Comments for Endure Fort http://choskins.co.uk Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:09:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Comment on Day 5…We did it! by Subi http://choskins.co.uk/2012/02/09/day-5-we-did-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1684 Subi Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:09:03 +0000 http://choskins.co.uk/?p=947#comment-1684 Thank you both for taking part in the Rice and Beans challenge and for supporting Tearfund. We loved reading your account of the challenge. We have been sharing your blog around the office here and through our social networks. We know that it will encourage many more people to get involved, so THANK YOU. Enjoy your cakes! Subi & the digital team Tearfund Thank you both for taking part in the Rice and Beans challenge and for supporting Tearfund. We loved reading your account of the challenge. We have been sharing your blog around the office here and through our social networks. We know that it will encourage many more people to get involved, so THANK YOU.

Enjoy your cakes!

Subi & the digital team
Tearfund

]]> Comment on Day 5…We did it! by Ann Dunsire http://choskins.co.uk/2012/02/09/day-5-we-did-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1678 Ann Dunsire Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:50:31 +0000 http://choskins.co.uk/?p=947#comment-1678 Been so brilliant to read your daily blogs Linda & Dave and hear your honesty in such a difficult challenge. I'm glad it's over for you both - Linda, you know how I worry myself sick about you all the time! I'm happy knowing you can eat again but identify with what you say about the poor and those who can't, so very much. We've always been Tear Fund supporters and their work is faithful, continual and lifesaving for so so many people, without whose help a whole lot more people would die. So, highlighting their work and bringing in more supporters can only be a great thing. For now, enjoy food again, it'll make you appreciate it like never before! (Linda's Mum) Been so brilliant to read your daily blogs Linda & Dave and hear your honesty in such a difficult challenge. I’m glad it’s over for you both – Linda, you know how I worry myself sick about you all the time! I’m happy knowing you can eat again but identify with what you say about the poor and those who can’t, so very much. We’ve always been Tear Fund supporters and their work is faithful, continual and lifesaving for so so many people, without whose help a whole lot more people would die. So, highlighting their work and bringing in more supporters can only be a great thing.
For now, enjoy food again, it’ll make you appreciate it like never before!

(Linda’s Mum)

]]> Comment on Day 4 by Ann Dunsire http://choskins.co.uk/2012/02/08/day-4/comment-page-1/#comment-1670 Ann Dunsire Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:47:31 +0000 http://choskins.co.uk/?p=943#comment-1670 Can only admire you both for sticking with it this far and experiencing what you've experienced throughout it. A huge huge challenge to all of us who know about world poverty but do very little to actually begin to put ourselves in that place, as we all love our comforts in this world far too much. If it was all taken away tomorrow, what would we do, who knows? Not cope well, that's for sure. You're both an inspiration, truly. (Linda's mum!) Can only admire you both for sticking with it this far and experiencing what you’ve experienced throughout it. A huge huge challenge to all of us who know about world poverty but do very little to actually begin to put ourselves in that place, as we all love our comforts in this world far too much. If it was all taken away tomorrow, what would we do, who knows? Not cope well, that’s for sure.
You’re both an inspiration, truly.
(Linda’s mum!)

]]> Comment on A day in the Sindh Province; A Photo Essay by Fiona http://choskins.co.uk/2011/10/10/a-day-in-the-sindh-province-a-photo-essay/comment-page-1/#comment-1479 Fiona Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:33:50 +0000 http://choskins.co.uk/?p=874#comment-1479 Hi Chris, To think when you were leaning out of the bus taking pictures of this and that, they would come out like this! Well done. The atmospheric one of the cyclist is very evocative of a world just trying to wake up. Or maybe that was just me. Keep going with the rest! Fiona Hi Chris,

To think when you were leaning out of the bus taking pictures of this and that, they would come out like this! Well done. The atmospheric one of the cyclist is very evocative of a world just trying to wake up. Or maybe that was just me.

Keep going with the rest!

Fiona

]]> Comment on A contrasting evening by Ayra http://choskins.co.uk/2011/10/04/a-contrasting-evening/comment-page-1/#comment-1433 Ayra Wed, 05 Oct 2011 06:56:06 +0000 http://choskins.co.uk/?p=871#comment-1433 Thank you that you liked my choice. It was really a pleasure taking you through this experience. I am so happy that u enjoyed to the maximum. Ayra Thank you that you liked my choice. It was really a pleasure taking you through this experience. I am so happy that u enjoyed to the maximum. Ayra

]]> Comment on Hoskins Gallery by Paul McKeown http://choskins.co.uk/2011/09/22/hoskins-gallery/comment-page-1/#comment-1307 Paul McKeown Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:37:51 +0000 http://choskins.co.uk/?p=842#comment-1307 All the best with this new venture, Chris.... gotta go where the life is. Every blessing. Paul All the best with this new venture, Chris…. gotta go where the life is. Every blessing.

