Mission workers
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Regents in Rio
Posted: 4 October 2012 by Mark and Suzana...
For many UK students and academics September is the sleepy end of the summer holidays or a nervous run up to a new year. For a group of eight ministerial students from Regent’s Park College and their tutor, the ninth month of 2012 was far from...
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Finding home in strange places...
Posted: 25 September 2012 by Lizz and Pete M...
A visit to a Karen village is always full of surprises. Last weekend I went to Bor Tho Dai Church, a very remote place about two hours drive from Chiang Mai, with some of the TKBC youth leaders. Six local churches were gathered together for joint...
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Nauta
Posted: 14 September 2012 by James and Julia...
The city of Iquitos sits in the Loreto region of Peru, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. It is the largest city in the world which is inaccessible by road - everyone and everything has to come in by either boat or plane. Our BMS...
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Kite Flying and English Lessons...
Posted: 9 September 2012 by James and Julia...
A while ago we shared with you about an unexpected meeting we'd had and a request for a Bible study. Well, it's time for an update! As is often the case in Peru, things take a little longer to get off the ground here so as yet we still haven'...
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New Recruits
Posted: 3 September 2012 by Philip and Rose...
We have attended a record (for us) five weddings this summer! Our involvement varied from officiating and playing base-guitar during the aperitif, in Philip’s case, to leading ceilidh dancing at the reception, after two of the weddings...
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My "day off"
Posted: 24 August 2012 by Katrina and Mar...
I took a "day off" this week, for the inauguration of a new church. Sounds rather grand but I can't think what elese to call it. The reality is a rented room in a village and the "day off" counted as one of the days I work with...
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Good sports?
Posted: 22 August 2012 by Lizz and Pete M...
We live here in Chiang Mai on the site of the Karen Baptist Convention's Bible School. One of the highlights of the year is the annual Bible School Sports Day, which took place last week. Team Matthew (left, in red) and Team Mark (right, in blue...
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Tales of the Unexpected
Posted: 21 August 2012 by James and Julia...
Every day we try to get out and about in the community to meet people. Sometimes this is just into town or the market, but other times we go for walks and explore the area to try and get a sense of how Urubamba and its outlying villages...
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The first 24 hours
Posted: 17 August 2012 by Anonymous
We are often asked what it's really like in Afghanistan. There are so many facets to life here, but returning from holiday reminded me of some of Afghanistan's enduring, and often endearing, features as I looked on with fresh eyes. Whilst I...
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Curahuasi and Beyond...
Posted: 14 August 2012 by James and Julia...
In Peru, as in many countries, plans are often considered to be slightly more 'flexible' than they would be in the UK. Things are liable to change at the last minute, events never quite start when they are meant to, and nothing can be taken for...