by Joan Bukrey | Apr 28, 2009
We arrived back on the shores of awesome Australia on April 25. The journey over went well. No delays, baggage arrived with us. These days that is a “great” trip! Our neighbors sent an email saying that the day after we left they saw a mother bear and...
by Mike Champlin | Apr 19, 2009
We are rushing to get ready for our time down in Australia where we have five parishes. We leave on Thursday, April 23. We start out in Minneapolis, fly to Chicago, then to San Francisco, then to Sydney and finally to the Gold Coast, Queensland. That will be about...
by Joan Bukrey | Apr 18, 2009
We arrived home (to our center in NW Wisconsin) on Tuesday afternoon, April 14. Since leaving in late January for our Lenten work, we have driven over 5,000 miles. All of the parishes received us so well. We have made many new friends. I feel very grateful for the...
by Mike Champlin | Apr 9, 2009
At least 35 years ago I had a long conversation with one of the Theology (Bible) professors at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (For those of you unfamiliar with ORU, it is one of the leading fundamental/evangelical universities in the USA.) We were...
by Nick Punch | Apr 8, 2009
We have just finished a series of Lenten Renewals that have taxed us to the limit, traveling several thousand miles, five renewals in six weeks, and lots of ongoing preparation as we tried to cater to different congregations. However, they have also been very...
