'Consider the lilies' ...or daisies by the roadside. I feel thankful to have been occupied in endeavours that for much of my life have felt meaningful. By meaningful I mean engaging in projects and work that aligned with what I believe was of value. When younger there was probably a strong dose of idealism in …
Tag: faith
Hidden Connections
MV Logos at night in Sydney, Australia Aug 24 - Sep 10, 1979 In a number of posts I relate stories from years worked in ‘line up’ for the ship MV Logos. The job involved various assignments around the world - see line up if you wish to know more about what representing the ship and preparing …
Life In Community
The Mosbach team outside the mill building, May 1983 (Yes I am in there somewhere!) It was at the end of July 1982 that I arrived in what was then West Germany. Coming from the Middle East where I had been representing the ship MV Logos in line up. My destination was the town of Mosbach …
Everyone Has a Story To Tell
Not seeing the wood for the trees. A fair amount of posts over this two year blog journey has been about my past. It has been a way to tell my story. Recalling the past creates a variety of emotions. Positive ones like excitement at the memory of ‘good times’. Thankfulness for people and family. …
A Bigger Picture
Dunes Several of my blogs concern a role I once had which was commonly known as ‘line up’. Briefly the job involved making all manner of preparations (‘line up’) required for the floating bookship MV Logos to visit ports. The vessel was crewed by a diverse group of 140 volunteers from 25 nations. It was …
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