1967
Live Your Adventure
This article was aggregated from Dwight Whitsett - Whitticisms.
High adventure was on my young index of dreams. As it turns out, my adventures have been mild ones. I never did become an explorer, sailor, naturalist, anthropologist, spelunker, diver, paleontologist, prospector, or performer. As a young boy I avidly read about the adventures of men like Thor Heyerdahl and William Beebe. Beebe was an ornithologist, explorer, and author. He was an early ecologist. He made a record-breaking dive in a bathysphere to a depth of 3,028 ft in 1934. He lived the adventures of my dreams.
Recently, I ran across a piece written by him in his old age. It’s good advice for all adventurers, young and old.
What I Would Do
Will BeebeIf I were as young in years again as I still am inside,
I should make me a list of a few things to do before I die:
Thoughts on Turning Sixty-Eight
This article was aggregated from Dwight Whitsett - Whitticisms.
For the past few weeks I have been teaching a Bible class for older folks. I don’t believe there is anyone in the class under 65 or so. Since, in a few days I will be the ripe old age of 68, I feel right at home. At the moment, we are working our way through Leviticus, one of those seldom-studied books. It’s full of instructions for all kinds of offerings enabling a holy God to live among a very unholy people. A lot could be said about that but, at the moment, I am thinking more about age than holiness.
Memorial - Ethel McGuiggan, wife of Jim McGuiggan
Posted April 13th, 2009 by SIBI OfficeJim McGuiggan's wife, Ethel McGuiggan, passed away on Sunday, April 12. Jim was a 1967 graduate and a former faculty member. They have been working in Northern Ireland.
This Just In....
The following is from a report by Marvin Ancell which will give you better news about the fires and the Christians involved:
Down south there has been at least 138 deaths with the total loss of 780 homes, so far. We know that the congregational building in Yakandandah is threatened with some of the members cut off from one another but all seem to be safe. It is the worst fire storm in Australian history, with the brunt of it being down in and around Melbourne. It has even got very close to the northern part of the city where many members of the church live and work. At this moment, no one in the church has lost anything that we know of.
South Africa Trip 2008 Report
Posted November 10th, 2008 by GGlenGrayAs most of you know, I have recently returned from a trip to South Africa to promote the Apollos Institute initiative. Here is a brief report for you to read. I have also completed the compiling of the questionnaire about their concerns and challenges in leadership in South Africa. You can read the report at this link - http://www.eastbrainerdchurch.org/uploads/1209/88335.pdf and the question answers at http://www.eastbrainerdchurch.org/uploads/1209/88409.pdf I will place more pictures of our journey on the website at a later date. Thank you for your part in supporting this work, whether through financing or prayers.
In His Kingdom,
Glen
Apollos Institute Update
Posted September 16th, 2008 by GGlenGrayJust thought that you would like to know what is happening with Apollos Institute and the growing demand for leadership training.
South Africa: Bill Sampson, one of the elders from East Brainerd, and I will be going to Benoni, South Africa. I will be speaking at the annual seminar of the Southern African Bible College. The 2008 SABC Lectureship is scheduled for Sunday, 28 September through Thursday, October 2. The theme is "Spreading the Flame", emphasizing missions, evangelism, and training. Jerry Hogg is the fine director of the school.
Personal Update
What a ride we have had in the 40+ years since the Gray Eagle conferred his blessing on us and sent us out into the unsuspecting world - and, yes, the unsuspecting church as well!
In 1967 we headed back to New Zealand. I'd been there for three years before coming to what was then Sunset School of Preaching. I came to SSOP intending to return to New Zealand. Rex & Eleanor Merrick, KIWIs (i.e., New Zealanders) were also in our class. Working together, we had recruited nine other families to come with us to New Zealand - all from our July class of 1967. They were Larry & Helen Deason, Jack & Rita Harriman, Roy & Joyce Dunavin, David & Molly Dennis, John & Wanda Bizzell, Glen & Anne Gray, Joe & Sally Jones, and Kerry & Tommi Cain in the first contingent. Dave & Barbara Chamberlain followed two years later after fulfilling a commitment to the church that supported them through school.
