Thursday, December 30, 2004

Agenda January - March 2005


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Here's my agenda for the coming months.

January
10 - Madrid: Association of Christian Educators' New Year's dinner.
14 - Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid): Meeting with the team and volunteers of the Christian charity 'Rainbows of Hope': evaluation & planning of Godly Play classes.
15 - Madrid ('El Shaddai' Evangelical Church): Godly Play workshop for teachers & children's workers.
16 - Madrid ('El Shaddai' Evangelical Church): Godly Play class with Sunday School children.
17 - Madrid: Association of Christian Educators' board meeting.
20 - Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid): Godly Play children's class
21-22 - Las Matas (Madrid): Godly Play workshop for teachers & children's workers, at Mountainview International Community Church.
27 - Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid): Godly Play children's class.
29 -Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid): Godly Play workshop for teachers & children's workers, at Rainbows of Hope community centre.
30 - Madrid ('El Shaddai' Evangelical Church): Godly Play children's class.

February
3 - Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid): Godly Play children's class.
6 - Madrid ('El Shaddai' Evangelical Church): Godly Play children's class.
10 - Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid): Godly Play children's class.
11-12 - Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona): National Committee & Council meetings of Unión Bíblica (Scripture Union in Spain).
17 - Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid): Godly Play children's class.
18-20 - Valencia: Training weekend for children's workers.
24 - Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid): Godly Play children's class.
25-27 - La Moraleja (Madrid): Training weekend for children's workers.
27 - La Moraleja (Madrid): Association of Christian Educators' AGM.

March
3
- Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid): Godly Play children's class.
5 - Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid): Godly Play workshop for teachers & children's workers, at the Rainbows of Hope community centre.
6 - Toral de los Guzmanes (León): Training for camp leaders.
10 - Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid): Godly Play children's class.
13 - Madrid ('El Shaddai' Evangelical Church): Godly Play children's class.
17 - Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid): Godly Play children's class.

Sunday, December 19, 2004

Raul


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Our 8th grandchild was born early on Thursday morning in London. Raul weighed in at 3 kg 600 gm, and measured 56 cm. With his Real Madrid shirt, he is an obvious candidate to substitute the current Madrid and Spanish international football star, Raúl.

Parents, Lorna & Simon, and sisters, Nadine & Savannah, are thrilled to bits with this special Christmas present. So, too, his grandmother, Cilla, who was able to be with the family in London immediately before and after Raul's birth.

Another photo of Raul. Posted by Hello

Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Moira & Gary

It is always a joy to receive guests. Especially a cousin whom one has not seen for years, except for (sadly) at family funerals. Last week, Moira and her husband, Gary, made a short trip to Spain to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary, and they were able to stay with us for a few days before making their way to Barcelona. Gary is the vicar of St Peter with St Margaret C. of E. church, in Rochester, UK. Before that he had served in pastoral ministry in Bermuda. It was great to get to know them better!

Moira and Gary at Toledo
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Wednesday, November 24, 2004

Godly Play training

Since last April, David has been leading Godly Play introduction days in various parts of Spain. A full chronicle of these activities, with a good number of photos, is available on the Godly Play Spain blog. Here's a further link to a photographic report of a recent event organized by Mountainview International Church in Madrid, with more pictures of David in action, participants and Godly Play materials.

Besides the introductory days, this coming Saturday David will start leading practical training workshops on Godly Play techniques and methods, the first of which will take place near Madrid.


Tuesday, October 26, 2004

Agenda for November-December 2004


NOVEMBER
4 Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid): Godly Play class – Rainbows of Hope
7 Madrid: Godly Play class – 'El Shaddai' Evangelical Church
11 Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid): Godly Play class – Rainbows of Hope
15 Madrid: board meeting – Madrid Evangelical Educators Association
18 Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid): Godly Play class – Rainbows of Hope
20 Ferrol (A Coruña): Godly Play introductory day
21 Ferrol (A Coruña): Preaching - Ferrol Evangelical Church
25 Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid): Godly Play class – Rainbows of Hope
27 Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid): Godly Play workshop sessions (Parables) – Rainbows of Hope

DECEMBER
2 Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid): Godly Play class – Rainbows of Hope
9 Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid): Godly Play class – Rainbows of Hope
12 Madrid: Godly Play class – 'El Shaddai' Evangelical Church
16 Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid): Godly Play class – Rainbows of Hope
19 Madrid: Godly Play class - 'El Shaddai' Evangelical Church

