tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106394272011-12-29T22:40:02.748Z...oN tHe WaY...Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.comBlogger2891100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-85550231700100632562011-12-29T16:44:00.001Z2011-12-29T22:40:02.761Z

One more meditation from Fr. Richard Rohr: We are too tiny, too passing, too recent to imagine any eternal greatness within us, but the Biblical pattern of incarnation always has God disguised and hiding inside of littleness, particularity, ordinariness, and seeming insignificance. God seems to want us to do the desiring and all the discovering. No one finds God who is not looking for God and

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-25442372945016118932011-12-24T17:06:00.000Z2011-12-27T15:47:20.506Z

Prayer:  O Rising Sun, enlighten my darkness. " Through the heartfelt mercies of God,        God's Rising Sun  will break in upon us,    Shining on those in the darkness,       those sitting in the shadow of death,    Then showing us the way,  one foot at a time,       down the path of peace."    (Luke 1:78-79) Pre-industrial people were far more connected to the natural cosmos

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-23962085340543745522011-10-12T13:28:00.003+01:002011-10-12T13:28:44.464+01:00

here's a little review of our first 6 days on the road... From Belfast, to Edinburgh/Scotland, then into England....firstly the Northumbrian coast to Lindisfarne on the Holy Island; Durham; Leeds and Manchester... We had our last good-byes in Belfast with a lovely dinner and hang out time at Pádraig´s house.  There was Beckie, Miriam, Beth&Gail, Willow, Hugh, Jayme&Jim, Jayne, Courtnae,

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-32320242041036390922011-10-06T17:52:00.003+01:002011-10-06T17:52:48.193+01:00

for some reason, one of the songs I used in the video of our Love celebration has copyrights and is not possible to open in certain countries, like germany... odd... If it´s restricted in your country, click here instead...  not so good sound, but hey !!! Shalom Salaam Peace Paz

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-77852418953051705802011-09-30T16:49:00.001+01:002011-10-06T17:50:21.087+01:00

check here for a youtube video... If it´s restricted in your country, click here instead... for some reason, one of the songs I used has copyrights and is not possible to open in certain countries, like germany... odd... when I find time I´ll post some more :-) we´re just now packing the van to start the road trip back to the Mount of Oaks...through Scotland, England, North of Spain till

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-55560750665896101702011-09-01T16:23:00.000+01:002011-09-26T16:34:41.819+01:00

Here'e me and emma starting our trip from the Mount of Oaks to Ireland... in our van that now has a name, "soraia"... it came with the wind-brake we got as you can see... We left on sunday afternoon and on wednesday we were already in the north of France close to the place we'd take the ferry to Ireland... so we still had a day to rest from travelling and enjoyed the day at a beautiful beach in

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-17549178751958637672011-06-20T22:51:00.003+01:002011-06-20T23:09:22.938+01:00

This is part of some daily meditations I get through e.mail from Fr. Richard Rohr, a Fransciscan monk living in the north of America... Obviously he's relating with the reality there, but we can see  the same issues in our part of the world... He gave this tittle for the week "Church as Permaculture"... I had to laugh... and read..., specially because it was just the week before the Permaculture

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-37249404307418325452011-06-16T14:38:00.002+01:002011-06-16T14:41:16.201+01:00

I was meditating this morning on the passage in Luke 8:22-25, when Jesus and his disciples got on the boat to reach the other side of the lake, and got stuck with an heavy storm... I was quite familiar with the story, and the teaching of Jesus to his disciples (me included) of how little faith we have when we face different storms on the way... Again I got confronted with the same question Jesus

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-25534059046094151932011-06-09T20:44:00.001+01:002011-06-09T20:44:55.375+01:00

This is me next to Lesley a week ago during the Permaculture Design Course. I sprained my wrist when I was tying a rope from the tarp in front of the kitchen. I was on a step ladder and wearing an african fabric tied around my waist as a skirt... not a good idea !!! even though I lifted it and tied it up to my waist, as I was stepping down, the fabric untied itself and blocked my knee... so I was

