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Egg card disappearing31st March 2011
After a sometimes troubled existence, the Egg credit card finally closed its doors to new customers yesterday.
Both the Egg card and Egg Money World MasterCard pulled up the ladder on new business as a result of the sale of the customer base by Citigroup to Barclaycard.
In it's the day the Egg card was the fashionable credit card to be seen with. When it was launched in 1998 it was one of the first of new generation of card brands with a competitive and original proposition and was a huge success for its founder's the Prudential life assurance group. The Egg card was the first UK mainstream cashback credit card, offering 1% of the customers spend back to them via their Egg account.
Prudential had seen the writing on the wall for the life insurance industry, and wanted to diversify into other business areas and saw a fashionable credit card as something they could immediately sell into their existing customer base.
In January 2007 Prudential agreed to sell the Egg business to Citigroup for £575 million. In February 2008 Citigroup came under serious criticism from consumer groups because it announced it was going to cancel the credit cards of some 161,000 (7%) of its customers. The company publicly declared that it was merely adjusting its lending criteria to weed out the riskiest customers.
However, many eminently credit worthy customers came forward with evidence that suggested that in fact the new owners were just booting out unprofitable customers who didn't carry an interest bearing balance on their Egg credit card.
Later that year the Egg brand was slammed by the Financial Service Authority (FSA) in a misselling scandal over Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) and later fined £721,000 (read our comprehensive PPI Mis-selling Guide).
We understand Egg's existing 1.15 million customers won't be affected by the closure to new business, and all existing balance transfer introductory rates and promotional deals will be honoured.
Current Egg credit card customers still benefit from the 1% cash-back deal, buts it's currently unclear if all the Egg card perks and benefits will survive the takeover. It's expected the formal completion of the deal will happen in June 2011, and we expect before the end of the year, existing Egg customers will receive a new Barclaycard in the post finally consigning the Egg credit card to history.
Citigroup will continue to service and support customers with original Egg loans, insurances and mortgages.
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Change is bad
I'm currently in the process of taking my ships out of our wormhole. A process that I hate doing because I've done it a few times in the past. I'm going to look into doing something different in EvE for a while. Mostly because I haven't been too active the past months. Part of the
The joys of real life
It has quite literally been a while since I last posted anything. I'm blaming this on real life. A while ago me and my girlfriend decided that we wanted to buy a place together instead of keep on renting. As it turns out, that stuff takes a LOT of your time. Not only did we
I made a little deal
Wormhole space is a fickle mistress. And BoB a god that giveth and taketh. The other day one of the guys on TeamSpeak was asking about someone docked up in one of our Citadels. A Russian, someone we had never seen before. Seeing that we had bought this wormhole from someone, Astrahus included. I figured
Army of alts
Unlike the title says, I don't actually have an army of alts. I currently have 3 accounts, and 5 characters. Of those 5 there's 2 I use on a regular basis and the other 3 are used for things like trading or bearing. The other day I decided that it was past time for me
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
But what does kill you makes you stronger too. That's the way it goes in EvE. You're a clone, you literally have to die in order to become a capsuleer. Everyone died once in the start, even a character that has never undocked, is not the original. I don't do PvE anymore, it bores me
Getting paid for tackle
It's been a few weeks again. I actually forgot that I was going to write something down. I had a whole post stuck in my head for days. And then suddenly it disappeared. I've been playing EvE a lot in the past few days. Been having quite a bit of fun in Null sec. As
EvE and me
In EvE, like in any other MMO there will be a time when you just need a small hiatus. Most people playing EvE know this feeling well or will know this feeling because it happens to all of them. You might not stop playing altogether but you'll just let your "game time" go to other
Industry and me
It's been ages since I thought about doing industry. The reason for this is because last time I did it, it started to become too much of a hassle for profits that kept on going down. I used to copy blueprints, invent them into T2 bpc's and then manufacture those. It gave me a steady
My first time
First times can be an embarrassment to every party involved with it. Not just the person doing it for the first time, but also the other person or people involved. But that's what makes it fun, great even. Especially when you're doing it with people you love to play with. Yesterday I had my first
New Year, new opportunities
Happy new year to you all, may 2017 be better than 2016 😉 The last few days of the year we have moved around a bit. Downgraded back to a C2 and now trying to decide what the next course of action is. I'm hoping to catch a few Rorquals again. I've already caught a


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Episode two introduces us to the important characters that make up the "Band Of The Hawk" – in other words, the personalities that dominate the rest of Berserk. The dark-skinned Casca is an exceptionally talented swordsman who just so happens to be a woman. That she commands so much respect amongst her comrades suggests that her power is second to only one man. The white haired Griffith is the leader of the Hawks and a lethal warrior; his strength and ability with a sword matched only by his elegance and charisma. Men follow Griffith because they can see he is destined for greatness, he shines so brightly – the Hawk is a legend waiting to happen.
