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Page 35 of the archive.

  1. December 11, 2005

    Giving Your Minimum

    Multitudes of church members are satisfied with giving their minimum to God, not their maximum. I’ve watched men and women during offering time in church. They open their fat wallets and search for the smallest amount they can give. This…

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  2. December 11, 2005

    Only Transportation

    Heading to work in Virasoro, Corrientes.

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  3. December 11, 2005

    Turning Tables into Workstations

    Ever since I arrived in the YWAM base in Ituzaingo, I have enjoyed the use of these wonderful outdoor tables for everything from chatting with friends and eating lunch to working with my computer using the wireless Internet that you can…

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  4. December 10, 2005

    Catching Up

    Finally I have caught up. After two and a half weeks absent from my computer and a massive build up of emails, I can finally say that I am there. I have arrived. My inbox is empty. Yeeha.

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  5. December 10, 2005

    Local Shop in Virasoro

    Closed for a national holiday.

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  6. December 10, 2005

    Spitting Fire

    The other week the art students were being taught how to juggle and walk on stilts. Starting with balls they moved on to the bowling pins and then, to everybody’s surprise, to balls of fire and fire sticks. This was a challenge for each of…

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  7. December 9, 2005

    The Old Bus

    When I first arrived in Buenos Aires and visited YWAM in the city, it happened to be a Friday. Every Friday evening the people in the city centre bases travelled out to the Ituzaingo base for a “Buenos Aires” meeting, and I was invited.…

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  8. December 8, 2005

    Fierce Storm

    Only two days ago there was a fierce storm come over our city. In the city centre trees had fallen over and roofs ripped off. There was a mess everywhere. Where we are, the core of the storm bypassed us, but the strength of the wind was…

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  9. December 7, 2005

    Scorpion

    I found a scorpion under our door stop yesterday. It is the first one that I have found since moving here and I was surprised at this little creature. When I disturbed it, it ran around inside my house with its tail elevated and looking…

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  10. December 7, 2005

    Future Shock – Depicting Life Today

    I have been reading a classic novel called Future Shock by Alvin Toffler . Written back in 1970, it is amazing how much of it applies so well to today. This writer had an uncanny ability to see what was happening around him back then, and…

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