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-28813914063992861962011-01-09T21:07:00.001Z2011-01-29T19:25:17.901Z

      It's been a good time here visiting my parents... the reason why I came so unexpectedly was due to my mom's health condition. She had broken 2 ribs and during the time of recovery she felt really bad...one night she almost couldn't breathe, she had high fevers and was cold as ice...  My dad said she was virtually dead... they went to the hospital and she was immediately looked after ... one

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-56435502300743725912010-12-31T17:49:00.001Z2010-12-31T18:43:54.442Z

It's almost 2011 (for those who count that way), and it's nice to be in a warmer place :-)... I just wanted to drop a line and wish everyone the chance to have a good time to reflect on this year that passed ... a time to remember... I'm sure in the end there will be many things to give thanks for... I also want to wish you in this coming season, all the rest and peace needed for each day...

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-40335958283097695802010-12-28T22:30:00.001Z2011-01-29T19:32:44.184Z

This was my little trial to make a movie of my trip from Luanda to Benguela by car...I went with my father, my brother Jorge and his 2 sons, Keanu and Eric... This was the first time I could make this trip by car cuz before the roads were not safe to drive...It's been 6 years since I last came here and many things have changed... The war only ended in 2002 (after more than 40 years), and when I

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-2175076184406049812010-12-17T12:24:00.029Z2010-12-23T14:13:01.271Z

so, I will share my "saga" of my trip to Northern Ireland... I was only going for a week , for Emma's birthday, to see her dad in Hospital and the rest of the family... I end up having 5 flights canceled, in 3 different airports, and ended up arriving in Belfast on the same place the Titanic was built :-)... thankfully nothing compared to the Titanic story happened :-/...After all that it would

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-59098325219648823552010-11-27T18:08:00.022Z2010-12-23T14:14:32.206Z

It's been again a long time since I post anything...apart from my last note about my laptop keyboard... as you might presume, I do have a keyboard now :-)... i found a cheap one on ebay, only 12E...super!!! but that was not the only reason why I haven't got the opportunity to write... the thing is that my days have been quite full and many things have happen... Now I seat here in "my house" (the

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-58870080284412613002010-11-08T19:27:00.002Z2010-12-23T17:33:09.503Z

it s been few weeks now that i cant use my computer. only to connect my internet modem in order to use my phone for internet, as im doing now... :-) My keyboard got few drops of rain and doesnt work anymore.but the rest is fine, fiiiiuu...but i can only use the mouse ... Im using my phone now for access internet and check emails, so i just wanted to drop a line to let you know. All my mail

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-36698751355299399932010-09-26T16:55:00.010+01:002010-12-23T17:34:44.815Z

This has been a reeeeally hot summer... one of my excuses not to write so often on my blog :-) eh, eh... but it's true, it's really discouraging to write during siesta when it's most hot, or in the evenings when I'm basically exhausted... anyway, just wanted to catch up with the last month before I have another bunch of things to share... After the time in USA I had lots of work to do here...

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-19612464401199212532010-08-14T16:43:00.048+01:002010-12-23T17:35:29.694Z

it's about time I post something about my time in USA... I already came back 4 weeks ago, but I had so many little (and big) things to do here at the land that I was not so enthusiastic to be at the computer... It's also not so encouraging when we have between 35º and 40º ... really really hot... so, If I'm not working, I'm swimming :-)... But anyway, I would really like to share some of my

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-84029365500009993632010-06-15T13:53:00.010+01:002010-12-23T17:36:03.642Z

Soon, me and Emma will be going to the Usa to participate in an inter-faith program called "Faith to Faith, Face to Face"... click here to find out more about it. The program operates in four regions around the world, Belfast (Northern Ireland), Cape Town (South Africa), Jerusalem and United States. Emma is the leader of the Northern Ireland region and this is one of her jobs with the

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-69299935515994070652010-06-12T21:28:00.020+01:002010-12-23T17:39:36.144Z

