2016 February update
We recently arrived in the Philippines where we have gone from experiencing -8° in Macedonia to +32° in Manila! We plan to visit and minister on 4 of the 7000 islands. As we approach the 20th anniversary of our charity …
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2016 January update
I rarely recall hearing a talk about this guy and have only ever discovered one (rather obscure) song that includes him. He never appears in any nativity play and never features on any Christmas card. Yet what he had to …
2015 December update
In the Bible we read that Jesus said, ‘Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father’ (John14:9). Jesus is God’s Selfie! The verb ‘to see’ in the Bible is sometimes a metaphor for the verb ‘to meet’. May we …
Nov 2015 update
October saw our first visit to Colombia, S America’s fourth largest country. We experienced first-hand some of the recent church growth after finding that two of the churches we ministered in were only a few months old. There was a …
October 2015 update
What is Christianity? Driving almost 3000 miles, we visited some very diverse Christian communities in the north, mid-west and SE corner of the USA. Now in South America, I am writing this on a …
Sept 2015 update
I (Gareth) have just returned from ministering an encouraging cycling trip with Oak Hall in France. We thank God for a fruitful summer and now look forward to a busy autumn. We will spend about 2 weeks in the USA …
August 2015 update
Not only does almost everyone in the Philippines speak English but most also have a basic grounding in Christianity. It continues to be one of the most responsive countries to the gospel in the world – every taxi driver we …
July 2015 update
Greetings from Logos Hope in Subic Bay, Philippines. While Gareth has just finished delivering a miniseries at morning devotions entitled ‘Unexpected Bessings from God’, Malou has been in Manila with her mother whose house is being renovated. However, Malou did …
June 2015 Update
Last Sunday, before speaking to ‘Fusion’, a combined youth group in Cornwall, I was asked to choose what creature I would like to be. I immediately answered, ‘an ant’. This surprised the interviewer who asked me why. At the start …
May 2015 update
Here in Romania, it is encouraging to find a growing interest in missions amongst Europe’s 4th largest and growing evangelical population. However, I will never forget the unique experience 25 years ago (see below), of preaching in this nation to …