christmas greetings from the world
I can’t think of a better way to spend Christmas than with the 100 people who gathered at the Nicosia International Church yesterday. Three turkeys were donated as well as food from India, the Philippines, West Africa, Ethiopia and Europe. Throughout the afternoon people came and went – eating, playing games, eating and enjoying one another’s company. Did I mention eating? More pictures posted on Flickr.
Globalization and international migration mean that in every community there are people who are disconnected geographically from their families. Events such as this are evidence of the new kinds of communities that are being formed. At least in the global North and West, nearly all ministry growth is cross cultural. You’ll be seeing more of this kind of thing … even where you live!
We wish you all a merry Christmas.
Funny, I went click-click on your Merry Christmas video, and some lesbian lovers popped up on my screen, These Christmas parties aren’t what they used to be!
Don’t ask me how I managed this, but it happened on your blog! Anyway, it was a great “Merry Christmas” video! (I saw that, too).
Wow. If that keeps happening its sure to increase visits to the blog.
BTW, thanks for the article you sent about Jesus/Christ. I found it quite helpful and passed it on to a few friends interested in discipleship. As discipleship and spiritual formation have become a bit faddish in North America, we need to keep the theological perspective. One of the authors we read at Fuller (can’t remember which off the top of my head – possibly Bonke), said that the greatest challenge facing the North American church is not strategic or cultural – its theological. Sometimes (unfortunately) we’re more interested in relevancy than knowing God and his ways.