tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90910962489221315622024-03-14T02:00:35.852-05:00Williamson Family in PeruWilliamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.comBlogger593125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091096248922131562.post-69948534990129745062018-08-31T10:21:00.001-05:002018-08-31T10:21:18.773-05:00June 2018 Scott visits El Puente Scott returned to visit the church and the school and to encourage the believers at El Puente. The church are focusing on evangelism in the community where the church and school is as well as 2 other communities where childrens clubs where church members work each week . Well he arrived in the middle of football fever Peru were playing in the world cup for the first time in 34 years, he had great fun reuniting with friends and also celebrating Peru in the plaza de armas !<br />
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Williamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091096248922131562.post-86623246054878153212018-08-31T10:13:00.001-05:002018-08-31T10:13:34.702-05:00August 2017 Rayleigh Baptist church mission trip to Cusco <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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What a joy for all four Williamsons and a group of friends from Rayleigh baptist church to visit El Puente. We spent 2 weeks in Cusco and joined in classes in the school and the church childrens' activities, also in preaching and music ministry. We were there for the day of Peru so joined in the celebrations and the highlight of our visit was being there for the church anniversary to celebrate 8 years of Iglesia El Puente. It was great to reconnect with our Peruvian church family and for our UK church family to understand how much we love Cusco and to experience Peru for themselves!<br />
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Williamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091096248922131562.post-89607893427748100262018-08-31T10:00:00.001-05:002018-08-31T10:00:46.632-05:00November 2016 Colegio los patriotasThe school is going from strength to strength, they have their challenges and ups and downs but they continue to show God's love and to provide high quality education for the community . Every year they are adding another school year as the children graduate to another year and it wonderful to hear stories of parenting classes and special school celebrations being held at El Puente<br />
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Williamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091096248922131562.post-9080532632510480792018-08-31T09:50:00.003-05:002018-08-31T09:51:58.513-05:00October 2015 Scott returns to visit Cusco As promised Scott was privileged to be able to return to visit El Puente to encourage the church family there, he was so happy to be reunited with our Cusco church family and during that visit he had the joy of being able to baptise some new believers.<br />
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Williamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091096248922131562.post-11262975721718640782015-04-21T14:37:00.002-05:002015-04-21T14:57:57.107-05:00April 2015 El Puente update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As the Williamsons have been settling into life in the UK we have been thrilled to hear that the church in Cusco is going from strength to strength. The baptistry has been finished , it was opened up and used for the first time on Easter Sunday for 2 young people! How wonderful to hear that people who we journeyed with and watched grow up, have made a public declaration of their faith and decided to go through the waters of baptism! </div>
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The other big news is the launch of the ludoteca project in the church building.<br />
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El Puente ask us to pray that the leaders and the volunteers will have lots of patience and creativity and they ask for prayers for each child and family. Thank you for your prayers and continued interest for Cusco. Williamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091096248922131562.post-49461942136857526112014-12-09T15:04:00.001-06:002014-12-09T15:04:35.296-06:00We made it back to the UKWell we had our final goodbye celebration with El Puente and the next
day the whole church came to see us off at the airport, saying goodbye
and leaving our Peruvian church family was heart breaking but we leave
them knowing that they are safe in God's care and confident that the
church will continue to go from strength to strength.<br />
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week we arrived in cold England and although the winter weather has
been a shock to the system, the warm welcome we received from our
friends has made up for it. All of our suitcases that different people have been looking after for us made its way to the airport and the mini bus from our new church came to transport a huge amount of our luggage straight to the manse
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Please pray for us over these next few months
as Scott visits our UK supporting churches, Jess and Sam settle into
their new schools and Anjanette studies for her medical exams it will be
a huge time of change for each one of us. Thank you for praying and
supporting us on our Peruvian journey with BMS World Mission over the
last 7 years. The support we have received from our friends and family
and supporting churches has been overwhelming. We aim to update this
blog a few times a year when we receive news from Peru, (Scott will be
visiting Cusco every year) so we will keep you updated with the news
from our lovely church family in Cusco.<br />
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Gracias y Dios les bendiga. Hasta pronto!<br />
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<br />Williamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091096248922131562.post-19367672073218588822014-11-21T16:26:00.001-06:002014-11-21T19:45:37.156-06:00Raising Third Culture Kids<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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and Sam have grown up in a culture that is different to ours, but unlike their Peruvian friends they are not from the host country
either. In many ways they are neither British nor Peruvian but actually
have their own culture. They talk to each other in spanish but there are
things that they love about England too! They have lived in Peru for 6
1/2 years and we are so proud of the way that they have adapted, learned
the language fluently, made friends and served in our ministry with us. We do
recognise that this has come at a cost, they have grown up missing many
things about the UK; whilst they have had some amazing experiences (trekking in the Andes, watching dolphins swim wild in the Amazon, sailing on lake Titicaca, helping to provide aid to victims of natural disasters ) that
their friends in the UK could only dream of. <br />
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Today was
their last day at Ausangate school where they have studied for the last 6
years. As their Peruvian adventure is coming to an end (for now), they will need to adjust to life in the UK which is really a foreign culture for them; so many things about life in the UK
will be new.<br />
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Sam has lived most of his life in Peru, he has no memories of when we lived in the UK before, so
it will be a huge change for him. Please pray for them as we make the transition, their
Peruvian class mates did a special presentation to say goodbye to them today and we
had a small farewell party. Their prized possessions are their school
uniforms which their friends and teachers have signed. Saying goodbye was hard, there were lots
of tears today and more to come....<br />
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<br />Williamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091096248922131562.post-31458327368262501272014-11-13T12:50:00.002-06:002014-11-13T13:16:54.095-06:00Despedidas <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The count down is on as we get ready to leave Peru in 2 weeks time.