Between Casca, Griffith and Guts, you will discover the soul of Berserk, the way they talk to each other, the tense body language and variable facial expressions; it all makes for such riveting viewing. Even during this early episode, sparks are flying between Casca and Guts. I should point out that Casca is deeply in love, bordering on obsessed with Griffith – she cannot stand to see his attentions elsewhere, and every second Griffith spends talking with Guts is like another small tear ripping through her heart. She hates Guts because Griffith likes him; basically, she is jealous.
It's obvious that Griffith is special. During his exchanges with Guts, he talks like an ageless poet. There is no doubt in his voice, no fear, just the unrelenting calm of a man who could be very well be cradling the fate of the world in his palms. Most people are in awe of Griffith, but Guts would happily spit in his face. That's what fascinates Griffith and infuriates Casca. Guts is an enigma and uncontrollable, a man who only feels alive in the heat of battle. Nothing else matters to him. And as it turns out, nothing else matters to Griffith either, but in Guts he finds a kindred spirit.
I've harped on about character relationships in this post but I don't want anyone to think Berserk is just some boring period soap opera. It can be extremely gory and exciting, as the amount of severed limbs will attest. My favourite berserk moment in this episode comes right at the beginning as the young warrior Guts stands facing a bear-like beast of a man called Basuzo, who is wielding an axe and boasting about having killed 30 people in one battle; Basuzo stands a few yards in front of Guts, mocking him about being young, small and weak. Guts simply straps on his helmet, puts his head down and smiles. It is the grin of a man filling with excitement, starring death in the face, and running head first straight into it. That is Guts and that is Berserk.


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There are many and varied activities within the King Parrot grounds, nearby in the greater Otway Ranges and along the Great Ocean Road. Our near new in-ground salt water swimming pool is set in between the childrens' playground and mini-golf course. Nearby is the Games Room with table tennis, fuse-ball, air hockey, darts and many board games. For the energetic, there are walking tracks around the valley and along Acquila Creek through the rainforest-like environment, which includes giant ferns, waterfalls and towering native trees. You can fish for yabbies in our dam at certain times of the year (equipment is provided).
Aquila Creek Walk
Aquila Creek runs diagonally across our property, from Aquila Waterfall in one corner through to our campground in the other, before joining with Pennyroyal Creek.
The rainforest environment is home to many giant ferns and huge native trees.
There is a walking track that runs the full length with 7 creek crossings along the way. Extreme care must be taken as the height of the water can vary considerably and the location is quite remote.
Animals & Wildlife
There is an abundance of wildlife at King Parrot Cottages.
You will be routinely buzzed by speedy rosella as you stroll around the property. Resident wedge-tailed eagles regularly glide over the valley, especially when an easterly breeze is blowing. Wrens, the Special Fairy Blue being very popular, kookaburras, parrots and magpies are abundant, and the keen watcher will spot many more breeds including owls, hawks, cockatoos and honeyeaters to name just a few.
Native Animals & Reptiles
We could just have easily been called Kangaroo Cottages. The roos are always around the property especially at dusk and dawn, and in greater numbers after rainfall. Echidnas nose there way around digging little holes as they go. Wallabies, skinks, frogs and lizards are plentiful.
This area is also home to a variety of venomous snakes – blacks and tigers predominantly. Care should be taken when walking anywhere outside on the property. Generally if snakes are aware of your presence they will take evasive action themselves. Aggressive action towards snakes is to be avoided unless absolutely necessary.
Farm Animals
Our farm animals are very popular with children. Meet Coco and Gypsy, our friendly donkeys, Finta, Poncho & Cisco, the alpacas and Rocky ("the Rockstar") the Shetland pony. Our border collies, Banjo & Mollie, are never far away and usually like to accompany guests on walks.
King Parrot is close to the world famous Great Ocean Road. A wonderful day trip can be enjoyed with a short trip to Lorne and then along the Road with its stunning cliff top sea-views. There are many tourism attractions within the greater Otway National Park. The Otway Fly treetops walk, great wineries: Gosling Creek, Blakes Estate and Dinny Goonan, Gentle Annie Berry Farm and Pennyroyal Raspberry Farm. Also well worth a visit is the amazingly beautiful Lake Elizabeth and the towns of Forrest & Birregurra (great pub meal). The list goes on and on – don't forget to check out the Otway Harvest Trail.


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Author: paulineclooney11
Pauline Clooney grew up in the Midlands. She is an English, History and Creative Writing teacher. She holds an M.Litt on Charlotte Brontë from NUI Maynooth and a MA in Creative Writing from UCD. She is working on a contemporary novel where the world of amateur drama in Ireland meets the world of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. She has had her stories shortlisted for the RTE Guide/Penguin Ireland Short Story competition and the Doolin Short Story competition in 2014. She has been longlisted for the inaugural Colm Tóibin Short Story competition and both the Fish Short Memoir competition (2014) and the Fish Short Story Prize (2015) and was placed second in the Doolin Short Story competition (2015). She won the RTE Guide/Penguin Ireland Short Story competition in 2015. View all posts by paulineclooney11


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Dear producers at SVT «Dokument Utifrån»,
It has come to my attention that Swedish Television (SVT) will air the highly controversial film «Ukraine – The Masks of Revolution» by Paul Moreira on May 1st, 2016 at 10 pm.
