As we draw ever closer to Christmas, I have been struck again by this description of Jesus: ‘He is the visible image of the invisible God’. Anyone who searches for God needs only to find Jesus who is God in human flesh. As …
Greetings from onboard MV Doulos Hope MV Doulos Hope ministering in SE Asia in the Philippines where we arrived exactly one month ago on October 1. There have been some special ministry opportunities including the Preachers’ Workshop which had more …
Last Wednesday evening, we arrived back from a ministry tour to 3 African capital cities comprising 16 meetings. The vibrancy and energy of the African church is well known and while we often hear it described as a mile wide …
Teaching many native missionaries for 1 hour via translation at 5.30am in S Asia was a better experience than I had anticipated! To start in the dark and finish after sunrise will remain a special memory for me. Despite the …
As you can see below, this month is dominated by a visit to Africa with a variety of ministry in and around three capital cities. In Nairobi (see photo below), I have been invited to give the morning Bible readings …
The funeral of Mrs Margaret Bolton, Gareth’s Mum, took place soon after our return from the Philippines. A good number attended St Andrew’s church where one of Gareth’s cousins, Rev Andrew Loat, led the prayers and his brother, Tim Loat, …
Dear Friends, in the early hours of Tuesday May 7, and just a few weeks before her 101st birthday, my mother passed away in her bungalow in the Dorset village where she and my late father had retired 40 years …
Greetings from Dorset where the birds and the flowers are declaring spring has arrived although the weather is not so sure! This month we will visit Vietnam for the first time and then travel to the Philippines to speak at …
Greetings again from cabin 705 onboard Logos Hope in East London, South Africa. The photo above was taken on Easter Sunday morning at our sunrise/Sonrise service on Deck 9. It’s always good to be reminded that ‘the light shines in …
Greetings from cabin 705 on deck 7 of Logos Hope, currently berthed in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), South Africa. While Gareth visited other ships in the port where we could share our story and leave literature with the crew, Malou has …