Well its another working day and I'm back at my desk. This time last week I was walking around Lima doing a bit of shopping and having a coffee before catching the plane. Anyway it all seems a long time ago - when you get back into the cut and thrust of parish life, so much can happen in a day that your left thinking did that happen yesterday or the day before. Switching on and off emotions is one of the hardest things you have to do in this job. I don't know about...
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETSahqvXx9A[/youtube]Here is a video taken recording the damage that has been sustained at the home which has been funded through the Vine Trust in the Sacred Valley near the town of Urabamba. We are looking at alternative ways to begin to house the children. A couple of options are being reviewed at the moment. the Vine Trust's partners in Union Biblica are working hard to support and console the boys. When I visited Peru...
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It's just gone 11.30pm and I'm in Lima. This has been quite an historic weekend. For the first time ever the Vine Trust and Union Biblica have come together for a joint meeting to discuss vision and strategy. For the past two days I've been down at Kawai where Union Biblica have a boys home and a holiday camp site. It's a really pleasant place with beech houses looking onto the Pacific Ocean. [gallery] Last night some of the boys from our homes were there on holiday...
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[gallery]Last week i received an email from my friend Alfred Thacker he asked me if we could help supply blankets for around 60 children who live in the little Mission School situated near the village called Marraiyoor in the state of Kerala. I have visited this little school and have noted the excellent work that is carried out there by two woman Jhansi and Freeda. Over the years these two woman have been seeking to engage with the tribal people who live in the...
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[gallery] Here I am reporting the devastating news. One of our homes for abandoned boys in Peru has been washed away by the severe flooding which has taken place in the "Sacred Valley". Fortunately the boys were all on holiday at Kawia and the home was empty. The home was recommended to be built on the banks of te river because it was thought to be completely safe. When I visited the home in March 2009 there was a rainbow in the sky. A sign of God's promise...
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