The breeze is back. Often July has a decent breeze along with the rainy season. Sometimes it even makes it’s way into the gaps between our slum dwellings. As a kid my Saturday’s were spent sailing down at Mordy (Mordialloc Creek, Melbourne). It was such a great experience that I’ve wanted to share it with [...]

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In the surrounding alleyways where I live, dazed teenagers breathe through fumes of glue.  Just recently police knew they’d get a result for the TV camera crew following them by coming to my place. They arrested 2 adult guys sniffing on my doorstep. Luckily the dozen usual suspects were inside my room watching a movie or [...]

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One of the greatest privileges in living in this community is witnessing moments of my neighbours encountering Jesus. Recently the journey of some of our neighbours has brought encouragement to our community as they glimpse the well of life.
 
Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been trying to introduce, during times our neighbours meet, [...]

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But should I have jumped off my steed, stripped, turned cheek and walked a mile down the road? Feel free to check my theology as it’s probably quite holey - ie bits missing
 
Last night was Palm Sunday so we looked at Jesus riding a donkey into Jerusalem amidst the palm branch waving mob. [...]

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It’s school holidays now so our team was free to take two groups of teenagers to the swamp opposite our slum. The first day Chris’ neighbourhood teens from Rom Glao did 11km throught the swamp and back up the river. The second day it was the guys from my hood Lok 4 taking the same route as before [...]

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Being up the brown stained creek without a paddle can be fun. I spent last Saturday with a bunch of the local lads deep in a massive swamp in the middle of Bangkok.
 
Up to my neck in brown water covered by palm fronds, explosions of water and bodies falling everywhere accompanied the shouts … [...]

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