Missionary Blogs

A phrase we heard over and over during our visit to Msalato Theological College in Dodoma. Where we might just report that something happened, people at the college said, “We thank God” for this thing ... read more

I am happy to say that we have four new positions for teaching staff, and three have been filled!  I would like to introduce our new Vice-Dean, Mme Cécile Auguste; our new  Coordinator of  Academic Affairs, Mr Jorel Simplice; and our new Clinical Coordinator, Mr ... read more

Hello Everyone! First, my apologies for the long period between blog posts. I have been wonderfully busy with short-term programs. Since my last post, we have hosted a group from Nigeria, a women’s group, and ... read more

St. Alban’s Mission, Antigua, GuatemalaThe Rev. Brian GregoryOctober 20, 2019Church Year C: The 19th Sunday after PentecostGenesis 32:22-31, Psalm 121, 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5, Luke 18:1-8 Good morning. It has been a couple of months since ... read more

For daily photos of my time in Oman, follow Al Alama’s Instagram (@alamanacentre)! About 99% of the time it is me posting. ... read more

I am back in Nebraska, sitting in the recliner, recovering a bit from a very busy 2 week trip to the DR and ready for my final blog post. My last post covered Friday the ... read more

It is hard to believe we have been in Guatemala for more than a month now. Our first week and a half was spent taking a bit of time getting settled (yes, there is privilege ... read more

Hi everyone, I am sorry to share that I’m not returning to St. Philips in Tanzania this month. I developed four (4) skin abscesses in August due to an infection. They were all removed by ... read more

We Irish people are plenty of things: short, cantankerous, wonderfully funny, long-suffering, long-winded and relentlessly superstitious. Me beloved Muther, may she Rest In Peace, spent much of December 31st taking all trash and unneeded “stuff” ... read more

Joe and I spent much of last Thursday weeping. Good tears. Some of the tears were because of sadness, but most were because of compassion and kindness. While we were in London, we went to ... read more

Wednesday we drove east — out to San Pedro de Macoris — then north to Consuelo. We followed our usual routine of meetings, review sessions and building tours. As before, there was your good news ... read more

Last Monday, I left my home in Arlington, Virginia at 5PM EST to start a year of service abroad. Thankfully the trip went smoothly, and on Tuesday around 11PM I arrived to my new home ... read more

  FSRL slide show-Aug 1 2019 Please take a minute to click on the slideshow above which shows YOUR FAVORITE STUDENTS hard at work.  It lists some accomplishments by FSRL during the year just past, ... read more

The last several weeks – the last few months, actually – have been a whirlwind of planning, packing, saying goodbye, and making arrangements for our move to Guatemala.  Each member of our family of four ... read more

Phew!  We have JUST completed the grading for the 36 courses that our students completed between Sept. 1 2018 and Aug. 9 2019.  This is the first year that we’ve had all four cohorts in ... read more