I am an individual who finds it very regrettable that you, as a very important opinion maker in Sweden and Scandinavia, have chosen to screen a film, that to a large degree makes use of conspiracy theories and distorted facts.
The film has already been highly criticized by both French, Norwegian and Swedish journalists — as pointed out in an open letter to SVT by ten Scandinavian organisations.
On April 18, Fredrik Wadström, journalist at Swedish Radio, dismissed the film on eight points, calling it «ridiculous and incorrect» and asked how SVT could be so naive to screen this documentary.
The same day, SVTs «Dokument utifrån» publisher Axel Arnö, was interviewed about the airing of the film, but gave no indication that SVT will follow up on the film with a debate before or after the screening.
This film mediates an inaccurate and misleading view on the situation in Ukraine. That is why I ask SVT to organize a follow-up discussion in order to put the film in perspective and open up for critical voices.
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We will pick you up directly from your ship at 08.00 AM!!!
At the gate of your ship meet our English-speaking Driverguide who will lead your tour and look for a sign with your name on it.
Enjoy the drive to Piazzale Michelangelo and its panoramic view of Florence from above.
Next visit the Accademia Gallery to see the famous Michelangelo's David, Santa Croce, Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria they are all waiting for you!!!
To full enjoy the atmosphere of this beautiful town, we will have lunch in a simple, tiny trattoria.
After lunch, we will drive you to the city of Pisa – according to the legend this city was founded by mythical Trojan refugees from the homonymous Greek city of Pisa.
You will visit the famous Piazza del Duomo, called Piazza dei Miracoli, with the Cathedral built in white and colored marble between 1063 and 1118, with the bronze door of San Ranieri and the pulpit by Giovanni Pisano.
In the square stands the characteristic Leaning Tower, the bell tower built in the 12th century and is 56 meters high, which acquired its characteristic inclination 10 years after the beginning of its construction. Today, it is one of the most famous Italian monuments in the world.
Back to your ship at 05.00 PM.
Duration 9 hours
Included in the Tour Price:
– Luxory mini-van with air-conditioning
– Pickup and drop off from your boat
– Minimal walking and easy access to sites
– English-speaking Driverguide service
– Parking fees
– Motorway toll
– Petrol
– Car city tax and pass
– Vat
Not included in the Tour Price:
– Lunch à la carte
– Entrance tickets
N.B. If you would like to visit the Accademy Gallery in Florence:
To skip the long lines at the ticketing offices and to ensure the success of the trip, please let us arrange this for you. We will book the entrance ahead of time to get the best shift, according to the schedule of the day. Please in your booking confirm us the number of tickets and you will pay the tickets cost cash to your Driverguide (€ 16,50 p.p. including the official booking fee).
In case of not-availability we will inform you before.
N.B. If you would like to climb up to the top of the Leaning Tower in Pisa:
Tower visits are organized on specific shifts and times. Let us help you organize your day by purchasing the ticket ahead of time to get the best shift for your tour. Please in your booking confirm us the number of tickets, you will pay the tickets cost cash to your Driverguide (€ 18,00 p.p.).
In case of non-availability, we will inform you before.
(For safety reasons, children who will not have turned 8 by the end of this year are not permitted to climb up to the top of the Leaning Tower)
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I always find it difficult to give a simple answer to the question, "Where do you come from?" or "Where's your hometown?"
Those questions got me thinking, 'Where is home?'
Is it the place where I was born? The place where I grew up? The place where I spent the longest time of my life? Or is it the place where I'm currently living in? They're all different (and don't say 'home is wherever the heart is', because there are pieces of my heart in each of these places).
So instead of chalking it down to one place, I'm gonna list all the places I'm lucky enough to have called 'home'.


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February 24, 2011 at 8:55 pm (Africa, African Renaissance, Anglican Church, Anglican Mission in Africa, Beliefs, Bishop Kwangu, Dar es Salaam, fr. francis wardega, Geita Tanzania, Missions, priest, Religion, Tanzania, Uncategorized)
February 4, 2011 at 12:18 am (Africa, African Renaissance, Anglican Church, Anglican Mission in Africa, Beliefs, Bishop Kwangu, Dar es Salaam, fr. francis wardega, Geita Tanzania, Missions, priest, Religion, Tanzania, Uncategorized)
Dispatch One: Mission Station City of Mwanza, on the shore of Lake Victoria Feb 03 2011
Our journey to Mwanza. First, Dar es Salaam, the city of peace, welcomed two missionary teachers from the MSJ and the MDAS. The temperature was hot, upper eighties and nineties. The city was crowded. The traffic was slow. But, like Paul in the Mediterranean, we traveled on. No shipwreck, no chains, no tossing things out of the plane. Nine thousand miles traveled at 35,000 feet in the air. Safe arrival in the mega-city of Dar es Salaam, on the coast of the Indian Ocean.