Just a couple of days after finishing our strawbale building workshop we had lots of friends and family for a "baby party"... (go to the other blog to see how it all went... it was great!!!) This was definitely a happy day… a celebration day for many reasons… For my twin nephews’ 3rd birthday, Nelson and Joshua, and also for Nolan’s 2nd birthday that would be later this month… We also had

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-69299466960728406612010-05-28T22:21:00.002+01:002010-05-28T22:25:06.637+01:00

This is Lyna's Yurt floor finished...Click here to know how the strawbale building workshop is going...It's only the second day and we are ready to lift up the walls tomorrow :-)

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-56016180512767367052010-05-16T13:38:00.002+01:002010-05-16T13:44:26.531+01:00

Check out here for our last weeks hard work...I'm back in Belfast to visit Emma who got a viral meningitis... she's much better now, and I'll be back to the land on tuesday to get back to work...We need to finish Lyna's Yurt floor, and get ready for our Strawbale building workshop... I'm looking forward for it...IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE SOME MORE ATTENDANTS, SO, PLEASE PASS IT ON TO THOSE WHO

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-37561226493919982342010-04-18T10:37:00.005+01:002010-04-18T21:43:20.899+01:00

what an amazing book !!! I just finished this morning and I'm still so thrilled about it all... I highly recommend it ...lots of deep insights given with a nice sense of humour... you can check it out here on "the Shack" 's website.It will definitely break down all your pre-conceived stereotype images you may have of God... :-)Let me share just a little part that stood out to me, to give you a

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-50143529553740435892010-04-15T11:50:00.007+01:002010-04-20T20:54:38.254+01:00

I just arrived from Dublin, after not being sure I was actually about to take the flight. All UK airports are closed because of a vulcano in south Iceland which erupted today...they say this ashes are really dangerous for the plain's engines so they are not risking to allow any plains to take off...Even flights to Brussels were being canceled, I didn't understand...but I guess there was no danger

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-48846926579902768662010-04-12T18:07:00.005+01:002010-04-12T19:09:23.693+01:00

we finished one more successful permaculture course at the land... with 13 participants, most of them Portuguese (which made me really glad), few Germans, one Dutch and a "multicultural" one (eh, eh, hard to define, but basically he's born in Holand, lives in Portugal for more than 10 years and his parents are both from America)... that's Chris Uhler for those who know, he's part of the "house"

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-52667345210199684642010-03-14T14:58:00.004Z2010-03-14T15:57:41.562Z

Me and Lyna were like children when the hot water came out of the solar water heater...this is how it looks , but check it here to see the last processes...The permaculture course is coming soon and we still have to finish little things and make the shelter for the course cuz the forecast predicts rain... I'm still hoping that changes, but still, we have to be ready for what might come...around

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-29671462558428059692010-03-07T19:59:00.003Z2010-03-07T20:07:14.018Z

check out here for last week's news...Thank God the sun will be shinning this week...and I hope for the next weeks too...we need to dry a bit... the soil is totally saturated with water...even in our kitchen and common place the water springs from the floor...In this picture you can see that our upper pond is overflowing...actually, the other one below as well... and our road is being a bit more

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-33517970146660803702010-02-21T13:32:00.021Z2010-02-21T15:15:23.950Z

I have lots of news about last 2 weeks of work in the land... so, I better just put some pictures and write some comments about it...Last sunday I went to Moses for a wee rest and I end up trapped by the snow...so I could only come back to the land on tuesday and then had lots to do...so not much time to blog...but I wrote a bit here on the MOunt of Oaks blog... I'm still trying to figure out

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-41774449643353590602010-02-07T18:50:00.003Z2010-02-07T18:54:55.352Z

I just posted about my last week work on the Mount of Oaks blog ... click on the link if that interest you...Oh, and I just want to say that I changed my settings on both blogs to moderate any comment, cuz I was getting stupid ones from chinese blogs, probably trying to make publicity or sell useless stuff... sorry about that...

