Thanks, Amy Amy, I loved your blog. I pray for your safe travel to Egypt and for a fulfilling summer, teaching.
I look forward to hearing more about George and your experiences in that community.
Homily Dad -- I'm glad you liked the homily. You're welcome to share it as you like. Looking forward to coming home today. Wish I could have gotten on an earlier plane, but I'm trying to make the most of the day while I'm here. I'll call you after I get home.
Discipleship Thank you for sharing this Homily. If we could only understand that Jesus doesn't care if we are perfect...but that we listen and respond to his call. He has promised "I am with you." Will you give me permission to share this Homily with the Men's group I meet with Friday mornings?
Dad
Baby Mina Amy, please know that we at Dundee Presbyterian Church will be praying for Baby Mina and his family. Healing thoughts are being sent their way.
Camel Ups and Downs Amy,
Glad you finally got "over the hump" on this camel riding business. What better entry for your resume. Sorry for my failure to blog recently. I am trying to realize what an impact the pyramid visit you described must have had on you Cairo experience. Also read your update on Mina. Be sure she and family will be in our prayers. Thinking of you always and praying for your well-being and ministry in Cairo.Talked to Hans last week. Glad he got to make the trip to Minnesota.
Love, Mom and Dad
Sooooooo Good Enjoyed this so much. Beautifully presented ----- not to be perfect but just saying "yes" -- Always loved your sermons Amy--- Remember the one about your glasses ? The first thing you reach for in the morning ? Keep up the wonderful work.
how exciting Pastor Amy~ Thank you for sharing your experience. You write so beautifully and the description of cossing the desert like the magi was meaningful in many ways... your comments also made me think of how we in the US don't take the interest in the beauty and history of our own country and areas where we live. I think of Watkins Glenn and the thousands that "trek" there and how long it has been since I have even driven by the area. You look thirilled on your ride! Blessings and safety.
Elaine
Camel Club Hi, Amy! Isn't it cool how the camels get up and down? I wish my knees could bend the other way sometimes! (I know, each knee only goes one direction, but it's still cool!) I got to ride a camel in Jordan back in seminary. Cool to read your posts! Take care of yourself! Love, BA
Things to do & places to go Amy before I saw your pics I was reading some scripture and immediately they were linked! It was in Romans 8:14-15. "God's Spirit beckons. There are things to do and places to go! This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike 'What's next, Papa?' Wow!
Fr. Calabria Amy, Im very happy to hear that you are enjoying your time in Egypt. I am a former student of St. Bonaventure and resident of Western New York but I am now living in Ramallah Palestine. I was a student of Fr. Calabria's and I'm trying to find him, as I will be coming to Egypt in the near future. Could you please pass my information along to him and ask him to email me. I would love to see him and you when I can get back to Cairo. Have a wonderful summer.
DeAnna
Stopping That's what happens here in the heat. Even for Egyptians it's hot -- and so life just stops. This is good, except when you're trying to motivate students to participate in class and do their homework.
It sounds like you have developed some wonderful and restful rhythms to your life in Egypt. When I was in Ghana, I was at first astounded but eventually pleased that when it rained, everything stopped. The idea of deadlines and "productivity" were literally foreign concepts. Things got done when they got done. Frustrating for me to adjust to that idea at first, but then I realized it made sense with the natural rhythms of life, instead of the artificial rhythms that we have created. Enjoy your continued tea-taking and other manners of refreshment!
obama I recently went to Disney World (not as internationall as Egypt, I know) and ran into tourists from Europe who wanted to compliment Obama over and over too. Interesting how this world is changing!
Mina Have been reading your entries from last year and are wondering whatever became of little Mina? Is he still living or did he go to his eternal rest?
How are classes going this year? How many of the students have you had in the past two years? And how about the little girls....have they discovered that Amy is back?
Are you acclimating to the heat yet. Would like to feel at least some of that heat....it has been in the 50's here. I'm afraid this is going to be one those very short Duluth summers.
We were to Eau Claire to see Park play baseball the other night....they had had an inch of rain the night before and another inch during the night that we were there, although it was nice for the game. Park had a good game, got a double and caught a fly and threw to first for a double play....they have made much progress since last year.
Jen is in Winnipeg this weekend, but and her friend Jodi Anderson and a friend of hers are going to be staying here tonight, running in Grandma's Marathon tomorrow. Lots of people around town.
Waiting to hear more from you. Keep in touch.
Love and prayers,
Mom
not the first I had to chuckle when I read this one, Amy. There have been a few others who didn't quite know what to do with you either. Have patience and God will let relationships blossom again for you.
I'm a Lutheran pastor from Geneva, NY. I'm returning to Egypt for my fourth summer of teaching English at St. Leo's Coptic Catholic Seminary. I'm excited that in 2010 I will also be preaching and leading worship at St. Andrew's Church in Central Cairo, a ministry supported through ELCA Global Mission. I'm looking forward to my husband's return to Egypt in July. Hans and my sister Jen will join me on July 1. ... full info
Peggy
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Thanks, Amy
Amy, I loved your blog. I pray for your safe travel to Egypt and for a fulfilling summer, teaching. I look forward to hearing more about George and your experiences in that community.