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My name is Peter and I am the centre leader for Friends International, working with my wife, Lynette, to equip churches and Christian Unions to reach out to international students with the love of Christ.
In our last campaign we were delighted with all the support that came in for Ruby* from Vietnam who, thanks to your generosity, was able to be trained in Bible handling skills through the Philip Project. In Friends International we always try to 'think home', to prepare Christian international students to be salt and light in their home country or wherever the Lord leads them.
Ruby has been doing a brilliant job and we have valued her help tremendously this year. Although her heart is to go back to live for Jesus in Vietnam, we feel that she is just beginning to gain the experience and skills she needs for her future and so have asked her to do a second year with us as a Reach Volunteer(intern) in Oxford.
To do this she needs to return to Vietnam for a month to renew her visa. She also needs to raise support for her living and training costs for next year. The only Christian community she knows is our small church (about 30 people) in Oxford, so she needs every help she can get to have sufficient funding for her ministry.
So, given the success of the last More Than Many Sparrows campaign, I plan to do a second sponsored birdwatch on TUESDAY 24th MAY (or the soonest opportunity following depending on weather and health).
May is the best month of the year for birds, and so, starting at first light and going as much as I can until sunset I will find as many kinds of bird as possible, from Blue Tits to Buzzards, asking people to sponsor me per species positively identified. I will visit my local nature reserve and other places within easy driving distance and am hoping to beat my previous total of 57 species. If you would like to join me for all or part of the day I would welcome the company!
Our summer migrants are here, and I have already heard cuckoos and seen swallows and swifts, but before we know it they will have finished their short sojourn with us and be migrating away from our shores. So, too, as I write, students who have become dear to us during their studies are preparing to go home. We pray that the Lord will be with them wherever they go.
Please also note that for convenience all funds coming in through this website will be directed to our own Paypal account, all of which will be redirected to Friends International Oxford (FIOx) account. Alternatively, if you wish to give directly to FIOx, please contact us on teaglesnest@gmail.com and we will send you further information.
One final thing, as many of you will know, I suffer from a bone condition (Stickler syndrome) which was exacerbated by my heart surgery last year. As a result I am constantly on strong pain-killers, so this will be a challenge, albeit an enjoyable one, as much as a sponsored run would be to another person.
Thank you all!!!
Peter
* Although many people in Britain know her as 'Ruby', we prefer to keep her Vietnamese name off this site for security reasons
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