Are you a visitor who is trying to decide whether Restoration should become your church home? Are you a regular or member who has thought about signing on for four days of work and worship in Philippi, West Virginia, but not yet done so? If the answer is ‘yes’ to either question, we hope our experience […]
Hunter shares about his experience in Cambodia as we continue our series of reflections. Make sure you don’t miss the invitation at the bottom of his post. As 2014 ended and I reflect on God’s work in my life across the year, I’m overwhelmed with gratitude. I embraced some unique opportunities, and I am awed by […]
Continuing our series of reflections from the Cambodia team, Scott speaks out .. plus an invitation for January 12th! At Restoration, we spend a lot of time talking about the importance of having a mentor. Mentors are great. They help you listen to your life, ask good questions that make you think about the thing […]
How will you get involved in 2015? The Intagliatas have loved serving with AFAC in 2014…. Prior to our first time volunteering for a summer farmer’s market pick-up/produce bagging session at the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC), we knew of AFAC as that building we drove by when taking our dog to the Shirlington Dog […]
Kathy continues our series of Cambodia reflections… Called to Cambodia for reasons unknown, I embarked on the 19 hours of flight time with trepidation. What to expect? How to manage? Very quickly I realized the Korean Air Flight attendants were in charge and I was not in control of this situation. They managed the passengers […]
Laurel Hanke continues our series of reflections on our Cambodia trip…. read on ….. We had been driving a while on the dusty, pot-holed road when our van stopped near a cinder-block building, painted pale yellow. Slightly larger than a kids’ classroom at Restoration, it was the meeting place for an Anglican church plant in Rokakos Province, […]
Carolyn continues our series of reflections on our time in Cambodia. While I was in Cambodia, I thought a lot about living in the “space between”. That’s what I call the gap between what we know and what we experience. What I mean is this. I know that God is faithful. The Scriptures are full […]
The second installment in our series of ‘Cambodia reflections’ During my recent trip to Cambodia God worked in my life in ways that were not apparent to me. We did many activities, one that stuck out to me and made me think was the prayer walk. Walking around Phnom Penh in the red light district, […]
Over the next couple of weeks the Cambodia team are planning on reflecting on their thoughts/ experiences/insights from their trip. In the first of the series Hannah Royal gives some background on the Anglican Church of Cambodia…. Cambodia’s modern history has been fraught with genocide and war, leaving a very young population (median age of […]
Well, this past week we had the huge privilege of joining 169 other people at the the South East Asia Missions Roundtable, Nov 11-14, 2014 in Singapore. This occasional roundtable (last one 2008) is an opportunity for the Diocese of Singapore to gather the clergy (local and missionary) and lay people engaged in missions (people […]