On the journey. Lines to wait in. People to watch. Many languages. Different styles of dress. Made friends with some folks from Chile – they did not understand our English and we did not understand their Espanol, but we communicated. Prayed with some Nigerian Catholics, Ibo Tribe, for safe travel back to their homeland. They made the sign of the cross in the same way as we do.
Brother Nathan and I, talked much on what and how and why and where and who and what if. Western, Eastern, Anglican theology, authors, spirituality. Put away the clothes for the cold weather – short sleeves are the uniform of the day. Got long sleeved shirt back out again as the planes were well air conditioned.
Nathan met our taxi driver in Dar es Salaam who has served us for six years, Edison. Edison and Nathan exchanged contact information for future ministry trips.
Flight to Mwanza. Dar es Salaam was hot. Mwanza was cooler. It is rainy season – low temperatures in the seventies, maybe even high sixties. Nathan and I met with diocesan bishop, Rt Rev Boniface Kwangu. His plan, Nathan teach in Mwanza, at Nyakato Bible School, all new students, teaching lesson plans starting with Course 101. Fr Francis travel to Geita, several hours away, and teach former students, advanced lesson plans. Fr Francis will rejoin Nathan on Feb 21 for closing meeting with the bishop and journey back to the USA.
Nathan made arrangements for interpreters, for housing, for financing, and for sustenance. He learns well. Bishop Kwangu recognized the future and acted accordingly.
We rested in Dubai. We rested in Dar es Salaam. It was good to arrive rested in Mwanza on Thursday because we start teaching on Friday!
So, the work has started. Teaching simultaneously in two locations. Your prayers and financial support has birthed classes in two areas, concurrently. The OFM ministry grows. Thank you God. Thank you God's people.
Fr Francis Wardega
Br Nathan Dunlap
November 12, 2010 at 1:58 pm (Africa, Anglican Church, Anglican Mission in Africa, Dar es Salaam, fr. francis wardega, Missions, Tanzania, Uncategorized)
Nov 11 2010
Bishop Fick is pleased to announce the appointment of Nathan Dunlap (age 44) as missionary teacher for the Office of Foreign Missions, Missionary Society of St John, Diocese of All Saints. Nathan will accompany Fr Francis on his next and last teaching trip to the Diocese of Victoria Nyanza in Tanzania, in January, 2011.
Nathan has been a postulant at Christ the King Anglican in Liberty Kentucky for several years. He has completed his postulancy and will be ordained as a deacon in spring of 2011. Nathan is married to Julie for twenty years and they have six children. Their daughter, Anna, has served as a missionary in Haiti.
Nathan earned a B.S. from prestigious Berea College in Kentucky and studied overseas mission work at the Ministers Training Institute in Baker, Louisiana. He was valedictorian of his graduating class of 40 missionaries. He has three times served in Russia , once with his wife Julie and two of their children, Anna and Ethan. In Russia, Nathan served as an assistant pastor, leading several home Bible studies and serving as music minister, at churches in Rezhev and Nelidovo (about 200 miles NW of Moscow) for 13 months.
Nathan and Julie and family live in Casey County, Kentucky. In 1999 they purchased fifteen acres of rural land and began to build. They first built a small guest house where they lived until they completed the main house. They have developed a little "farmette" with gardens, a milk cow, and some chickens, providing sustenance for their family and neighbors. That "farmette" will connect with his future African students, most of who have little "shambas" i.e. little farms, to help provide their own sustenance. Nathan was also instrumental in designing and physically building the new church building for Christ the King Anglican in Liberty, Kentucky.
To the MSJ mission ministry in Africa, Nathan brings a formal education as a Christian missionary, a lifetime of plain and simple living, his own experience in the mission field, and a calling from God to do this, along with the support of his family. We ask your support in prayer and in financial help as he prepares for his first trip to Africa. Preparing for work in Africa for the first time has a cost – passport, immunizations, clothes and equipment, and initial airline travel. Donations may be made out to Christ the King Anglican Church, P O Box 213, Dunnville KY 42528; please note "Nathan" on the memo line.
December 20, 2009 at 8:41 am (Africa, African Renaissance, Anglican Church, Anglican Mission in Africa, Beliefs, Bishop Kwangu, Dar es Salaam, fr. francis wardega, Geita Tanzania, Missions, Practices, priest, Religion, Tanzania)
Well, thanks be to God. This mission teaching trip is ending and seems to have been a holy success. Let me begin by responding to some questions.
How do I get home? I left Geita on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec 13 2009, after the liturgy celebrated by Bishop Boniface Kwangu. By heavy duty 4-wheel drive SUV, we traveled 100 kilometers to the ferry that crosses a small bay off of Lake Victoria. The ferry took us to Mwanza, the 2nd largest city in Tanzania. During this part of the trip, Bishop Kwangu asked many questions, first about the teaching and the students, and then about the Missionary Society and the status of the Anglican Church in America. Upon arrival in Mwanza, I stayed at St Dominic's Catholic Conference Center.
