Hi there Here is part 6 of my blog 'A personal reflection on ‘serving in Afghanistan’' - if you missed the earlier parts, here they are: :: part 1 :: part 2 :: part 3 :: part 4 :: part 5 Hi In my last [...]
Hi there Here is part 5 of my blog 'A personal reflection on ‘serving in Afghanistan’' - if you missed the earlier parts, here they are: :: part 1 :: part 2 :: part 3 :: part 4 Last week I talked about Laila (not [...]
Hi there Giovanna here again. Here is part 4 of my blog 'A personal reflection on ‘serving in Afghanistan’' - if you missed the earlier parts, here they are: :: part 1 :: part 2 :: part 3 I remember one Eid quite some years [...]
Hi there Giovanna here (not my real name, for security reasons…). Here is part 3 of my blog 'A personal reflection on ‘serving in Afghanistan’' - if you missed the earlier parts, here are part 1 and part 2 First let’s talk about the truly awful attack [...]
Hi there Giovanna here (not my real name, for security reasons…). Here is part 2 of my blog 'A personal reflection on ‘serving in Afghanistan’' - if you missed part 1, you can view here I hope you had a good week. I am really looking forward [...]
Hi there, Giovanna here (not my real name, for security reasons...) I am going to be blogging about Afghanistan. I used to live there. In fact I have lived there over 2 different periods of Afghan history. The first time I used to say it is a [...]
How did you get involved supporting an Afghan Muslim Finance Manager from the UK? “I responded to a notice in the PI Quarterly Update. Being a mentor to a Finance Manager in a Christian organisation in Afghanistan looked like an interesting and worthwhile, but also manageable, way to apply [...]
After 30 years, there is finally a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Karabakh region and surrounding districts. This has come at great cost to both sides with thousands of soldiers, and many civilians killed during the six week war this past autumn. IDP’s (Internally Displaced Persons) [...]
This year I have noticed how many people have put up their Christmas lights in November. It seems that lockdown has felt so dark that many felt the need to lift their spirits and turn on their multi-coloured lights. As an unseen germ has turned the whole world upside [...]
Anonystan - Light in the darknessLet me tell you about a small, unregistered (read illegal) church in Anonystan with a pastor who has a passion and vision to reach those lost in darkness. Instead of seeing Covid as an obstacle, the church decided to use it as an opportunity! So [...]
