wondering what this picture is of. The answer is, well, not much. It is the bedside stand in my room here in Germany - and this is the first successful picture I have taken using my new camera (eBay-purchased, of course). I took quite a few other pictures before this one - only to realize that they weren't actually taken. Apparently my camera needs a memory card to work (ie, there is no internal memory). Anyway, found a memory card so problem solved.
For those interested in geography, I am currently in the little town of Hochsauerland, 2 1/2 hours north of Frankfurt.
This is my first time online in three days - I think that's a two-year record. :) Have had a wonderful week of volunteering, bookselling/giving, ushering, meeting people, moving boxes, early morning power-walks, listening to fantastic ministry, and much more. Every three years, OMers from all over the world come together for an "international forum" (ie, conference). That's what this week has been. Tomorrow I move on to the Netherlands for another conference - this time for orientation with "new recruits" like me.
The theme of this week has been *total* transformation: "the whole gospel in the whole of life for the whole world." Transforming lives and communities. Strangely enough, this is the same idea Leaside (my home church in Toronto) has been studying. I know, though, that both OM and Leaside have been influenced by John Stott's writings in which he calls Christians to avoid, at all costs, dividing the "spiritual" from the rest of life. The result of succumbing to this danger is Christians who think, look and act like the world. How true is this of me?
"Search me oh God and know my heart; try me and know my thoughts; see if there is any wicked way in me. Lead me in Thy way everlasting." (Psalm 139:23-24)
14-15 Tue-Wed l'ship retreat (+ below) 14 Tue (7:15pm patch prayer mtg) 15 Wed 6pm dinner w/ Peter T & HE + poss. stayover 16 Thu SL 17-19 Fri-Sun church-plant camping trip - Killbear 19 Sun 5pm fun dinner w/ VT - Burlington 20 Mon 8pm Malkutha oversight mtg (VS) 21 Tue 9:30pm time w/ JVDB (+ patch prayer mtg) 23 Thu poss. time w/ DonM/S 24-25 Fri-Sat writing training wknd - Hamilton 28 Tue 10am CCWM board mtg 31 Fri eve time w/ J/BA+
SEPTEMBER 2-3 Sun-Mon new-staff retreat - Faith Mission 3-7 Tue-Fri VT retreat - Faith Mission 21 Fri MI in-person board mtg 22-23 Sat-Sun poss. visiting AR/UJ+ 27 to Oct 3 Thu-Wed Dollar-a-Day
OCTOBER ... Oct 3 (see above) Thu-Wed Dollar-a-Day 5-8 Fri-Mon Thanksgiving long weekend (Mon stat. hol.) 15 to Nov 15 Mon-Thu poss. Europe + India
NOVEMBER
(speaking at Pastor Y's church) ... Nov 15 (see above) Mon-Thu poss. Europe + India 17 Khev's conf 23 Fri MI online board mtg 29 ~J's dad's b'day (poss. party on 30th)
DECEMBER 29: KH/S wedding
2019 on
Feb 15-18: MIer conference
Feb 16: Sat - 10-yr anniv
Feb 18-22: VT retreat
Feb 22-30: time off (poss. Southern Africa)
Apr 1-3: poss. First Chair retreat
May 10, 10am: CCWM board mtg
Jun 15: poss. Prayer Journey (poss. Australia); poss. visit supporters
Jun 25-29: poss. marketplace conf. - Manila
Dec: likely Indonesia
You may be wondering what this picture is of. The answer is, well, not much. It is the bedside stand in my room here in Germany - and this is the first successful picture I have taken using my new camera (eBay-purchased, of course). I took quite a few other pictures before this one - only to realize that they weren't actually taken. Apparently my camera needs a memory card to work (ie, there is no internal memory). Anyway, found a memory card so problem solved.
For those interested in geography, I am currently in the little town of Hochsauerland, 2 1/2 hours north of Frankfurt.
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Thanks for the update Nigel. We're missin you here. :)
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