David Green

Last week presbytery approved our call to join a team in Southeast Asia! It seemed like a long process, but the committee that evaluated the call works very hard and were very supportive of us. I'm grateful for their hard work! Speaking of long, I spent long hours last week editing my contact lists in… Continue reading July 24, 2022 — And End and a Beginning

The goal is to help the church in Southeast Asia, particularly in ministry to college students. We're focused on that goal. We have to be, because it's taking a lot of work to get started. The graphic designer has finished her work, so I've been using it create our new look. You'll see it at… Continue reading July 17, 2022 — More (slow) Progress

Ruth and I were visiting friends in New Jersey over the 4th, so I'm just now back on the job. I felt pursued by tasks last week, but nothing that makes exciting news. I visited the Post Office to discuss mailing under a new name. Back in my office, I spent hours doing the transition… Continue reading July 5, 2022 — Mail Preparations

Ruth and I left the house at 6:00 AM on Tuesday and flew to Birmingham, AL for the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America. Some highlights: It's hot in Alabama! Fortunately the Assembly meets in air conditioning.We had vigorous discussion of some important issues. I doubt that anyone will be completely pleased with… Continue reading June 26, 2022 — General Assembly

It's not June 12, but we're back from vacation. On May 25 Peter's wife Megan arrived with their oldest two children, and the next day we drove to JFK Airport and flew to England. There we visited Daniel, Ginny and their two children who have been there for almost three years. Daniel was sent there… Continue reading June 19, 2022 — Back in the U.S.

Well, I'm back. I survived the first round of insurance investigations and we have a plan for the rest of our time in the U.S. Closer to our departure we'll need to revisit this lovely issue. As I promised, these days are packed, but the news is not very inspiring. The past two weeks I've… Continue reading May 22, 2022 — Continued

We spent most of last week in Morgantown, WV visiting Peter and Megan and the grandchildren. While there I wrote my sermon and moved on to investigating international insurance and other such mundane matters. I'm not a complete lout. I consulted the calendar a month ago and noted that Mother's Day was next week. My… Continue reading May 9, 2022 — Small Steps

Last week Tuesday was full with presbytery, and Friday was full - lunch with team colleagues in Philadelphia and an evening presentation at a local church. Otherwise I purchased a new domain and set up secure email addresses. This was not rocket science, but it took a fair amount of work. We don't plan to… Continue reading May 1, 2022 — Preparations

I hope you get the picture that Ruth and I keep pretty busy. We enjoy the work in the church and community, with campus ministers, and all the other ministry that comes our way. Less enjoyable, but not painful, is the administrative work that keeps everything else going. Less enjoyable, and less newsworthy. I fear… Continue reading April 24, 2022 — Behind the Scenes

Christ is Risen! Alleluia! After two months traveling, preparing, or recovering from travels I focused last week on serving our church. The personal highlight last week was leading the Good Friday service and preaching the sermon. I appreciate these opportunities to serve our congregation, and it meant Matt (our pastor) only had to prepare two… Continue reading April 17, 2022 — Preaching and Recording