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 been in the ‘left behind’ grouping. There were few items on the priority list, but topping that list was soccer balls, for Timothy knows [...]
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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? Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to [...] 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 yielded to Christ? I’ve not been able to blog lately… so much time and so little to do. Reverse that. But I did receive a letter in [...] |
 
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