On Monday, I visited the office of Precision Airlines, the local air carrier in Tanzania. My original flight had been cancelled and new flights scheduled. I had to arrange to fly to Dar es Salaam in order to make my Emirates flight out of Dar. Tuesday, I flew to Dar and stayed overnight at a Lutheran Church hostel next door to Azania Cathedral, the Lutheran Center of Tanzania. Azania is the ancient Greek name for this area of the East African coast.
Wednesday, I flew to Dubai, on the Persian Gulf. Thursday I will fly to JFK airport in New York City, clear customs, and catch a Delta flight back to Cleveland, and especially to Patricia. I will arrive Thursday evening.
What do I eat in Tanzania? I eat everything offered; to not do so would be discourteous.
What is generally offered for breakfast is untoasted white bread (mkate) with margerine & jelly, hard boiled eggs (yai), boiled sweet potato or cassava root (both delicious), and chapati (like pita bread). I take coffee (kahawa); the Africans take tea (chai), heavily sweetened with raw sugar and lightened with milk. Not all those selections are served every day but two or three are. There is no decaf coffee where I go.
Lunch (served 1:00 PM) and dinner (served 8:00 PM) are about the same. They include a selection from boiled white potatoes (Irish potatoes), or rice (wali) or boiled bananas (ndizi) or ugale (no American name), a pasty bread used for dipping and collecting bits of the other food, in place of forks and spoons. Assorted greens, beans (like pork & beans – no pork) are usually offered. And lastly, boiled chicken (kuukuu), or boiled tilapia fish (samaki) still whole with the head, or roasted beef chunks (nyama), one or two selections. Not much variety but sufficient for sustenance, and usually tasty without being so exotic that it would discourage an American from trying. I usually drink bottled water (maji); occasionally soft drinks are provided.
How do I take the heat? After a week or two, I am more accommodated to it, but in many places it is hot. I sweat – a lot.
Have you seen any lions? No. In my trips, I do not come as a tourist. I travel on donated money, given to support the ministry. I come, I work, and I leave and return home.
These are personal questions often asked of me. The more important focus is the students and the legacy of the classes. We have re-visited people and places where we taught over the last almost ten years to examine what is the legacy. The legacy of this education is alive and well.
Students from years ago still remember the four qualities of the best pastors – personal holiness and integrity, servant's heart, leader like Jesus led, and professionalism. They speak of their efforts to live out these values. I saw prayer books (BCP) we provided years ago, still in use, with well-used bookmarks for liturgy, lectionary, psalms, and morning devotions.
I heard stories of first experiences and continuing experiences of the use of ashes on Ash Wednesday, foot washings on Maundy Thursday (Amri), and processions on Palm Sunday (Mitende). I heard stories of clergy we trained now being accepted into local Christian ministers associations and becoming valued contributors to the work, thus showing both their new confidence and their new competency. I heard stories of the old students working hard to receive more education. I heard stories of new parishes starting, existing parishes growing, and increases in sacramental ministry.
The investment by God and you over the last ten years is continuing to bear great fruit in East Africa. It is a holy legacy.
The ministry of OFM is to provide ministry education in places where such education is hard to get. The Gospel command is teach the teachers so that they may teach the saints, the people!
The teaching has been completed for now here in Geita. Your prayers and donations made a big difference here. These twenty pastors will change the nature of church in these rural areas. They will become seed for sowing in God's kingdom here in Tanzania. Thank you God. Thank you people of God.
Your prayers and financial support continue to bear great fruit here in East Africa. Without you, all this does not happen. We are grateful for those who supported this trip and we are grateful to the monthly donors who keep this ministry alive. This ministry, the students in Africa, and the rural church in Africa, all rely on you and all thank you. Without such support from you, this ministry dies.
Asante sana! (Thank you!)
Fr Francis Wardega MSJ
Mission Station, Emirates Flight 203, Somewhere over Iran
November 11, 2009 at 9:34 pm (Africa, Beliefs, Dar es Salaam, fr. francis wardega, Missions, priest, Religion, Tanzania, Uncategorized)
Dispatch One from East Africa, November 2009
Matt. 28:19-20 "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the world. Amen."
Most Christians recognize that quote from the Great Commission. Part of verse 20, "teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you," is one of the foundation Words of the Lord for OFM. Another Word of the Lord that is part of the Scriptural foundation of OFM, is found in Ephesians 4:12: "to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry, to build up the Body of Christ." That is what OFM does in Africa. Not glamorous, not fancy, just basic ministry work.
God's call sent me to Africa for the eighth time. The journey went from Cleveland to New York City to Dubai on the Persian Gulf above Saudi Arabia, to Dar es Salaam on the Indian Ocean coast of Tanzania, to Mwanza in Tanzania on the shore of Lake Victoria, all by air, four flights. The journey continued with an eight hour bus trip across the Kenyan border, to Rabour, to visit an old friend and examine the legacy of four teaching trips there several years ago. Leave Cleveland on Sunday; arrive in Rabour on Wednesday.