In Latin America many different groups of friends and colleagues want to
celebrate a despedida with us. The verb despedir means to take ones
leave and a despedida celebration usually involves eating, talking about
how much you appreciate the person who is leaving and thanking God for
them, in Christian circles it involves <br />
praying together. So we have started the despedida season, it is
necessary for closure but is emotionally very draining. One thing is
certain we have felt very loved and appreciated by all the kind words
and things that have been said and done. Of course we recognise that
nothing would have been done or accomplished without God's help, so a
despedida is also a time to think back and thank God for his amazing
faithfulness to us and to ask him for strength to get through the next
few weeks of despedidas too !<br />
<br />Williamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091096248922131562.post-65888801578213865612014-10-19T17:02:00.001-05:002014-10-22T18:42:38.652-05:00Scott on tour, coming to a church near you soon ... As we start thinking about leaving and saying our goodbyes in Peru we are also planning our speaking engagements for when we return to the UK. We arrive in the UK in December when we will move into the manse in Rayleigh. Scott will be visiting churches in January and February 2015. Unfortunately there is not enough time to visit all of our supporting churches but if you are able to travel to hear him speak about the work of BMS World Mission in Cusco he would be delighted to see you.<br />
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Sunday 14th December New Malden Baptist Church 10.30am, 6.30pm<br />
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Saturday 3rd January Leicester Baptists in Mission Friar lane and Braunstone Baptist Church, Leicestershire 12-3pm<br />
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Sunday 4th January Union Baptist Church, High Wycombe 10.15 am<br />
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Sunday 11th January Carshalton Beeches Baptist Church 10.30am<br />
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Tuesday 13th January Queens St Baptist Church, Godalming 6.30pm<br />
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Sunday 18th January Leigh Baptist Church, Lancashire 11.15 am<br />
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Wednesday 21st January Inverness Baptist Church, Scotland 7.30pm<br />
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Sunday 25th January Cupar Baptist Church, Scotland 10.30 am <br />
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Sunday 1st February Trafalgar Road Baptist Church, Horsham 10.30am<br />
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Sunday 8th February Stanton Road Baptist Church, Luton 10.30 am<br />
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In February, Scott will be taking up the role of Senior Pastor at Rayleigh Baptist Church in Essex. His induction service is on Saturday 28th February at 3pm, we would love friends from some of our supporting churches to attend, if you would like to be there please let the church know for catering purposes by sending an email to pa@rayleighbaptist.org.uk .<br />
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So it is all change for the Williamsons, moving from Peru to the UK, setting up a new home, starting new jobs and new schools. Please continue to pray for us in the unsettling months ahead. God is our rock and although everything around us seems to be changing he is unchanging and is always faithful. <br />
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<br />Williamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091096248922131562.post-86460267112395101772014-09-05T17:03:00.001-05:002014-09-05T17:23:44.885-05:00TransitionWe are leaving Peru at the end of November and heading back to live in the UK. Right now whilst we try and maintain as normal a routine as possible we are however entering into a period of transition.<br />
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We are busy sorting out the house; clearing out junk, selling and giving away things and even starting to say goodbye to some of our friends. Anjanette has stopped working at the clinic in Huambutio, the childrens' work continues there but we have closed down the medical side of the project. Scott is handing over his responsibilities to other church leaders spending more time training them up to take over and less time preaching or leading meetings.<br />
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It is a strange unsettling time as we start to think about how the future will look in our new home, new jobs and new schools. We are busy doing paperwork that is necessary for leaving Peru as well as starting life in the UK. We are experiencing a mixture of emotions, sadness at leaving a place where we have been really happy but also excited about what God has in store for us.<br />
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Please pray for us as we work through the practical and emotional aspects of transition. We have moved house 11 times in 17 years of married life and are hopeful that this next big move will be the last one for a while!<br />
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<br />Williamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091096248922131562.post-32380455585643546642014-08-10T18:10:00.000-05:002014-08-10T18:42:54.154-05:00Official opening of our new church building.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This weekend El Puente Iglesia celebrated the inauguration of our new
church building. Although we have been worshiping in the unfinished
building for a while things have been very busy the last few weeks and
we finished tiling the floor downstairs and installed the kitchen unit
and put up the church sign just in time ( the morning of the
inauguration) for the special ceremony on Saturday evening.<br />
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members enjoyed celebrating with their friends and family and we were
