This weekend I participated in a Zoom Bible study (audio only) with women graduates of TAFES. It was facilitated by an Associate of TAFES who runs a life coaching business. It was about Rebekah, an example of a woman who saw through her plans which succeeded even in a problematic […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
Since we started on self-isolation, our family has been reading a Psalm each night over dinner (sort of – we’ve been on iso about 60 days, but we’re only up to Psalm 40!) Our kids have heard ancient Israel’s songs praising God and also ones crying out to God in […]
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
People have been asking us what life is like for us at the moment. As it happens, our boys wrote a letter to ‘the kids of the future’ to explain what it was like to live through the coronavirus and they have given us permission to share it here. It’s […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
We are entering our 6th week of self-isolation. Our children have a good basic understanding of the Coronavirus and why we are self-isolating but recently their behaviour has suggested they have some unresolved grief that needs to be processed. Some of the behaviours, like fighting with each other more might […]
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
With universities and colleges in Tanzania closed, TAFES has moved its activities online, including its major Discipleship Training School (DTS) at Easter. I have felt so proud to be a part of TAFES and to see the way the staff are encouraging the students. Below I have reproduced, with permission, […]
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
We have just been in Australia for 6 months, sharing about what we’re doing in Tanzania, and what we’re learning from Tanzanians. For example, we’ve shared about how hierarchy in Tanzania is different from in Australia, and how enriching it can be to open to those different ways of doing […]
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
I say to Callum as we leave our weekly family dinner, “Say good bye to Pop,” and he hides his face in my leg. It’s too hard. A day later, his craft cat mask is ruined thanks to a brotherly dispute, and he agrees it’s time for it to go […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes