Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Gold linings
While stuck in an appalling traffic jam to get over the bridge last week (left home at 4.55, arrived at 6.10 - 10 miles) I took photos of some nice stormy clouds.
Training at the Baptist Retreat Centre
Thank you for praying for what turned out to be a hard-working but very happy couple of days. The retreat is at the edge of a hill covered in Atlantic rain forest - the wildlife is excellent.
Woodland, garden and open-land butterflies are different from one another here just as much as in England. We rarely enter woodland - and I had never seen the solid blue (morpho? papillo?) species here - or never alive - they are very common in glass cases, sadly. It was a pity not to get a better photo - the wings full extended in a shaft of forest-filtered sun are one of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen.
I noticed that this guy was of the type that patrols constantly, but always returns to the same stem for a quick rest. So... focus on the stem...
The "new group" - Introduction to Theology. A good lot - from all over Santa Catarina. Bright and keen - and with a good basis in the Old Gospel.
The "Old Group." Biblical Theology. Again from a wide area, some very able students. I really enjoyed teaching them.
While stuck in an appalling traffic jam to get over the bridge last week (left home at 4.55, arrived at 6.10 - 10 miles) I took photos of some nice stormy clouds.
Training at the Baptist Retreat Centre
Thank you for praying for what turned out to be a hard-working but very happy couple of days. The retreat is at the edge of a hill covered in Atlantic rain forest - the wildlife is excellent.
Woodland, garden and open-land butterflies are different from one another here just as much as in England. We rarely enter woodland - and I had never seen the solid blue (morpho? papillo?) species here - or never alive - they are very common in glass cases, sadly. It was a pity not to get a better photo - the wings full extended in a shaft of forest-filtered sun are one of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen.
I noticed that this guy was of the type that patrols constantly, but always returns to the same stem for a quick rest. So... focus on the stem...
The "new group" - Introduction to Theology. A good lot - from all over Santa Catarina. Bright and keen - and with a good basis in the Old Gospel.
The "Old Group." Biblical Theology. Again from a wide area, some very able students. I really enjoyed teaching them.
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