Paul

]]> Comment on 9/11 – Looking back… by Paula Harkins http://choskins.co.uk/2011/09/11/911-looking-back/comment-page-1/#comment-1235 Paula Harkins Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:00:31 +0000 http://choskins.co.uk/2011/09/11/911-looking-back/#comment-1235 I remember sitting in the living room too! Craig & I visited GZ, and it was the oddest place. In the middle of one of the busiest cities in the world, you could hear virtually no sound. There was a palpable atmosphere, and few people even spoke. Tourists didnt take pictures, they (and we) just read the memorial plaques and had minutes of quiet reflection. Its good that a new, bigger and better tower is being built, one New Yorker told us that it is their way of (and I quote) 'flipping off the terrorists'! Such a brave city with fantastic people. I remember sitting in the living room too! Craig & I visited GZ, and it was the oddest place. In the middle of one of the busiest cities in the world, you could hear virtually no sound. There was a palpable atmosphere, and few people even spoke. Tourists didnt take pictures, they (and we) just read the memorial plaques and had minutes of quiet reflection. Its good that a new, bigger and better tower is being built, one New Yorker told us that it is their way of (and I quote) ‘flipping off the terrorists’! Such a brave city with fantastic people.

]]> Comment on Youth Reps voting? by Lynsey Martin http://choskins.co.uk/2011/05/24/youth-reps-voting/comment-page-1/#comment-897 Lynsey Martin Sat, 28 May 2011 13:25:22 +0000 http://choskins.co.uk/?p=814#comment-897 My comment from before probably should have gone here. But ayee, voting is a tricky issue and our debate on the issue amongst as a group really brought us together! :-) My comment from before probably should have gone here. But ayee, voting is a tricky issue and our debate on the issue amongst as a group really brought us together! :-)

]]> Comment on Church and Youth…. by Lynsey Martin http://choskins.co.uk/2011/05/24/church-and-youth/comment-page-1/#comment-896 Lynsey Martin Sat, 28 May 2011 13:22:25 +0000 http://choskins.co.uk/?p=809#comment-896 It was not too rambly! :-D You are so right with the youth reps representing diversity and there being a real unity in our diversity. During the prep session for this report we had a lot of chat on the issue of voting. And it was amazing that we all had differing opinions. Sometimes from an outside point of view it can be easy to assume that all youth reps think the same. Think our diversity on this particular issue was represented well with different people getting up and being passionate on both sides. It was a good day. Yessss. :-D It was not too rambly! :-D

You are so right with the youth reps representing diversity and there being a real unity in our diversity.

During the prep session for this report we had a lot of chat on the issue of voting. And it was amazing that we all had differing opinions. Sometimes from an outside point of view it can be easy to assume that all youth reps think the same. Think our diversity on this particular issue was represented well with different people getting up and being passionate on both sides.

It was a good day. Yessss. :-D

]]> Comment on Church and Youth…. by Colin Carmichael http://choskins.co.uk/2011/05/24/church-and-youth/comment-page-1/#comment-871 Colin Carmichael Tue, 24 May 2011 16:10:01 +0000 http://choskins.co.uk/?p=809#comment-871 I was intrigued by this debate this morning. The emergence of an "indicative" vote as a compromise was especially interesting. Our Young Adult Representatives (YARs) have had an "advisory" vote since 2009. This vote, which occurs only on issues selected by the YARs, occurs immediately prior to the full vote of Assembly. The institution of the advisory vote arose out of an overture to the 2008 General Assembly requesting full voting participation of YARs. Colin Carmichael Associate Secretary, Communications The Life and Mission Agency The Presbyterian Church in Canada I was intrigued by this debate this morning. The emergence of an “indicative” vote as a compromise was especially interesting.

Our Young Adult Representatives (YARs) have had an “advisory” vote since 2009. This vote, which occurs only on issues selected by the YARs, occurs immediately prior to the full vote of Assembly. The institution of the advisory vote arose out of an overture to the 2008 General Assembly requesting full voting participation of YARs.

Colin Carmichael
Associate Secretary, Communications
The Life and Mission Agency
The Presbyterian Church in Canada

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