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-84284045717766107052010-01-31T15:16:00.002Z2010-01-31T15:20:22.799Z

just a quick note to say I 've just posted the last week news on the Mount of Oaks blog ... we're busy here building one more roof :-)

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-57152500918087446612010-01-25T15:16:00.005Z2010-01-25T15:51:04.322Z

I´m really excited with this new season and new start that I´m entering here at the Mount of Oaks...Lyna and baby Nolan already arrived and she´s full of energy for this new season of her life too... I´m really glad to have this sister back here...It´s time for community again, after the long and, I believe, needed time of solitude, rest and reflection...As you can see here , the permaculture

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-5361564039521977712010-01-13T12:45:00.004Z2010-01-13T12:56:37.428Z

Just a little post with a link to JUMPER s blog ...a friend of mine from Czech Republic...so far he posted lots of pictures, and a post both in Czech and English... he really wants to share what he has been experiencing and seeing there... it's now his second visit with a CPT (Christian Peacemaker Teams) group and he totally loves it... I heard some nice stories from him when I met him at Juran

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-50239005151217343952010-01-13T11:57:00.005Z2010-01-13T12:35:17.228Z

yep, the snow melted as it started to rain...lots of rain... so this was our entry road next morning as I went to check it out...there was a water fall on the right side of the land and I presumed the stream of river must have been overflowing...And that was the case... after one hour I manage to clean the stream taking out some eucalyptus' branches which were blocking the water flow and causing

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-53528783832343539292010-01-11T10:41:00.014Z2010-01-11T11:26:10.842Z

I wouldn't believe if I wouldn't see it...yes, all these pictures were taken yesterday and this morning...I was making the trenches for the water to flow down the road cuz it has been raining quiet a lot and it's making some damages...suddenly big flocks of snow started to fall and I was just marveling... I thought it would be like last year when it snowed for a while but soon the sun came out

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-6447525580387673132010-01-10T11:40:00.002Z2010-01-11T11:52:23.789Z

"Enough Light for the Next StepOften we want to be able to see into the future. We say, "How will next year be for me? Where will I be five or ten years from now?" There are no answers to these questions. Mostly we have just enough light to see the next step: what we have to do in the coming hour or the following day. The art of living is to enjoy what we can see and not complain about what

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-84472194123210381392009-11-29T12:58:00.005Z2009-11-29T13:17:38.684Z

Finally we finished the olive Harvest this year...we took 910 Kg to the press, which gave us 120L of Olive oil...Praise God !!! And a big thanks to the Jones' family, Marcia, Marinho, Maureen, Isaac, Alana, Sieglinde and Sebastian, who helped in the process in different stages...You can check here for more interesting videos about all the process (I'm still uploading more)...and I have a

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-82066495716774645182009-11-15T15:48:00.023Z2009-11-15T19:49:10.012Z

yep, it's not over yet...hopefully next week I'll be done with it and take them to the press to make olive oil... it is a long and hard process... but so pleasant... I love it...At the moment it's only me, Sieglinde and Sebastian...Sebastian is a french guy who was here last year with other rainbow people... he's looking for a piece of land around here to set up a yurt or something like that and

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-70657670687077286052009-10-10T21:18:00.002+01:002009-10-10T21:23:17.685+01:00

just a quick note to remind you that the olive harvest is soon and I'd be really grateful with some extra hands...I'll start NEXT WEEK picking olives for conserves cuz they look pretty good already...there are loads this year...the big harvest will be between the 19th TILL 26th OCTOBER...Let me know if you're willing to come... and share with friends!!!Thanks...

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-56599231358782895172009-10-07T14:04:00.000+01:002009-10-11T17:31:54.676+01:00

just to say I'm back from my travelings and have lots to share... but now just a quick note as I don't have my pictures here...I got a new computer...as I said, Muxima broke the screen from my iBook...but a friend in Germany gave me hers with a broken hardrive...another friend from Emma in Ireland did the job to replace the hardrive from mine (12"one) into the new one (14"one)...now, it's going

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-57710684772218219462009-09-15T08:41:00.003+01:002009-09-15T08:47:03.617+01:00

yep, I'm at airport now in porto...I'll be away for 3 weeks...First in Ireland for the wedding of Uli and Juran (in Gorlitz-Germany, close to Poland)...It's gonna be great...a family meeting...most of my closest friends will be there...3 day party ...Yehhhhhh...After that I might be in Hernhut with the closest friends...to remember old days :-)...Then maybe Berlin to visit other friends...Then

