Hola amigos, it is ages since I last wrote but things have been very busy. Life here is quite odd because things are always changing but yet somehow remain the same. One of the lessons that is quite hard to learn as a mission bear is how you keep meeting interesting people and then having... Continue Reading →
In less than two weeks we will be back in the UK for a few months and are keen to take up opportunities to talk about our work in Perú and about mission more generally. If you would like to invite us please drop us a line. Or leave a message in the comments section... Continue Reading →
We had a meeting this week to think about evaluating the new training course and how we can continue to improve what we do. It was a good moment to take stock of some of the things that have changed over the last 18 months. Our focus has changed towards developing the skills and character... Continue Reading →
Back in 2013 Esperanza, a small Scottish charity was working to support some pastors & small churches on the Momón river. In time, one of these pastors messed up (ran off with woman younger than his children…..) and left a church with 6 young believers. With Esperanza’s help these three couples (most in their 20’s)... Continue Reading →
Over the last year I’ve had the opportunity to work with Mike Stroope and others, looking at issues in western mission and how we might move forward. One of the outcomes of these conversations is this confession and plea which has been published today. Mission movements and organisations are hugely varied and, in my experience... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone, I think I forgot to tell you that I was coming back to Peru. And this time I’ve got a friend with me. Paddington came to stay with us at Christmas and was really interested in coming back to Peru, especially since he’s never visited this part of the jungle before. So far... Continue Reading →
Travelling to Iquitos is a regular feature of our diary - we have made the journey three or four times in the last two weeks. Occasionally it is uneventful but more often it isn’t. It has been raining overnight and the first part of our journey involves a walk along the mud road from our... Continue Reading →
We are now safely back in our Nauta home and adjusting to being in the heat again after leaving Europe in snow and ice. Each time we return we notice how things are slowly changing here. In the last 6 weeks one of the shops on the ‘high street’ has closed but another business has... Continue Reading →
Strangely some of the hardest parts of the New Testament are those parts that were designed to be the most practical. Often based on household codes they were to help the new communities of Jesus followers to be communities of character and to be seen to be living Godly lives. Why? Because the character of... Continue Reading →
