Mission workers
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Grand Opening
Posted: 17 May 2013 by Katrina and Mar...
This week has been one of a series of celebrations. Our Nepali church runs a charitable organization called Sundar Dhoka Saathi Sewa which we have written about many times. Martin now works 50% of his time in this organization helping it...
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Sundar Dhoka Saathi Sewa
Posted: 16 May 2013 by Fran and Mike Gaunt
On Tuesday we were priviledged to attend the grand opening ceremony of Sundar Dhoka Saathi Sewa. This is the culmonation of a church programme working with various international NGO’s. The vision of Sundar Dhoka was given to the...
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Harsh Realities – Is there any hope?
Posted: 15 May 2013 by Paul and Sarah Brown
It is hard to know what to do in a seemly helpless or hopeless situation. We have been reminded of this recently due to a tragic situation that NightLight faced. An African trafficked women called *Harriet died 2 weeks on the streets of...
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Never in the NHS
Posted: 14 May 2013 by Rebecca North
May 2013 marks my first year working as a nurse in Guinebor, Chad. I knew that nursing here would be markedly different from working in the NHS, but there have been some days, at the end of which, I’ve looked back and realised that never...
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Cambodia
Posted: 13 May 2013 by Becky and Dan P...
In 1975 Pol Pot led the Khmer Rouge to power in Cambodia and proceeded to orchestrate genocide. Although no one can be sure how many people were killed during the 4 years they ruled Cambodia, it’s likely that 1.5-2 million people (of a...
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Busy times ahead
Posted: 13 May 2013 by Deb and Dug Benn
We usually use a Benn Bulletin to tell you what has been happening rather than sharing what is about to. However, currently we have lots about to happen – obviously this doesn’t work so well for photos but perhaps it helps you to...
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Feliz Dia
Posted: 13 May 2013 by Anjanette and S...
In Peru it seems we are always celebrating someone's special day, it is taken quite seriously when it is the day of your profession or another special day ( womens' day, mothers' day, fathers' day, children...
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Time to 'get out of the boat'
Posted: 12 May 2013 by Claire Bedford
Well the visa, my passport and yellow fever certificate have arrived! Here's the proof :) So the time has come. I've been reading the John Ortberg book 'If you want to walk on water, you've got to...
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Mundane
Posted: 11 May 2013 by Andy and Jutta Cowie
How many days at work do you consider mundane, well our days have started to settle down. Jutta is teaching Mondays and Thursdays and ladies groups on alternate days. Andy is teaching four days a week, these were beginning to become...
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New Horizons…
Posted: 10 May 2013 by Andrew and Gwen...
The Baptist Assembly 2013 For the first time in many years we have been unable to attend the UK Baptist Assembly – because Blackpool is just a little too far to travel from Bangladesh! Or so we thought… With the miracle of...