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March 01, 2007

Home again, home again, jiggetty-jig

So, I'm back in the UK again for a while. Cold and damp, but green, and nice to see the sea again.

It has been a really busy and very exciting time in Burkina over these last 4 months. I haven't been able to tell you the half of it because of the busy-ness and because of the lack of good internet access - I still don't have electricity or a phone line in Gorom-Gorom. Hopefully over the next few months I will be able to tell you more and also to answer the many emails that await replies...

Working there from here
I plan to return to Burkina next around June or July. In the meantime I will, of course, still be working for the progress of the ministry there, as this new phase takes shape more and more. I will be keeping in touch with developments in Gorom as there are many exciting things happening there. Thanks to those of you who have given mobile phones - this makes it so much easier for me to contact Seydou and the pastors there.

In particular, I will also be working to try and establish partnerships between churches in the UK, France, US, etc and the pastors in the north of Burkina. I see this as a means not only to serve and empower the church in Burkina in its mission to the unreached and needy there, but also for us to learn from them spiritual realities that challenge us in the spiritually-sapping busyness, independance and consumerism of our lives in the so-called "developed" west.

I will be travelling quite a bit so if you would like me to come and speak at your church, or are interested in meeting up, please get in touch.

Website & Blog
My website needs some updating, and I will hopefully also be able to start blogging more, so check back regularly. You may have noticed I have opened the comments again. I closed them while in Burkina because of comment spam. I'll be keeping an eye on this to see whether I need to do something more to manage comments, but please take the opportunity to say hi! Is there anything in particular you would like me to write about?

First things first

First however, I have been told by my church leaders that they are forcing me to take a holiday! So, I'm off to Scotland today for a few days, then will see if I can afford to go somewhere a bit further afield for a bit.

See you soon!

Posted by Keith at March 1, 2007 07:28 AM