by Julie Turner | Dec 22, 2019 | What's Happening
One of the things we forget in our Western obsession to create the ‘perfect’ Christmas for our families is that God is kind. He is not the slave-driver we sometimes make Him out to be, and He is certainly not the one demanding spotlessly clean houses, gourmet-cooked...
by Julie Turner | Dec 21, 2019 | What's Happening
Have you ever wondered where the tradition of giving gifts at Christmas originated? Maybe you’re in that frantic state today of having to buy all your Christmas presents on this mad Saturday before Christmas and you wish that no one had ever started the tradition of...
by Julie Turner | Dec 20, 2019 | What's Happening
It’s always good to get updates from the children we support in other countries. This month, we have had letters from Bedline in Haiti (who will be 10 in 2020) and from Innocent in Uganda. Bedline asks for our prayers for the forthcoming year, especially for her...
by Julie Turner | Dec 20, 2019 | What's Happening
Have you ever had a bad day? Some days start badly (the alarm clock fails to go off; you oversleep; it’s a constant rush from the minute you get up) and then progress from bad to worse (everything seems to break down; the milk is off; the car won’t start; the kids are...
by Julie Turner | Dec 19, 2019 | What's Happening
Acts 8:26-40 gives us an overview of the gospel, though it is described very briefly as ‘the good news about Jesus.’ (Acts 8:35) Philip starts with explaining the verses the eunuch was reading from Isaiah 53, showing us the importance of Scripture in explaining the...
