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FOLLOWING THE CRUCIFIED CHRIST INTO WAR TORN AFRICA:
FOLLOWING THE CRUCIFIED CHRIST INTO WAR TORN AFRICA: FATHER THEMI ADAMOPOULO By Fr. Luke A. Veronis As a former existential atheist and Rock and Roller, whose band The Flies played with the Rolling Stones, and even hit the Australian Top Ten back in the 1960s, it seems incredible to think how the Rev. Dr. Themistocli [...]
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Till we meet again
I have said goodbye to Freetown and sit here smiling that I am no longer in a marathon sweat run, I smile knowing that here in my room the lights are on without fear of them going off, I chuckle to myself that the toilets have flushing water and I can spend more than a [...]
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Fr Themi in Greece Mid May
Dear Freinds & Supporters of Fr Themi in Greece Fr Themi will be in Greece from May 10 to May 22. 1. He Arrive in Athens from Boston (via Paris) Air France around 5.00 PM Thurrsday May 10 – and will try to connect to Thessalonica on same day. Hopefully, he will arrive in Thessalonica [...]
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I am now reaching “Barry White” voice status (heh he he!!!…..)
Dear Friends and Supporters Christ is Risen. Peace be with you. I pray that you are well, as you know I am now on a brief stay in the USA for treatment on my vocal chords. The doctor here – Prof. Steven Zeitels – a pioneering and leading figure in the area of vocal cord [...]
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From my Eyes
“Fr Themi – The mission man” My name is King David Kargbo and I wish to tell you a story so these are my words. It’s about a Godly ordained individual who came from a land far in the southern hemisphere of the universe and believed that the word of god must reach the four [...]
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There’s more to life than just eating and excreting!
Not everyone has the luxury of flushing toilets and bathrooms. The limitation on water here is a wake-up call for all those spoilt people (like me), who use the bathroom whenever and as often they want. Here in Sierra Leone, often you see people just peeing on the side of the road. ‘Sometimes you just gotta do [...]
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Taking things for granted!
It’s one thing to know something, and another to experience it. In the past, many a time, I heard: ‘Don’t waste water!’, ‘Conserve energy! ‘, or, ‘Don’t worry about it, just buy a new one!’, ‘Why does it take so long serve me, all I want is an ice-coffee (NOW)!’ etc. etc. etc… I now [...]
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No mission without a vision
They say: Give someone a fish, you feed them once. Teach someone how to fish, you feed them forever! I would add: Only if you have the tools! Half the work I believe in any mission is holistic education, an education that includes both our physical-mental being and just as important our spiritual being. This [...]
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It’s is heartbreaking to be powerless to stop such a senseless death..
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Again, I greet you warmly and thank you for the valuable support you are providing our missionary activities here in Sierra Leone. In this new year our Diocese has already experienced several high points and several low points and we thank the merciful God for His care and provision. [...]
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Teachers College Open
Dear brothers and sisters, I greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and know that I thank him for you and pray for you every day that he will bless and keep you all well. Many times I have done my best to write a report of the things that have taken [...]
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