After six days in Rabour, return to Mwanza and work under the authority of Anglican bishop, Rt Rev Boniface Kwangu, of the Diocese of Victoria Nyanza (DVN).
I will teach for two weeks to around twenty new clergy and lay leaders. I will teach them about the beliefs, teachings and practices of the Faith; also introduce them to the ethos of ordained ministry, to liturgy, to sacraments, to preaching, and to Scripture. Most of these adult students were ordained with little or no ministry education because of the immediate great needs there. Our instruction is for the church leaders and teachers who will teach others. The students soak up the instruction like a sponge.
I will also teach advanced topics to around twenty different students to whom I taught the basic subjects listed above , on my last trip to Mwanza. Advanced topics include pastoral theology, and in depth instruction on the Trinity, on the Incarnation, and on Grace. This will be a challenge for them – one they will work hard at and succeed.
Thanks be to God and thanks be to you for sending me on this work. I pledge the most ministry to Him for His people and the most ministry to you for your donated dollar. Please continue to pray for blessings, protection and sustenance for this work. Please continue your financial support to keep this ministry alive. I can be contacted in Africa at e-mail address: email@example.com
Fr Francis Wardega
Canon Missioner to East Africa
Missionary Society of St John
Forward in Faith, Anglican Church
September 9, 2008 at 6:19 pm (Africa, African Renaissance, Bishop Chidawali, Bishop Kwangu, Dar es Salaam, fr. francis wardega, Missions, priest, priests, Religion, Tanzania, Uncategorized)
Tags: Anglican Church, Anglican Church of Tanzania, Anglican Missionary, GAFCON, Interesting, Missions
Dispatch 5 – Last Dispatch for this trip From Station Dar es Salaam in Tanzania
A small crowded bus with all seats and the aisle full that often included people and chickens and ducks! Thank God cows were so big that they required two tickets! Because the law prohibits standing in the aisle, the people doing so would sit on the floor whenever we were stopped at a police checkpoint.
Classes ran much better than the minivan. There were seven full time students, one child, and one frequent drop in student. Their names were Timoth, Rhoda (and her five year old son, Nicodemus), Leticia, Aloyce, Japheth, Sospeter, Enoch, and Eliah.
Who were they? One person described himself as a part time priest and a part time peasant. (In Tanzania, every July 7 is a holiday called Peasants' Day) Another person was a carpenter. Most lived in simple mud and stick huts with dirt floors, no electricity, and cooked outside over an open fire.
Their Anglican faith was the bright light in their life. They learned the basic beliefs and practices and teachings of the historic Anglican Christian Church. They had many misconceptions. They also learned of the ethos of ordained ministry and how that is different from that of an independent minister. Their excitement grew every day. They sensed what was happening – they were learning new things and understanding them. It was making a differencein their thinking. The class on ordained ministry was especially moving to the priests, life changing. They were eager to return to the their parishes and deaneries and pass on what they had learned.
Actually, the Holy Spirit celebrated. In very clear ways, the Holy Spirit affirmed the complete love of the Father for the people there, poor, hot, struggling, people of God. It was glorious. Music here was different than in Mwanza – a different rhythm, mainly in minor keys, almost a mournful, wailing tone.
December 17, 2007 at 12:08 pm (Africa, Dar es Salaam, Missions, Orphan, orphans, priest, priests, Tanzania)
Tags: AIDS, Dar es Salaam, Holy Communion, ophanage, Tanzania
New Challenges
The time with Bishop Chidawali has ended. There was a last celebration of the Liturgy at the cathedral of King of Kings. Following this the last distribution of things were made; lesson plans, books, and thank you notes with little girls. There were tearful good-byes, "please come again. Your visit was so good". It brought hope and expectation that the future would indeed be better.
It was a long bus trip to Dar es Salaam. I arrived during rush hour and 98 degree weather. My stay was in a hotel there on the seventh floor – a hotel without a lift (elevator)! I won't be staying there again. Now I transfer to the next task of ministry.
The next task is to pay an official church visit to the Diocese of Western Tanganyika, the biggest diocese in the Anglican Church of Tanzania, under the leadership of Bishop Gerard Mpango. The Bishop was in Dar and we met at dinner with his wife, Margaret. It was delightful. He has traveled extensively in the USA and Margaret went to school in Michigan. The purpose of the visit to the diocese is to become familiar with the bishop, the diocese and the the people there and for them to get a flavor of who we are in order to begin a long lasting, mutually supportive relationship.
Later I found myself on the flight to Kigoma on the southwest corner of Tanzania. It was a three hour flight. I arrived on the shore of Lake Tanganyika. Across the lake, in plain sight, is Congo (old Zaire). Further south along the border is Zambia (old Northern Rhodesia). It is a stable country. Their first president, Kenneth Kaunda, was one of the bright stars in a time of rising democratic African leaders that included Nyerere of Tanzania, Kenyatta of Kenya, Obote of Uganda and Nkrumah of Ghana. Further down the river you will find the country of Mali, which bears no relationship, other than a name, to the ancient historic African kingdom of Mali which was located in western Africa, above Nigeria. Then comes Mozambique, most famous now as the coastal country along the Indian Ocean which produces and bottles Coca-Cola for this part of Africa. Read the rest of this entry »
November 10, 2007 at 1:11 pm (Africa, Dar es Salaam, Missions, priest, Tanzania)
Greetings from Tanzania!
