Colonel Bo Brekke, Territorial Commander of the Pakistan Territory and former Divisional Leader in the North Scotland Division, was shot and killed yesterday, Thursday 27 September. The incident occurred in the THQ compound shortly after the colonel had presided over the retirement and farewell meeting to the Chief Secretaryand Territorial Secretary for Women’s Ministries. Information … More Colonel Bo Brekke Promoted to Glory

Another great SonDay in Wick. Its a blessing to have people so especially responsive to the word, you can feel it round the hall and God is doing his work. Its a blessing to feel the atmosphere change as God moves around doing his business. I’ve no idea what he is doing the vast majority … More Just another blessed SonDay…can’t wait ’til Monday

I am sure, like me, you’ve heard of the ‘first 100 days’ as being significant for new Prime Ministers etc. Well, I suppose they are sort of like that too for a corps officer! Having started work last Thursday in our new command, things are already beginning to build up steam. We are nearing the … More The first 100?

We’re in the last packing days here at Wick…the last of the boxes are being stuffed with…stuff. Soon, we’ll be travelling to the opposite end of the country to begin our new appointment. Its Ben’s birthday this week, so we had a wee party today for a few of his friends from school to give … More Gone but still here

News clip from the Seattle Times:————————————Episcopal Church Appoints First Openly-Muslim Bishop Shortly after noon on Fridays, the Rev. Ann Holmes Redding ties on a black headscarf, preparing to pray with her Muslim group on First Hill. On Sunday mornings, Redding puts on the white collar of an Episcopal priest. She does both, she says, because … More In the name of the Father, the Son and the Propet Mohammad

From the BBC: More than 90,000 children in Scotland live in “severe poverty”, according to a study by Save the Children (STC). The charity has classified just under 10% of the country’s one million youngsters as living in its worst poverty bracket. It comprises children aged 15 or under living with two parents who bring … More Report highlights child poverty

Having been tagged by Martin, here you go: OK, the rules: grab the book closest to you. Turn to page 161. Print the 5th complete sentence on your blog. Tag 5 others. My result: “I want to cry every time I get in it.” from ‘Building a Strategic Church by David Beer. Who do I … More You’ve been tagged!

…off to Scotland to conduct my sisters wedding!

Hi everyone. I am interested to find out where bloggers are reading from. There are usually about 150 visits a day at Army Renewal. I have a stats programme on this blog which tells me a lot about visitors: rough location, length of visit, number of visits for each visitor, key search words that have … More Army Renewal Friends

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