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-74928256387400485062009-09-10T15:59:00.008+01:002009-09-11T14:35:31.032+01:00

esta é a primeira vez que escrevo no blog em português... pela simples razão, é para portugueses, principalmente para os que dizem ser cristãos... tudo começa aqui no blog do Junior (Faro)...cliquem no aqui para lerem e ficarem a par desta conversa interessante...Pois é, a conversa já vai longa, mas parece que ainda não tá tudo dito... Quero frisar que não se trata de quem tem razão, quem

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-25945191766566046762009-09-09T15:34:00.015+01:002009-09-09T16:56:55.938+01:00

I just wanted to let you know how things are going with the roof...if you're interested...and I also wanted to answer, or maybe make a question to the anonymous person that made a comment on my last post...some other random thoughts came to my mind...My question is : what if there is no supervisor available?!!! which is my situation at the moment...I understand your concern...and it would

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-54353650127406072512009-09-06T14:35:00.009+01:002009-09-06T15:32:50.991+01:00

Check out the Mount of Oaks blog and find out what I've been up to this week...I love carpentry...notice my carpenter look on this picture...I even have a carpenter pencil behind my ear...pink :-), eh, eh...I've not been only building, but it has been a very meditative work..."Learning by doing", that has been the subject ...So, while I'm up building the roof, some interesting thoughts come to

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-77797572069613665802009-08-30T14:04:00.002+01:002009-08-30T14:09:45.674+01:00

Go to the Mount of Oaks blog to see the possible projects for this next winter, and how you can get involved...BE PEACEFUL...

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This post will be filled with pictures...as it's easier for me to remember all the things that happen these last weeks...This picture is of the house we hosted the prayer room... such a perfect location...just next to the main church building and right where the sweet old ladies hang out on the hot summer days... yes, it has been hot...between 35 and 40 degrees (celsius)...Fiuuu!!!Anyway, this

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-28376254998013918562009-08-25T16:41:00.004+01:002009-08-25T17:11:26.472+01:00

as if it wasn't enough the fact that I have no electricity and my battery is only able to last 20 minutes, at best... now the screen is broken... I had no idea how it happen, till I noticed the shape of it on the screen...a dog paw !!! and I just remembered that Muxima tried to sneak in my bed in the middle of the night...she must have stepped on the computer that was laying on the floor...

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-91068611770510505962009-07-18T23:08:00.035+01:002009-07-19T00:20:46.347+01:00

solitude is not lonely at all...I've been having great times with my surroundings... My camera is not that great, but still I have fun !!!This picture here is the full moon rising...Wow, simply beautiful!!!TIME IN THE GARDEN :I've been doing some weeding...don't mind the aspect, weeds and straw on top of the soil makes a nice bed for the plants and hold much more moisture...they love it !!! and I

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-9992450521629136012009-07-04T17:43:00.007+01:002009-07-04T18:06:51.647+01:00

I was replying to David's comment and it end up being too long... so I make it as Part 2, from the previous post :-) :I wonder the same David...I do know people who want to live in community, but for different reasons they 're not taking that step yet... I do know some who do live in community (maybe in a different way and context, but they do), but they are in other places, as they felt called

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-48126350673583412092009-07-02T15:23:00.016+01:002009-07-02T19:53:05.405+01:00

I opened the mount of oak blog and I noticed its title : "Monastic, Life-giving, Eco - community"...It is in itself a prophetic definition of this place as there's not really an established community yet...so far, I'm the only one committed to live here on a long term basis... it has been an itinerant community of different groups of people who come and go... I still wait for those with the

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-35701978365846459262009-05-05T14:13:00.018+01:002009-05-05T16:36:57.166+01:00

some thoughts that have been crossing my mind today...Home and family...I have many dear friends, people I do admire and appreciate, and I have loads of people I know... and probably even more people who know about me...But feeling totally at home or having a family is something very precious and more seldom to have... I noticed that throughout my pilgrimage I've been receiving the gift of

