There was a movie many years ago about brave soldiers who flew in to rescue hostages from Entebbe Airport in Uganda. They came in under the radar screen and left before anyone knew what had happened. It was called, ‘Raid on Entebbe.’ It felt something like that to me going […]
Yearly Archives: 2016
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I took a bus to Santa Rosa in Laguna this time, learning to use public transport like the locals. Instead of 3 000 Pesos for a taxi there and back it only cost 122 Pesos by bus! I have learned to find out how locals do things and it […]
I found out the church that I preached in yesterday was planted by Pastor Anthony Geraldo who is pioneering a work in KK (Kota Kinabalu) where I preached two weeks ago. The church is another Jesus Loves You Church in the district of Commonwealth, Quezon City in Manila. Pastor […]
In Mandaluyong City, Manila, I preached on how Jesus relates to different people. Jesus did not follow any formula but related individually to each person because everyone is unique. Today many preachers rely on formulas and methods for church growth instead of being like Jesus who treated people as individuals. […]
Two earthquakes hit the south of the Philippines and the one was 7.3 on the Richter scale. At the moment 144 are dead and 297 missing. Two typhoons also covered Manila. The streets are like rivers. Taxis wade through the water like boats. The people here seem to be used […]
It was 31 degrees C in the morning and the humidity was high when I walked to Adriatico Café in Adriatico Street, situated on the old public circle (they call it ‘square’) where a statue remains motionless, overlooking the ‘square’ bordered by leafy trees. I sat outside the Café under […]
I have never seen something like that advertised on any menu before anywhere in the world! So I was intrigued. Sardine omelette? I could not imagine what it would taste like. ‘What’s a sardine omelette?’ I asked the waitress. ‘You put da sardine in da omelette,’ she said. I […]
There is no summer, winter, autumn and spring in Nigeria: only a dry season and a rainy season. The climate is more or less constant throughout the year. August was part of the rainy season. It rained so much that some roads turned into rivers. There is no drainage and […]
Some Burmese adults hardly reach my chest height. They walk with sandals or barefoot if they do not possess any sandals. Every second shop in the old part of town displays golden jewelry and the shop in between is either an herbal pharmacy or a food and drink store. […]
Pastor Balloo summarised the three days of meetings in Palma, Mauritius in this way: ‘Apostle Andre was sent to us and he came, making no demands, and he refreshed us and the Lord blessed us in so many ways. The Island Rejoiced!’ When they took me to the airport after […]
