Suddenly appearing concrete garden
It's been a week of special events. A man looking like an extra-terrestrial came and fumigated our flat for cockroaches. These large beasties both fly and crawl, go crunch under your feet when you stand on them and hide in the loo to scare you at night, so I have no qualms about their genocide.
The Seminary was also invaded, but by people who must be kept alive: financiers. The occasion was a conference organized by the US funding body, Overseas Council International. This is a Christian charity which provides student grants, capital for buildings and managerial advice. Such events bring out the desperate-to-impress side in our own institution as a concrete garden with fancy lighting suddenly appeared, skirts replaced jeans and we all sang a Moody and Sankey hymn. I don´t think these hard headed American business men will be taken in, but thankfully Overseas Council remains God's mean of keeping the Seminary going and the generosity of US Christians is almost incomparable.
I say almost because this week a second sewing machine appeared with even more knobs on, thanks to the generosity of Scots. The grand launch of the endeavour is planned for next week. And for a reason which defies logical analysis the room is to be called, "Zero Stress".
Once Christians were treated like cockroaches. But thankfully all that has changed due to people with the attitude of Overseas Council, and like you.
P.S. Overseas Council International website http://www.overseas.org/
Lima Seminary delegates (Ursula, Margarita, Donnie and César) and ourselves at an Overseas Council meal
The Seminary was also invaded, but by people who must be kept alive: financiers. The occasion was a conference organized by the US funding body, Overseas Council International. This is a Christian charity which provides student grants, capital for buildings and managerial advice. Such events bring out the desperate-to-impress side in our own institution as a concrete garden with fancy lighting suddenly appeared, skirts replaced jeans and we all sang a Moody and Sankey hymn. I don´t think these hard headed American business men will be taken in, but thankfully Overseas Council remains God's mean of keeping the Seminary going and the generosity of US Christians is almost incomparable.
I say almost because this week a second sewing machine appeared with even more knobs on, thanks to the generosity of Scots. The grand launch of the endeavour is planned for next week. And for a reason which defies logical analysis the room is to be called, "Zero Stress".
Once Christians were treated like cockroaches. But thankfully all that has changed due to people with the attitude of Overseas Council, and like you.
P.S. Overseas Council International website http://www.overseas.org/Lima Seminary delegates (Ursula, Margarita, Donnie and César) and ourselves at an Overseas Council meal
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