Honolulu Zoo
29 October 2006
No time machine here,
simply found the time to sort
through folders where additional pictures
were discovered.
While visiting Eric,
during the days he attended
Hawai’i Pacific University,
when he went to class,
I took the opportunity to visit the zoo.
See you along the Trail
I give thanks for those who pray for the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations and for me. Each of the past two days included an event that reminded me of the power of those prayers.
Second blessing
Today, 26 August, I attended worship at Wellshire Presbyterian Church in Denver. I had the opportunity to speak briefly about the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations during the worship service. A potluck followed worship. There I spoke directly to a number of the members. Before either of those events took place, the Rev. Dr. Pattie Kitchen led the congregation in the pastoral prayer for the morning. She prayed for me – by name – and for the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations.
First blessing
On 23 – 25 August, I took part in the Malawi Mission Network meeting. Again I had the opportunity to speak to the whole network and to have many wonderful conversations with individuals or small groups. I reconnected with some friends that I have known, including Mark and Lin Plumb from my college days. I made many new friends, including Mary Mphande, Helen Zimba, and Mercy Nyirenda who helped me don the chitenge that I won as a door prize.
Saturday evening, we gathered in the outside amphitheater at the Highlands Presbyterian Camp & Retreat Center. Our partners from Malawi, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mission Co-workers serving in Malawi, and staff members serving with the Presbyterian Mission Agency sat in the front rows. As a campfire flickered before us, network members stood around us, laid hands on us, and prayed for us.
Each experience moved me deeply, providing touching reminders of the power of prayer and the grace of community. Twice blessed, I give thanks and will remember these moments in the days to come.
See you along the Trail.
My new friend Kathy Bernard took the photo of the group for whom the Malawi Mission Network prayed.
Bob Ellis took us outside for his presentation at the
Highlands Presbyterian Camp & Retreat Center.
Not a bad view.
For some reason, Bob didn’t appear in my picture.
See you along the Trail.
Filed under Photo, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
I am attending the meeting of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Malawi Mission Network at the Highlands Presbyterian Camp and Retreat Center in Allenspark, CO.
Last night (23 August), the opening night of the meeting, I went to the Malawi 101 session. There I won a door prize: a chitenge (also spelled chitenje).
My friend Amanda Craft wrote a reflection about the role of the chitenje when we were on a travel study seminar together. It was for the old blog of the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program so it does not show Amanda as the author. She wrote it. I watched her.
The contest involved our birthdays. The person with their birthday closest to last night (23 August) was to win. With a date of one month and one day away, I won.
Amid the laughter came the dare: you should wear this tomorrow (24 August) when you do your presentation on the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations.
Far be it from me to pass on a dare.
As my presentation began at 10:00 AM Central Time, Mary Mphande, Helen Zimba, and Mercy Nyirenda helped me don the chitenge. Kathy Bernard graciously took the picture.
And the rest is history.
See you along the Trail.
Rocky Mountain National Park
9 July 2011
Delicate, tiny petals
create a field of purple.
See you along the Trail.
Filed under National Park, Photo
The theme of colors continues.
Fruit played a significant role
among the food served at
the 60th Anniversary Party
for Tricia’s parents.
While not a big fan of fruit,
although I share my father’s love of blackberries
and I did eat several at this party,
the presentation rocked.
See you along the Trail.
Do they drip from the ceiling,
one drip at a time,
slowly, patiently?
Do they rise from the floor,
all at once
in a seismic cataclysm?
The artist allows us
to create our own story
of the colors
that welcome us
to the Virginia Museum of Fine arts.
See you along the Trail.
Rocky Mountain National Park
9 June 2011
A
solitary
purple
sentry
stands
at
its
appointed
post.
See you along the Trail.
Filed under National Park, Photo
Remembering the trip to Ireland and Northern Ireland from earlier this year.
Revisiting the photos.
Still amazed by the Giant’s Causeway.
02 May 2012
Giant’s Causeway