thrilled that lots of people from the new community also came, including
the family that sold us the house where the church now is. We hired 100
extra chairs and still did not have enough space for all of our
visitors.It was wonderful to see the church full.<br />
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again we are amazed at what a wonderful gift this new church building
has been to us. This weekend also marks the church's 5th anniversary
and we remember with great fondness the adventures and ups and downs
that we have had along the way, always grateful to God for his guidance
and faithfulness to his people. We pray that the contacts we have had
with the community this weekend will enable us to deepen friendships
with our new neighbours.Williamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091096248922131562.post-31054577628431323782014-08-05T21:41:00.002-05:002014-08-05T21:41:37.656-05:00Visit to the Amazon<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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We have just returned from a 10 day trip to Loreto where some of our BMS colleagues work. It was great to be together and to see their work first hand. You can see some of the fun things we got up to from our photos however the highlight of the trip and something we will never forget was seeing wild dolphins swimming in the amazon river! Williamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091096248922131562.post-34433141851954274492014-07-20T17:27:00.000-05:002014-07-20T17:27:31.444-05:00Samuel the Tinku WarriorTinku is a traditional andean folk dance from Southern Peru and Bolivia. This weekend at their school's international day Samuel and his classes danced the Tinku dance. He looked terrific and really got into the part, we were very proud of him watching him take part in the festivities with the back drop of the fabulous Andean mountains behind him. School events in the UK next year will no doubt be rather different! We are so grateful for the interesting international up bringing Jess and Sam have experienced.<br />
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<br />Williamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091096248922131562.post-70650583061860315832014-07-05T18:39:00.001-05:002014-07-05T18:41:45.245-05:00All change again!Well the Williamsons' big news is that we are leaving Peru and moving back to the UK at the end of the year. We are currently in the process of training up and handing over to local church leaders and in February 2015 Scott will be taking up position as Senior Pastor at Rayleigh Baptist Church.<br />
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Anjanette needs to do some exams and retraining before she can work as a GP in the UK again and Jess and Sam are waiting for news about school places. Please pray for us as a family and for Iglesia El Puente our church family in the next few months of transition . <br />
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We have had a really happy fulfilled time living and working for the last 6 years in Peru and saying goodbye will be difficult but we know that we are leaving the projects that we have started in excellent hands. El Puente is God's church and he is always faithful to his people. Williamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091096248922131562.post-7502292812286787402014-06-16T15:59:00.001-05:002014-06-16T16:39:59.808-05:00First service in the New BuildingWell it was a rush to get the windows and doors finished in time but we made it! Iglesia El Puente celebrated our first service in our own building on Fathers' day . We had a wonderful celebration and we are so excited to be in our own building at last. We have the next 2 months to finish off the kitchen and bathrooms and move everything in properly before the official opening but we have made an excellent start and we are reminded that God is our perfect heavenly father who faithfully provides for his children. We were delighted to have some visitors, one of the construction workers came with his girlfriend, we have plenty of space for more seats and hope that more people from the new community will soon be joining us. All through the service it was hard to believe that this was really happening after many years of waiting and planning for this day!<br />
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<br />Williamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091096248922131562.post-44440411486100404472014-06-10T13:17:00.001-05:002014-06-10T13:17:21.255-05:00Getting closerToday was almost the last move. We moved everything from the bottom floor of the house that we hire for our church meetings in Magisterio to the church office next door to the new church building in Ttio. This week we hope that the windows and doors will be finished since the plan is to move most things next door this weekend to have our first service in the new building on Sunday. There is still much to be done at the new site and we will be moving in with it half finished but never the less we are all very excited and so grateful that El Puente Iglesia has a place to call its own.<br />
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Well 5 years on and Jess and Sam are still doing D. I. Y on the church buildings. This time we all signed our names and wrote messages on the walls of the new El Puente Church building before painting it. Five years ago 4 Williamsons did everything by themselves, today 20 members of Iglesia El Puente came together to paint the church building and the verse Jessica wrote on the wall was Todo yo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. I can do all things in Christ who gives me strength.<br />
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Church planting has been an amazing family adventure for us all, Sam says that when he grows up he thinks he will probably be part of a church but does not want to make one!<br />
