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December 8, 2007
Christmas Has Arrived
This current school of Discipleship is comprised of mainly foreign students, so as Christmas gets closer they are missing the feeling of Christmas from back home where there are lots of decorations and other signs of Christmas around them.
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December 7, 2007
Break-fast
This week the students were encouraged to fast. After discussing it between themselves, a four day fast was decided upon. It was left to each individual as to just how they would fast, with yoghurt, milk, and fruit juices permitted should…
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December 7, 2007
Windy, Dusty
Well, living down here in the Patagonia, one of the things that tends to be pretty common is the wind. The old-timers around here tell me that about 20 years back the wind never ever stopped all year round. If there happened to be a day…
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December 6, 2007
Fixing Cars
It is now almost 20 years since I was officially a motor mechanic, and most times I keep this news quiet. But somehow the information gets out and before long my skills are called upon to help somebody out who is in need. Since on our base…
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December 1, 2007
The Pastors’ Lunch
Today was the end of year lunch for all of the pastors in Puerto Madryn. Well, all of the pastors that are part of the pastoral council in Puerto Madryn. There are probably hundreds of churches in the city but only some forty or fifty…
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November 29, 2007
Pramway
There is only one car in our YWAM base here in Puerto Madryn. That belongs to Jorge and Isa, our base directors. Everybody else has to walk. Most people tend to walk the dusty main entrance road to the Quintas, hoping that somebody will…
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November 27, 2007
A Busy and Dusty Road
Riding home from the city is fine during calm days and when there is not a lot of traffic. Being in such a dry desert zone, dust is a real problem, and the moment a car passes by on a dirt road, huge clouds of dust swirl up behind it. The…
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November 26, 2007
The Frustration of Christmas in Customs
I am angry, annoyed, and frustrated. If I could be more things then I would be too. It is not as if I didn’t know… nor that I shouldn’t have been aware of what was going to happen. Still, each time it drives me crazy. Archaic laws from a…
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November 23, 2007
Felling Trees by Hand and Its Dangers
Nope I am not talking about using an axe to fell the trees although we did use one afterwards to chop it up. What I am talking about is getting a bunch of guys on the end of a rope that we have tied to a tree and then by brute force…
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November 22, 2007
Light the Fire Conference
It was a great day full of sun and a gentle breeze. Perfect for the long walk to town to get to the bus terminal. There were 24 of us altogether but before long we were pretty spread out along the road according to walking speeds and…
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