Some trust in Horses

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God” Ps 20:7

With apologies to the Psalmist, my thoughts as I puffed around the wall included the following

“Some middle aged men trust in mistresses, and some in Harley Davidsons, but we trust in Marathon running” Since the other options are unavailable to me for different reasons, I have fallen back on Marathon running to overcompensate for the passing of the years.

Never I have felt the silliness of the exercise more than Saturday.

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Useful Link

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

There is a useful Wikipedia entry on Jiegu here . Because of the different languages used in the area it is known by other names as well. Jiegu is the Mandarin Chinese version of the name

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YuShu Earthquake

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

BRICKS is today launching an appeal to support the work of Jinde Charities in Jiegu county. Our target is modest in this phase, €5,000 (50,000 RMB). Please give generously to this appeal

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Update – Activities of Jinde Charities in response to the Yushu Earthquake

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Jinde’s first batch of relief goods consisting of 800 bags of salt, 20 tonne wheat flour and 2.4 tonne edible oil reached to Xining at midnight yesterday. The snowy and rainy weather cost 22 hours to transport the relief goods from Xining to Yushu disaster areas

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Yushu Earthquake

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

The earthquake which took place in Yushu, Qinghai, northwest China, has caused significant loss of life. It has also rendered thousands homeless in bleak conditions. Thankfully the government response has been swift and reports are that a great deal is being done to bring the basic necessities to the people in the disaster area. Inevitably, however, the needs outpace the ability of even the most efficient government response, and the sufferings of survivors demand our attention.

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Jinde Charities Press release

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Four staff from Jinde’s Chengdu Office and Mianyang Psycho-social service station, led by Fr. John Ren, has got to Xining this morning, the capital of Qinghai Province. At this moment, the four staff now are still on the road heading to Yushu, with a hope to set up an operation base there. The long distance between Xining and Yushu county make them uncertain when is the exact time they could reach the destination.

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