Gareth recently spent a week with Oak Hall in Lake Bled, Slovenia, a beautiful country adjoining Austria that was part of former Yugoslavia. One highlight was meeting with a lively, growing local church. This was particularly significant in a country…
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2019 June update
Tomorrow, (June 1), we will drive to France, a country closer to our home in London than Wales or the north of England yet, according to the 2010 edition of Operation World, while 80% of French people have never handled…
2019 May update
Greetings from Dubai which we leave in a few hours’ time for India, the 4th and final country of our 7 week ministry tour. We already have a kaleidoscope of memories and feel great gratitude to God for good health…
2019 April update
Greetings from Lae in PNG (Papua New Guinea), a Melanesian country of about 8 million people. With approximately 830 languages (20% of the world’s total), it is the most ethno-linguistically diverse nation in the world. Last Sunday, at the Lutheran…
2019 March update
‘I am not afraid of failure; I am afraid of succeeding in things that don’t matter’. William Carey (1761-1834) The end of the coming month will see us ministering for the first time in Papua New Guinea (PNG). A visit…
2019 February update
Feb 1-11 Logos Hope in Valparaiso, Chile (www.gbaships.org/en) ‘It is my chief duty every day to ensure that my soul is happy in God.’ George Müller (1805-1898). After collecting quotations* for almost 40 years amounting to over 38,000 words and…
2019 January update
GREETINGS FROM CABIN #744 onboard MV Logos Hope where we are into the second day of a one week voyage from Guayaquil in Ecuador to Antofagasta in Chile. En route, we are sailing past the entire length of Peru’s coastline.…
2018 December update
We returned late last night (Sat Dec 1) from Belgrade after another intensive fortnight of over 50 meetings/lectures, all delivered via Serbian interpretation. On December 11, we shall join MV Logos Hope in Guayaquil, Ecuador for 2 months. In addition…
2018 November update
Viewing the distant Himalayas at sunrise from our bed in Kathmandu last week was an inspiring way to start each day. With 8 of the world’s 10 highest mountains found in Nepal, the nation is a magnet to mountaineers and…
2018 October update
In 10 days’ time, we leave for India and Nepal. Following an invitation, we have a number of engagements in India, including services in a church on Sunday and later with pastors and leaders. Malou will be involved in a…