. Hi Fighter, I want to extend a quick invitation to you to join us in celebrating Christmas this year, but first I must thank everyone who so graciously helped us celebrate on December 6th. You will remember that December 6th was the date of three celebrations for us here: our church building turned 100 i […]
Preacher, Pugilist, Activist, Father of four
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Hi Fighter, In case you didn’t know, tomorrow – Sunday December 6th – is a the big day for us at Holy Trinity Dulwich Hill: it’s the 100-year anniversary of our church building It’s my 25th anniversary as priest of the parish it’s the opening of our new Youth and Community Centre If you’re in
Preacher, Pugilist, Activist, Father of four
Hi Fighter, It’s been a month since we last communicated and the world seems to have been turned upside-down since then! When I last wrote there were still fears that Russia was going to sell out Syria for the sake of gaining time before the inevitable showdown with NATO over the Ukraine. Instead Russia went
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Hi Fighter, I apologise for the increasing gaps in communication. In truth, I simply have more to do than I can handle. There will be an appeal for help in the latter half of this missive. If you want to avoid hearing me grovel just quit after the sermon. 😉 This is the first chance
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What’s really happening in Syria? Read More »
Hi Fighter, I’m currently in New Delhi, slowly making my way back home after completing our latest ‘Boxers for Peace’ mission in Syria. Unfortunately, in order to get the cheapest tickets, I had to opt for a 12 hour wait between flights in Dubai and a seven-hour wait here. Even so, nothing can dampen my
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Boxers for Peace chalk up another success in Syria! Read More »
Hi Fighter, Forgive me for being out of touch for so long. As you may know, I took a month’s long-service leave shortly after returning from Syria and I tried to go dark for a while. That’s a term normally used by spies so perhaps it’s not really appropriate in my case. My point is
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Heading back to Syria! Read More »
Hi Fighter, I’ve been to Syria, I’ve come back, and at the moment I’m sick in bed. I guess I’ve been pushing myself a bit too hard, but I’m now on long-service leave and will hopefully get a bit of a break. People have been asking me how I would sum up our Syria experience
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It was quite surreal – enjoying the sunshine as we stood on the doorstep of Yarmouk – an area that the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, recently described as Syria’s “deepest circle of hell”! Admittedly, we were on the right side of the dividing line between the ISIS-controlled section of Yarmouk and the greater area controlled
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Hi Fighter, This is Father Dave with another far-too-infrequent update for you. I’m afraid the last three weekends have been a roller-coaster ride for me and I am somewhat exhausted: Week 1: we had our fundraiser dinner – raising more than $6,000 towards sending our boxing team to Syria. Week 2: we took another dozen
Preacher, Pugilist, Activist, Father of four
Getting ready for Syria Read More »
Hi Fighter, It’s Father Dave. It’s been too long since I’ve communicated with you. 🙁 It’s not that I’ve been having a holiday (I wish). On the contrary, I’ve been struggling with a workload that threatens to overwhelm me at times, and I’ve got two major projects on the boil at the moment, and I’m looking
Preacher, Pugilist, Activist, Father of four
