Posts from Mission Blog for 11/02/2020

Updates from Mission Blog of The Presbyterian Church in Canada In the 11/02/2020 edition: There are No Borders among Friends There are No Borders among Friends By The Rev. Jeanie Lee on Oct 29, 2020 04:46 pm In March 2020, I was recalled from Hungary due to the pandemic. Leaving behind the friends I had made among the refugee community at Kalunba was difficult. The Covid-19 situation is not improving, and I will need to be patient before we are reunited again in Budapest. In an earlier blog, I shared stories of […] Read in browser »     Recent Articles: MFH: Missionalary From Home Ndirande Handicapped Centre My sister, Lyca Quarantine, continued Sudden Departure

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Posts from Mission Blog for 04/20/2020

My sister, Lyca

By Steve McInnis & Nora Martin on Apr 17, 2020 05:27 pm
I have mentioned Lyca a number of times in my blogs, but today I want to talk more about her so you can understand why she has been so important to me. Lyca is one of the three volunteers with Friends of Prisons. One of my great privileges in Malawi was to be called “sister”...
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The Party is Over
We’re home!

Posts from Mission Blog for 04/13/2020

Quarantine, continued By Steve McInnis & Nora Martin on Apr 07, 2020 04:34 pm Nora Martin We are still here in the apartment in Toronto, waiting out the last days of quarantine. We really look forward to getting out of the apartment, even just for a quick run to the grocery store! We have prepared our online presentation for Leaside Church (April 5). We have been asked to share... Read in browser »     Recent Articles: Sudden Departure Life Stories in Kalunba The Party is Over We’re home! Going Home

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Posts from Mission Blog of The Presbyterian Church in Canada

Sudden Departure By The Rev. Jeanie Lee on Apr 02, 2020 07:12 pm On March 17th, I received the sad message from International Ministries that I was to return to Canada immediately, due to the escalating pandemic situation. It was dizzying, to frantically drop my newly settled life in Budapest and relocate again in a matter of days. It was such a sudden departure, and sadly the Kalunba... Read in browser »   Life Stories in Kalunba By The Rev. Jeanie Lee on Apr 02, 2020 06:38 pm It’s been three months since I started work at the Refugee Integration Center called Kalunba in the city of Budapest. I meet so many clients (refugees) every day at the centre. Here we see mostly refugees from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Syria and Africa. With many staff, Interns, volunteers and refugee clients, our group becomes an... Read in browser »   Recent Articles: The Party is Over We’re home! Going Home Sad news Wednesday’s trip to the prison

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The Party is Over By The Rev. Dr. Blair and Vivian Bertrand on Mar 27, 2020 04:31 pm When we came to Malawi, we brought a lawn sign proclaiming in bold letters, “THE PARTY’S HERE.” The sign originated at a going away shindig in British Columbia, and we took it with us across Canada from BC to Ontario and then to Amsterdam before landing in Africa. All along the way we brought it... Read in browser »   We’re home! By Steve McInnis & Nora Martin on Mar 26, 2020 04:08 pm Nora Martin This morning I received an email from a friend here in Ontario which made me truly feel that it’s right and good to be home, rather than simply understanding the fact in my head. It was a picture of Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet. Pooh is saying, “Home, Piglet. We’re going home because that is... Read in browser »   Going Home By Steve McInnis & Nora Martin on Mar 25, 2020 06:19 pm Steve McInnis Another week and our topsy turvy world is more the same. Two weeks ago, Nora and I were looking forward to a Canadian visitor over the Easter break and now we are starting to get anxious about being able to return to Canada any time soon. In Canada (and the rest of the... Read in browser »   Sad news By Steve McInnis & Nora Martin on Mar 25, 2020 06:16 pm Nora Martin It is with a heavy heart that I report that we are cutting short our time here in Malawi and coming home, as of March 24. It has not been an easy decision, either for us or for our sending organization, The Presbyterian Church in Canada. The facts are obvious. There is a... Read in browser »   Recent Articles: Wednesday’s trip to the prison God is good all the time! Anti Climax in Africa Independence, step by step Coronavirus When There is No Health System

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Posts from Mission Blog for 03/16/2020

Coronavirus When There is No Health System By The Rev. Dr. Blair and Vivian Bertrand on Mar 16, 2020 02:59 pm   I’m struggling with social media right now. More than normal. My timeline is filled with North Americans and Europeans who can only think of one thing – Covid-19/coronavirus. My Malawian feed is filled with the normal irrationality that is Malawian politics but that is rarely uplifting and often depressing. A former student asked why... Read in browser »   Hard Times By Steve McInnis & Nora Martin on Mar 11, 2020 12:01 pm Steve McInnis We visited prisons for the first time in late November. We drove to Zomba, 90 minutes from Blantyre, to visit the prison system head office. Our guides were Hastings Phale and Abusa Stanley Chimesya, who work for the Blantyre Synod of Church of Central Africa Presbyterian. We met with prison chaplains Brian and... Read in browser »   Obadiah, Chichiri Prison and Theological Education By The Rev. Dr. Blair and Vivian Bertrand on Mar 10, 2020 03:57 pm Obadiah: Prophet Against Edom Obadiah is a strange little book of the Bible, seldom referred to and almost never preached from. Given this, I was surprised when I arrived at Chichiri maximum security prison to discover about 30 prisoners had gathered to do a Bible study starting at Obadiah 1:1. One of the things that... Read in browser »     Recent Articles: Our Friends and Ancestors Live in Books In Honour of the Bible Translation Teams I Serve in Taiwan Responding to Cyclone Idai: Relief and Prayer Pay Attention: Cyclone Idai and Maundy Thursday Taiwan Indigenous Bible Translation Projects 台灣原住民族語聖經翻譯計畫

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