Day: July 3, 2008
Timothy - Ghana
The Universal Language: Soccer
The contents of Timothy’s bags was pretty minimal when he left for Ghana six months ago. There were few necessities and few luxuries and I suppose that were he to have had to dump his possessions or to make a choice what to take and what to leave behind, the soccer balls would not have […]...
Potpourri
Timothy - Ghana
Hmmmmmm
This pic’s from Timothy in Ghana. There’s a story here. Hmmmmm. Timothy says that’s the Methodist church in the back ground. A very typical sight in the extremely poverty stricken area. Makes me think: what are we saying here in the States with our exceeding wealth and mega-buildings and mega programs and mega institutions?...
Devotionals
The sphere of influence…
I often say, your sphere of influence is greater than your sphere of acquaintance. And now, my new favourite phrase is: you can number the seeds in an apple, but you cannot number the apples in a seed. For, who can know the influence of a life? Who can measure the value of a life […]...