35th wedding anniversary in the Pyrenees


Cilla and David celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary on 11th October. They took advantage of David's speaking engagement at the church retreat in Girona (see below), to spend a couple of extra days near La Seu d'Urgell (Lerida province), taking in the gorgeous views and also visiting Andorra for some cut-price shopping. Here's Cilla in the photo - also looking gorgeous! Posted by Hello

David in the Pyrenees. Posted by Hello

Parenting course in Girona


David was invited by Sant Feliu Evangelical Church (Barcelona) to speak to parents from the congregation at their church retreat in Roses (Girona) from 8th to 10th October. David took the theme of building 'emotional security' (self-esteem) in children, basing his talks on the material published by the Madrid Evangelical Educators Association, of which he is a founder member. Posted by Hello

Tuesday, August 24, 2004

Profile on Spain


spain_map
Originally uploaded by djp54.
Here's a general profile on Spain, by courtesy of the BBC: Spain Profile

Tuesday, July 27, 2004

Agenda September-October

Here are a few items from my agenda for the months of September & October:

September
4 MADRID: Unión Bíblica (Scripture Union Spain) National Committee meeting.
13 MADRID: Asociación de Educadores Evangélicos de Madrid (Madrid Association of Evangelical Educators) Committee meeting.
17-19 IGUALADA (Barcelona): Godly Play introduction & preaching.
24-26 LA MORALEJA (Alcobendas, Madrid): Residential training for children's workers & Sunday school teachers, at a Catholic retreat centre.
29–2 October LES CHÊNES DE MAMRÉ (Valence, France): Staff workers' conference for the European Latin subregion of Scripture Union.

October
6 TORREJÓN DE ARDOZ (Madrid): Preparations & planning for Godly Play sessions at the Rainbows of Hope kids club. Rainbows of Hope (Arco Iris de Esperanza) is a charity organisation affiliate of WEC International.
9-12 ROSES (Girona): 4 sessions of a parenting course at a church retreat, run by the Sant Feliu de Llobregat Evangelical Church.
19 TORREJÓN DE ARDOZ (Madrid): Godly Play session at Rainbows of Hope kids club.
23 MADRID: Godly Play introduction and workshop (hands-on training) at Mountainview International Church.
26 TORREJÓN DE ARDOZ (Madrid): Godly Play session at Rainbows of Hope kids club.

Friday, July 23, 2004

Nadine & Savannah

My granddaughters, Nadine (9) and Savannah (7) are currently visiting us on holiday in Madrid - together with mum, Lorna. They live in central London. You can see samples of the work they have produced in response to the Godly Play parable of the Mustard Seed. Their artwork is on the Godly Play Spain blog at http://godlyplayespain.blogspot.com.
Nadine+Savannah
Originally uploaded by djp54.

Wednesday, June 30, 2004

Godly Play

There are several references in my agenda to Godly Play. If you wish to find out more about this imaginative method for presenting Bible stories to children (& adults), you will find plenty of information at the official Godly Play UK site http://www.godlyplay.org.uk or at the Godly Play USA site http://www.godlyplay.org. If you happen to read Spanish (or would just like to look at my pictures!) you can also visit my own blog site for Godly Play in Spain http://www.godlyplayespain.blogspot.com. Happy browsing!

David

Tuesday, May 25, 2004

My home church

Here is a link to my 'home' church: Roxeth Green Free Church in South Harrow, Middlesex (near London)
http://www.roxeth.com/

Monday, May 24, 2004


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AGENDA

Here are some of the activities on my agenda for the next few months.

MAY
24-31 Godly Play stories at a Christian retreat for the elderly - Toral de los Guzmanes (León)

JUNE
4-6 Weekend residential training event for Sunday school teachers and children's workers - La Moraleja, Alcobendas (Madrid)
12 Godly Play Introduction at the Free Evangelical Church in Sant Feliu (Barcelona)
13 Session in parenting skills at the Free Evangelical Church in Sant Feliu (Barcelona)
18-19 Godly Play Introduction at a Christian retreat of the Evangelical Pentecostal Apostolic Church in Antequera (Málaga)

JULY
17 Godly Play Introduction at a training day for a team of about 20 volunteer hospital visitors, at Chiclana (Cádiz)

AUGUST
16-30 Family evangelistic camp in Ávila; Godly Play sessions for groups of children and all-age groups

Sunday, May 23, 2004

Introduction

Welcome to my blog. Here you will find news and information regarding my agenda, events and personal items.

David