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Two wise doctors
Originally posted on David's Diaries: Irish students and graduates were dispersing all over the globe in the cause of making Jesus famous for all the right reasons. Our European colleagues couldn’t help but notice that so they invited us to help to give this process a turbo-boost. The idea was that since many young… Read more
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Strabane Gospel Hall
Originally posted on David's Diaries: The to-ings and fro-ings of our little community held a certain fascination for the good burghers of Strabane. Sunday morning singing could produce its own surprises. On one famous occasion a hymn drew to a close and everybody slowly sat down again. Except my father, who was in his… Read more
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En Route to Porto Alegre
Originally posted on David's Diaries: My parents had hit on a way to keep their expression of loyalty to Jesus as simple and unpretentious as possible by the time they got married and moved to Strabane. They took up with fellow-travellers who saw things the same way – the Plymouth Brethren. This was (and… Read more
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Thank you, Strabane
Originally posted on David's Diaries: The rendezvous between my mother, the original country girl from a windswept mountainside in southern Donegal, with my father, the original city boy from Derry, was unique. Saturday nights in Derry during the Second World War were a sight to behold. Mainly because there was nothing to behold at… Read more
the electrician's children 