Fast or Feast
Today, the first Sunday of Lent, was another day of eating here in the Philippines. A lot of eating! Naturally, this leads one to consider ...
View ArticleComfort
Comfort, o comfort my people. What does it mean to be comfortable? We’re on another flight this afternoon, this time returning from Cebu to Manila, ...
View ArticleTaking a Breath
Today was a comparatively slow day! Last night Elsa and I had a lovely light supper with the intention of an early night, and instead ...
View ArticleBeauty is Skin Deep
We were quite blessed last night to be house guests at our partner Georgia’s home. Her husband collected us at the bus depot and we ...
View ArticleGood Friday
This morning we journeyed to see a place where my heart broke. There is a tailings dam that regularly releases it’s contents into the river. ...
View ArticleMessages of Hope
Elsa and I are once again on a bus. We’re now headed home from Baguío to Manila, having completed a quick immersion in the Cordilleras. ...
View ArticleMDG Momentum for 1000 Days to Go
Friday, April 5 2013 was an important milestone in the world of development and aid work. On that day, there were just 1000 more days ...
View ArticleMaking the Connections
I’m sitting in Pearson International Airport waiting for the first flight (of five!) that will get me to the Diocese of Masasi in Tanzania. That’s ...
View ArticleMountain Climbers and Missionaries
When I travel to another country I love to people-watch*. Seeing people interact is fascinating to me. Watching people interact in a new or different ...
View ArticleChosen Family
My time in Tanzania so far has been spent in Dar es Salaam. I’ve been hosted by Canon James Armas, the Executive Secretary of the ...
View ArticleHurry Up and Wait
I love the season of Advent. There is something about waiting and preparing in the anticipation of good things to come that I love. I ...
View ArticleHome Away from Home
I arrived in Mtwara later than expected on Friday. The flight was delayed. Geoffrey Monjesa (who is known to many in Canada as he was ...
View ArticleOne Brick at a Time
Today I visited the site of the Health Dispensary that is run by the Diocese. As I walked around the premises I could hear the ...
View ArticleMosquitos
I’ve been here for six days now and I’m covered in mosquito bites. Mosquitos love me. When I was younger my mother used to tell ...
View ArticleSimple Food Incredible Results
Today I met a grown man and a young boy. The images of these two will stay with me for a long time and will ...
View ArticleThe Butcher Shop
It is pretty funny to me that I’m writing to you about a Butcher Shop. I’m mostly vegetarian and have been for almost 20 years. ...
View ArticleHeading Home
I’ve just boarded my last plane and I’m heading home. I have an achy back, many mosquito bites, and big bags under my eyes due ...
View ArticleYoung Leaders Thrive Amidst Opposition
By Gillian Hoyer, a PWRDF Youth Council member. Gillian is currently an M.Div. student at Huron College, London, ON, but her heart rests in the […]
View ArticleDesires and Demands
A couple weeks ago I heard Peter Mansbridge interviewing Joseph Boyden about his novel The Orenda. Apparently the first 20 pages were written on a […]
View ArticleCalled to the Work
The first opportunity I took to reflect on desires and demands came with a request from the Co-Executive Directors of the Anglican Alliance to lead […]
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