The weekly awe 5
An introduction to Mission as Transformation
How do we join together word and deed, evangelism and social engagement, conversion and liberation? The problem has been posed in various ways by different people, and with a range of answers. It’s an issue I’ve been dancing around for some time, and last year at St Andrew’s Hall I began […]
A lesson about motivation from visiting villages
On our recent trip to Songea, we saw a bit more of village life than we normally encounter in Dodoma. It’s one thing to want clean water and education for people caught in poverty, but I found myself pitying the people I saw because they will spend their lives in […]
A lesson about our TCK from watching the kids at church
I was standing outside the church at Songea because Elliot had been making noise. I watched the other kids who were there, all peacefully reclining on their mothers’ backs or sitting still on their haunches. Meanwhile, Elliot tore around the yard, covering himself in dirt. Is this sort of curiosity […]
The weekly awe 4
5 lessons about travelling in Tanzania
1. Double however long Google maps says it will take. That’s if nothing goes wrong. 2. Read the road, not the signs. If there is a sign for the (massive!) speed bumps, it may appear only a metre before the speed bump. 3. Forget everything I said about a 4WD […]
Travelling prayer 2
Lord be with us this day Within us to purify us Above us to draw us up Beneath us to sustain us Before us to lead us Behind us to restrain us Around us to protect us Amen ~ St Patrick
Meet Jesus at uni 