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Lectio Divina primer

Lectio Divina - It's from the Latin for "Sacred Reading" and it is a practice of reading the Scriptures that came from monastic circles. Of late, this form of reading has gone outside of Roman Catholic circles and has b…
Are we near Harvard Ave. ?

"Are we near Harvard Ave. ?" That was the question I asked my best friend as she led me by the hand to a surprise birthday dinner. As humorous as that question may sound, it becomes more understandable once one adds i…
The Stone Breaker

So after 9 weeks, the Nepal Project team finally did our presentation about Nepal to the Mosaic Boston community this past Sunday. The community had been looking forward to this for over 2 months and it was encouraging …
Please pray for Nepal

Maoists give Nepal 5-day reprieve The tensions between the Maoist faction and the interim government has been increasing as the November elections approach. The last few weeks have seen the Maoists withdraw from the in…
Mosaic Boston's Nepal Presentation

It's been a long time in coming, but our Nepal Project group will finally be presenting to our church, Mosaic Boston on Oct. 7, 2007. It's planned to be an entire service dedicated to Nepal. We will be presenting our f…
Babies, wedding, friends, moving, Mosaic, and Nepal

Today marks one entire month since I've been back from Nepal. It's hard to believe that 31 days have passed since I set my foot back on Boston soil as a lot of changes had occurred within a short time span. The team over…
Where would you go?

So I encountered an interesting question while looking at a person's facebook page. The question asked if you had $5000 and 12 days to go anywhere and use that cash, where would you go? In addition, this would be your …
Think going to school in the US was bad?

Yesterday morning as I was checking my email before heading to church, I received an email from Mike that highlighted a current problem going on in Nepal. The entire school system, at least the government based schools,…
Who is really helping who?

During the first few days in Kathmandu, I was infected with what is typically called "Traveler's diarrhea" or simply TD for short. Though I was extra careful to not eat raw fruits, meat, and to drink only bottled or pre…
The first debriefing after the Nepal Project

Yesterday night was the first time for those of us who came back to Boston to gather together and debrief with each other. This get together was the first chance for our team to share, open up to each other, and communi…