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<br />Williamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091096248922131562.post-2148684501613669682014-04-08T12:49:00.001-05:002014-04-08T12:49:45.100-05:00What's been happening in CuscoThe blog has been a bit quiet recently, we had a few disappointing weeks when nobody worked on the church construction but thankfully the work has restarted and we are now building the baptistry which will be under the platform and are working on the plumbing and the flooring.<br />
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We are currently enjoying hosting various visitors. It is fun introducing our good friends to our beautiful city. Our friends have supported and prayed for our work for years and it is wonderful to have the opportunity to share our life in Cusco with them .<br />
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The school las patriotas has got off to a good start and the children and teachers are settling well. Anjanette is also starting to teach english classes at the school . <br />
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Please continue to pray for the work of our church, the school and the clinics, especially as we get ready to celebrate Easter . We are praying for opportunities to share the Easter story with those around us .Williamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091096248922131562.post-8245295725898898982014-03-10T11:09:00.004-05:002014-03-10T11:18:00.009-05:00Los Patriotas A family from our church Iglesia El Puente had the vision to start a Christian school in Cusco. These last few years they have been busy planning and building and it is wonderful to see their dreams come true.<br />
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This weekend was the inauguration of the new school, Scott and Anjanette were invited to cut the red ribbon and pray for the school. We are so delighted that our church members are investing in young lives through christian education, Iglesia El Puente is supporting this new project, please join us in praying for this exciting new venture and that many will come to know Christ through the witness of Los Patriotas .<br />
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<br />Williamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091096248922131562.post-11623898161579077962014-03-03T18:48:00.000-06:002014-03-03T18:53:32.210-06:00Back in Cusco Exactly Three months and 10 flights later we were overjoyed to finally arrive back at Cusco Airport .<br />
We have spent a lot of time in airports in Peru, Lima, USA, England and Scotland checking in and collecting bags and it was good to see them all arrive back in Cusco with just a few minor mishaps.<br />
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We were a little surprised that nobody from El Puente Iglesia was at the airport to meet us but the real surprise was when we walked into our house to find the entire church was waiting for us. Since Peruvians are not known for their time keeping the party organiser asked them to be there 2 hrs earlier than was actually necessary so some of them had actually been waiting for us for that length of time.<br />
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They shouted "Sorpresa!" and burst a balloon full of paper and Anjanette promptly burst into tears, it was a fabulous but emotional reunion. Soon the whole church was eating and relaxing in our home as usual and it felt as if we had never even been away.<br />
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Thank you for praying for us during our home assignment. This time we found it very exhausting and challenging for various reasons and we appreciated your prayers for us during our time away from Cusco.<br />
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<br />Williamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091096248922131562.post-63410457503143629092014-02-03T08:57:00.000-06:002014-02-03T08:57:07.493-06:00Some recent photos of El Puente Iglesia Building project.When we left Peru a few months ago to visit the UK the ground floor had just been completed. Well now the shell of the 2 storey building is almost complete and the 3rd floor has a small wall to make it safe for use as a possible outside patio/garden roof area.<br />
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Join us in rejoicing and giving thanks for what God is doing ! Williamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091096248922131562.post-53077162263212193092014-01-29T04:17:00.001-06:002014-01-29T16:18:37.539-06:00Remembering the pastThis weekend as we traveled around the country speaking we have been reminded of our great Christian heritage.<br />
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We spoke at Leicester Central Baptist church where the William Carey museum is kept. The next day we spoke at the Bunyan Meeting House in Bedford where the John Bunyan museum is. We had the opportunity to have a quick look at the exhibits; we saw the jail door from Bunyan's prison cell where he was imprisoned for his faith , and the wooden pulpit that he preached from. The William Carey collection also has many interesting historical items.<br />
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It was a great reminder of those that have gone before us and huge sacrifices that they made for the sake of the gospel.<br />
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In both churches we shared our story of the El Puente 4 year old church plant. It was exciting to do so in buildings where congregations have been meeting and worshiping for hundreds of years. <br />
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Scott's high altitude training was put to good use as he preached from lofty heights in the pulpit at the Bunyan Meeting house ! It remains a joy to meet different expressions of church and to share and be encouraged by them .<br />
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So if you are in Bedford or Leicester we would highly recommend a visit to the two museums. Williamson Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13133001230050785312noreply@blogger.com0