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Lima is an amazing city with over 8 million of a population. You can sense the changes that are happening in society. Increased wealth and confidence and a booming economy. Yet we need to be reminded that the country still has a hinterland of rural communities which are being challenged by the enconomic improvement of [...]

I think I hear someone saying so, “what are you doing in Lima? Well apart from the fact that Lima is rapidly becoming one of the world’s best cities for fine dining. I’m here on my annual visit to enable me to report back to the Board of Vine Trust about the work that we [...]

Well who would have thought my 598th post to this blog would be a huge thank you to all who have taken time to send congratulations with reference to my nomination to be Moderator Designate of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Thank you all for your prayerful support. It is greatly appreciated [...]

I can never forget the picture that I saw on a Mega Church wall on one of my visits to the United States. It simply read ” You Build It : They Will Come.” Underneath was a picture of Noah waiting for the animals to arrive. It has stayed in my mind because I fear [...]

Today Sheena Orr our trainee minister flies out, along with a number of other ministers and theologians to visit Israel. During this visit Sheena will have an opportunity to reflect on the current political and religious divides in the Holy Land and perhaps bring back a more informed point of view for all of us [...]

We come to listen We come to see We come to be inspired Amazon sounds are deep The jungle has a river face Green vegetation Camouflages raw nature A parrot Perched high talks aloud An anaconda Wanders in the mud Slithering on the ground Debree Floats on the surface Paranoia lurks in the deep As [...]

You might not believe this but apart from bringing health care to over 100,000 thousand people in Amazonia. Amazon Hope can also add to its impressive CV the fact that it has encouraged friendship between the Huitoto tribe and the Bora and is promoting international trade. The picture captures Alec Carstairs the Vine Trust Treasurer [...]

I’m going to represent the Vine Trust at the funeral of Tom Dunn a retired naval architect who was strategic in making the dream of the Trust’s medical work in Peru a reality. Some people make an impression on you not by what they say but by the things they do. Tom for me was [...]

I’ve started writing up my experience of the Lausanne Congress. The theme of the congress was ” God in Christ reconciling the world to himself ” this text is found in 2 Corinthians 5.19 . Its an amazing text for it gives us a great hint about the nature of God. God is in the [...]

Weeling is a township on the edge of nowhere. I don’t think I’ll forget it in a hurry. It’s situated on a flat plain no shelter from the wind or the sun. And it certainly hasn’t be sheltered from the hard economics of the world recession. It is as far as the sophisticated world of [...]