When we were young

Here we are – The Heralds of Hope. The Salvation Army’s 1981 to 1983 session of cadets. That’s Wendy and I on the bottom right. Lots of stories that came out of the faces here. Sadly we lost 5 of our session to cancer. But 35 years later we had a most interesting reunion! We…

The island of Bermuda

Wendy and I have been to Bermuda a number of times. It is a privilege to go there and see the wonderful people, the way in which this small island works and to enjoy the beauty of this dot in the Atlantic Ocean. It is not, as some seem to think, in the Caribbean. It…

Civil war history

Last year when we were traveling in the mid-west we stumbled across the burial site of Jesse James – you can read that here. So this year when we were in Pennsylvania I thought it would be fun to visit one of their cemeteries. This old cemetery has some fascinating stones – some too old…