One of three banners made by our middle school youth

 Many thanks to Carol and Joanna O. for your help with this banner.  This one will remain at church and two similar ones will be given to our partner churches in South Africa.  Our middle school students did a great job making this.

 

South Africa Links

Northminster is in partnership with two churches in South Africa.  The M.P. Dube Church does not have a web site I can find.   The Mowbray Presbyterian Church is here.    From March 5 - 19 Nancy and Walk Jones will be in Cape Town and its suburbs leading leadership workshops for our partner churches and learning about Christianity in Southern Africa.

This blog will be a place they will post their impressions of the trip, our partners, etc.  If he can, Walk will upload a few pictures during the trip.

Trinity Presbyterian, Pensacola is in partnership with the J. L. Zwane church.    Please click the name of the church for their web site.

Here is a tourist site for Cape Town.    I need to read it, there is so much to learn.

work has sped up on the pipe laying

As you can see, they are laying pipe beside the parking lot.  They started at Nine Mile Road on Monday.

thinking about my upcoming trip to South Africa

wow, I've not blogged in a while.  I'll have to remedy that. 

I want to start thinking out loud about my trip to South Africa and ways to use this blog on the trip, even doing some mobile blogging from my phone or via email.  I think I will have access to computers or even wifi from my phone, even if the phone doesn't work in S.Africa.  But I may also want a week or more away from email.

the church's new members

Bob Cook's book

I just finished the first story in churchmember Bob Cook's new book of short stories A Different Kind of Killer. It is a story of men, for men, about hunting, fishing, lifelong friendships, and more.  The first story is serious, dark, funny, crafty...  My list could go on.  Bob writes better than I do.

Check this out if you are interested.

Interview with Montreat staff

Bob Tuttle and I talked about youth ministry a few days ago.  Here is the link
 to the podcast. 

Newest Church Member

Ed and Tammmy's little girl was born on Thanksgiving Day (evening) and we are happy to welcome her to our church family.  Here she is pictured with me and her big sisters.  Below she is with Nancy.

Middle School youth fill the Mayflower van for Manna Food Bank

Community Thanksgiving Service

Here I am with Carolyn Nelson, Jason Adams, and Milledge Baker, my colleagues of the Methodist and Episcopal variety.