David Green

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

Not much to report this week - which does not mean I was idle. Just a week of ordinary responsibilities. I regained much of the clarinet proficiency I had lost, and practiced for the Easter service. Ruth finally got over her virus. It rained every day... This week promises to be more interesting. I'll be… Continue reading April 10, 2022 — More Normal

...whatever that is. All the bills are paid, February and March expense reports filed, report sent to donors, returned to leading the weekly Bible study, Good Friday service prepared, laundry and other household chores caught up, daily exercise resumed, triumph over jet lag. I was even able to plant pansies in the planters out front… Continue reading April 3, 2022 — Back to Normal…

Last week began with another 9-6 day of teaching on Monday in Bogota, Colombia. At the end of a long day we had completed the workshop on how to lead Bible studies, and Peter took us out to eat with his interns at a favorite place - a crepe restaurant. Tuesday began with the COVID… Continue reading March 27, 2022 — Mission Accomplished!

We packed on Wednesday and flew to Bogota on Thursday. The two hours to Atlanta and four hours to Colombia seemed easy compared to the strenuous 30-hour trip from Malaysia. Speaking of Malaysia, Ruth and I are still not over jet lag. Peter Dishman had a reasonable schedule of student activities for us on Friday,… Continue reading March 20, 2022 — Teach and Sleep

We're back in Bethlehem and trying to get over jet lag! On our last Sunday in Kuala Lumpur Ruth and I attended a different church - the one which Phil and Barb attend. First we drove to a testing site and were swabbed for our COVID test, then were introduced to Chilli Pan Mee -… Continue reading March 15, 2022 — Adjusting to home