The sixth Missionary Trip for the Office of Foreign Missions has begun! Fr. Francis has landed in Tanzania and is currently making his way to his start point of Dodoma which is in the center of the country. Bishop Daudi Chidawali met him at the airport and is traveling with him through the vast plateau plain in the center of the country. It is a slow, 8-10 hour journey at best.
Once settled in, Fr. Francis will begin his classes and work with the clergy and other leaders of Bishop Chidawali's diocese. He will travel around the country, teaching throughout, living and eating with the people in their homes. All of this will be accomplished in a land where education is very hard to get. He will celebrate liturgy in little mud hut churches, preaching the Gospel and offering the Bread of Heaven and the Cup of Salvation.
God sends him. Bishop Fick and the people of the Missionary Society of St. John send him. The Communion of Christ the Redeemer sends him. Good Christian people send him. And the people there receive him and care for him.
Please pray for God's blessings on this work. We ask for you to pray in your daily prayer. Please also pray in the Prayers of the People in your church on Sunday. This is a land where evil forces have much power – counteracted only by the power of our mighty God.
This trip is scheduled to last several weeks. We are so grateful for those who have already contributed to make this possible. For others, we solicit your donations also. There was a shortfall of approximately $475 to pay for this trip. Fr. Francis went over on faith that the donations will come in. Can you help? Send your donations to Office of Foreign Missions, 18401 Canal Rd., Clinton Township, MI 48038 USA.
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I got lots of pressies....I told you Sami would be so jealous and sure enough she nibbled on my barkday bonz but I let her seeing that it was so HUGE and all. When Mom opened the package a piece on the bone feel off but I guess that could be Sami's piece.
See Sami looking around in the above picture? Hee she is waiting to see if I was looking before she treat to steal a nibble off that most delic bone. Okay go ahead just one nibble!
Oh, this is so tastey!
Sami was all excited barking at the window and door. She kept running from the window to the door and Mom was like what is up. So Mom went to look and there were 2 ducks in our front yard and before she could snap the picture they went on there way and she got them from a distance. Sami was beggin Mom to let her chase them nope mom wouldn't let her out the door! So unfair I say! Sami is fast and she would have caught us one of those duckies for din dins!
Mom caught Sami being sneaky in this video. The other day we got in trouble for digging in the flower bed. We heard a birdie chirping and we were trying to rescue it. Honest Mom we just want to save the poor little birdie but Mom didn't believe us and I guess Sami wanted to check to see if she could get back in the flower bird and hunt for the birdie. Mom even heard it chirping but even she couldn't see it. She said it must have been hiding behind one of the landscape bricks in the corner. Gosh Mommy you just need to dig and dig a giant hole like we did before she yelled at us to get out of the flower bed!
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It's gonna get sappy up in here.
Okay, you guys, I love Valentine's Day. Whether I'm single or taken or whatever, it's one of my favorite holidays. I love it for all the wrong reasons. I love it (mostly) because everything is pink and the world — finally — looks how the inside of my head looks all year round. And there's candy everywhere. All you need is an excuse to rip a beer bong to set it all off and you've covered the bases of every good holiday.
Jesus, I'm already off track. That has to be record time.
I thought that now would be as good of a time as any to talk about some of my favorite fragrances inspired by love. We've talked about candy fragrances, Sunday morning fragrances, and even weed fragrances. Even so, there are so many great scents built around the idea of love that I'm surprised it's taken me this long to jump on it.
Let's start with one that really gets me in my feelings.
Sleeping With Ghosts by Mark Buxton
The hardest part of getting into a new relationship is getting out of your old one. No matter how long it's been or how vast the space is between the new and the old one, I always find myself going back to old habits. Whether it's the way I brace myself for a potentially negative reaction or being caught off guard by his simple sign of affection, I struggle with a period of letting down my guard and accepting that this isn't what I'm used to, that this is something new.
Maybe it takes me a little longer than some to shake off the dust from the past. I've always heard that the beginning of a relationship is the most exciting, but to me, it's the scariest. It's all scary and it always comes back to haunt me at the most unexpected times, like when my arm snakes around his body in the middle of the night. It's always moments like that — that aren't even really moments at all — that remind me that this isn't the same as before. Even on nights when I'm sleeping alone, it's easy to feel like I'm sleeping with ghosts.
I'm always talking all this bullshit about how fragrances can be more than just a fragrance, and this might be the best example of that I've seen thus far. That name. The first time I stumbled across it, it was like someone lodged their Shell Toe right below my ribcage.
