Tim & Nicky
Greek
10 ways to encourage someone sharing the good news of Jesus in a different culture
I was in two minds as to whether or not to post a link to this. Basically, I don’t want anyone to get the impression that I think you’re not supporting me well enough! In fact, I am really grateful for the emails, messages, Skype calls, parcels and letters you guys have sent to me … Continue reading
It’s all Greek to me…
So I thought I’d share some of the more embarassing moments from my adventure in speaking Greek. The first tale of woe: Me: θέλω ένα αυτό. (“I want one of those.” Pointing to a bagel-type-thing at one of the stalls selling bready things in Monastiraki) Lady: Ένα αυτό; (“One of these?” the middle aged lady … Continue reading
Greek placement test or the tale of leaving an exam twenty five minutes in and feeling pleased about it
So at 9am yesterday morning I was walking into an exam almost fifteen months after I’d finished my last one having thought to myself how nice it will be to never have to do another one ever again. As opposed to testing me on my knowledge of high energy astrophysics or something of that ilk, … Continue reading
Broken keys and jars of clay
The biggest problem I’ve had so far in Greece is that the door key I was given at the start was pretty bad. It opened the door, but only after at least five minutes of wiggling it and pushing the door in different directions. And on Tuesday it finally died and refused to unlock the … Continue reading
Off to Poland…
Off to Poland to help out at the IFES Formacion conference for the next two weeks. Formacion is a conference for the student leaders of European IFES movements. It’s like the Europe-wide IFES version of Forum – so it will involve lot’s of Bible teaching and lot’s of fun! I’m a Community Group Leader. Not … Continue reading
