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 the country. its strange isn't it with every economic improvement there are also moral and social...
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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 are currently funding here in Peru. Well it's really all very exciting! We're trying to make sure that the work we do in partnership with Union Biblical is the best it can be. Like everything in our...
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Finding God in the ordinary! This is the theme we will be exploring through Sanctuary First this month. Please pray for the work of Sanctuary First. We've lost our funding and had to make a member of staff redundant, however we're looking for ways in which we can keep the programme running. In order to solve our immediate problem we will be doing some re-runs of themes. However we're looking at this as an opportunity to be even more creative. Those of you who regularly...
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While the protesters continue to make their presence felt outside St Paul's Cathedral in London regarding what they call corporate greed. The case of the Hearts Football players receiving late salary payments has also hit the headlines. Many of the players are frustrated. The BBC has reported that their October salaries where 16 days late while the November salaries were 29 days late. There is something not quite right when the corporate world invades the world of sport...
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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 and will continue to be as the weeks and months go on. I also wish to record my thanks to the members of the Committee who made the decision today. If the truth be...
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