Sleeping With Ghosts smells the way loneliness feels. Heady. Addicting. The scent has a dark heart that's disguised by a sweet opener, which, if you're not careful, might not ever quite let go of you. Quince gives a deceptive, juicy sweetness at the beginning, paired with marigold to flesh out the top a bit. In the middle, there is a contradiction of peony wrapped in leather. At the base, vetiver grounds the scent while vanilla adds a sweetness that surrounds you throughout wear.
It smells like the middle of the night. It's soft like a comforter, but big, a big scent, like a void. You can't ever quite get away from it, which may or may not be a bad thing.
This scent perfectly encapsulates a moment in time for me. I can't separate it from where I was when I first started wearing it. The afternoon it arrived, I had spent my day on a, *ahem*, party pontoon because I live in Wisconsin and I'm gutter trash.
It was hot as hell. I was sucking down cheap beers like I was still seventeen, and I couldn't get this one guy out of my head.
(not him.)
Debaser smells like that summer to me, and always will. It's green, hot, and sweet, but sweet in both a natural and syrupy way. It's like drinking cocktails at a barbecue, or sipping lukewarm mimosas on a pier as the sun goes down while warm winds blow through the grass. It smells like his body smelled after being pressed against mine all night, which is the best way to smell your own fragrance. It smells like hot concrete and anticipation.
Debaser starts off with bergamot, green leaves, and pear stem, which all work to keep the fragrance fresh and springy throughout the entirety of the wear. In the middle, there is mellow sweetness from the combination of fig, iris, and coconut milk. Coconut adds a warm, natural sweetness and pairs well with almost anything you put it next to, and is the reason I grabbed this scent in the first place. Fragrances that include coconut are few and far between, but they're always good. The base is made up of blonde wood, tonka bean, and moss.
It's as good in the morning as it is in the middle of the night. The herbaceous bits make it a fresh scent for the farmer's market in the morning, and the sweetness make it great for taking the long way home at the end of a romantic night, which you then ruin when you burst into tears after drinking six beers.
In Love Again by Yves Saint Laurent
Before I knew it, summer turned into fall. We're wearing hoodies and skipping town on our birthdays. His toothbrush is on my vanity. My makeup wipes are on his sink.
Like love itself, In Love Again comes as a complete surprise. It's light, clean, watery, and versatile and doesn't force itself on you. It beckons you to get closer, but only when you're ready. It's also hard to decipher. It gives you a ton of notes at the top without putting any of them right out in front. Black currant, blueberry, cassia, vodka, grapefruit, and apple make up the top notes. Though it sounds very berry heavy, it trades any sweetness for a light, crisp sparkle (think champagne).
The middle is a floral heart of rose, which takes a back seat to the water lily note which is really the star here, now that I think about it. The base includes blackberry, tomato, sandalwood and musk. You don't often see many of these notes in fragrances, which is partly why this one is so hard to pin down. Don't put too much thought into this one, though, just enjoy it. I tend to fuck things up when I over think them.
Love Exposure by Folie a Plusieurs
Love Exposure is part of a collection of fragrances by Folie a Plusieurs, all inspired by film. HOW COOL. Love Exposure was also created by Mark Buxton and was inspired a film of the of the same name directed by Sono Sion. The scent begins like an unassuming white floral, and you might be able to pass it of as just that. But there's more.
Ylang-ylang opens the fragrance up with the help of magnolia oil, which could lead you to believe that this is an innocent, flowery fragrance. Pay attention, though, because bay and buccu oil provide a shiny, metallic note, making it either violent or overtly sexual, depending on how you interpret that note. To me, it's raunchy. Cumin, amber, sandalwood, and vanilla add a little dry heat, like friction from skin, without making in noticeably sweeter.
I love it when a scent goes the extra mile, when you get a little more of an idea of what inspired it, of why it smells the way it does. Fragrances become a part of your story, and knowing what went into creating the fragrance might just make it more attractive than other scents when you're picking one out. It does to me, at least. Maybe this one jumps out at you because because you're in love with a film scholar, or maybe you just like to smell like you had sex before church. Either way, this fragrance is for you.
Roses & Chocolate. Valentine's Day. Get it?
Forgive me for being literal but when else do you expect me to cover this scent? It's from Mancera's Greedy Pink collection and this one is a weird mix of on-the-nose, imagination, and magic (well, maybe not magic but the bottle is cute).
I love chocolate, but when it's included in fragrances I find that it often ends up smelling more like a scented marker than actual chocolate. Mancera uses an expert combination of notes to concoct a very literal representation of chocolate right next to a bouquet of fresh, red roses.
The minute it hits your skin, peach, blackcurrant, and coconut provide the forward sweetness of a cherry truffle. Rose sits behind the initial sweetness and makes itself more known throughout the wear of the scent. Alongside the rose, there is violet to help take the edge off of the sweetness, and chocolate reminds us that it's the reason we're all here. The base of the scent is made up of cedar, white musk, and vanilla. I love the pairing of chocolate and vanilla because I am approximately four years old.
So those are what I've been wearing lately to get me in the Valentine's MOOD. Do you guys love V Day as much as I do? Let's chat in the comments. Be mine.
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