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-42641064341848872832009-04-29T09:56:00.011+01:002009-04-29T11:38:28.265+01:00

I begin this post with some words from Jesus :" - Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I WILL GIVE YOU REST. Take my yoke upon you and LEARN FROM ME, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."...I write this because of the many feed-backs I've been having since the news started to spread...It seems like

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-31708651267764611542009-04-23T10:48:00.005+01:002009-04-23T23:32:29.651+01:00

The country is desperate to hear something hopeful..."All the news are about catastrophes, unemployment, factories closing down, the "crisis", blood, blood and more blood...people need to know that there's something good going on..."... that's what the Tv journalist told me when I was still considering to accept or not the interview...I asked something else before:"what makes this community good

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-73168778926975775912009-04-22T11:11:00.015+01:002009-04-26T11:22:00.371+01:00

the Jones ' family is back on the road with their amazing truck... we all had an amazing time together while they were here... They're a great family, and a great model for those who think that living on the road is just for singles or couples without children...well, they have 5 , and they all seem to be ok :-) ... They're homeschooling while they travel, and imagine the many other things they

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-2126325627529718292009-04-19T14:40:00.010+01:002009-04-21T19:06:38.535+01:00

Just before the permaculture course started, I had a call from a girl from Covilha (a city 30Km from here)... she was a journalist of a local newspaper and she read about us on a local blog ...That was funny I thought...(all photos by Lusa news agency/António José)So she came and made us lots of questions... it was while Simone and her friends from Berlin were here...Soon after she published her

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-30956396935121801792009-04-18T15:25:00.011+01:002009-04-19T14:40:28.191+01:00

O.k, I promised I'd be back to you soon, so here I am :-)...day by day, we're less and less people on the land...signs of a new season :-)...some go, others come...right after the permaculture course was finished, most of people left...Chris, Amelie, baby Shiloh and Maren went to Holland on a rented car...Dane and Jillie went to Lisbon to spend Easter with Dane's family...Jared and Steffi went to

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-80760053832953935322009-04-16T17:57:00.003+01:002009-12-09T17:42:43.809Z

I have loads of things to share with you, but for now I'll simply post a link for our new blog where I just wrote about the permaculture course...I cannot stand so long online to write more in one day...I'm here more than 3 hours now ... sorry about that :-)Andrew Jones and his family are here at the moment too, so I'm sure you can find something in his well known blog tallskinnykiwi But I'll

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-4209311057209958712009-03-22T11:00:00.016Z2009-03-22T14:39:59.326Z

I have so many things to share, but recently I haven't got the time to seat and post on my blog...mainly because many things have been happening, and then because my computer battery is not lasting long anymore, so I have to come to this little cement cabinet, 5 minutes behind our land... it's a blessing that our neighbor lets us use it to charge our electrical stuff, but is not the most

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-16098471070951659382009-02-22T14:15:00.012Z2009-02-22T15:55:18.418Z

Spring is sprouting...and that gives me hope and reminds me of God's faithfulness, goodness, compassion and mercy...These last months has been quiet intense for me, in many aspects, that's why I've been so rubbish to post on my blog... As I said many times, it has been an introspective season, with lots of thinking, lots of writing on my personal journal which helps me to realize what's inside of

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-4508785559566261312009-02-01T16:04:00.005Z2009-02-01T17:08:48.293Z

I just got annoyed and sad with an e.mail i received to "vote for Israel"...I respect the person who send that to me, but I had to reply to check if he was in his good senses...sometimes we just don't think about what we're doing...specially when it comes to sign petitions on the internet...so the e.mail goes like this:" Please login to this to vote and consider forwarding this> important message

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-42957440822190441652009-01-30T17:29:00.017Z2009-01-31T19:13:46.003Z

It's been only 2 weeks since I came back but it seems like so much have happened already...I'm still in a winter season, so a bit more introspective still...Let me try then to share some of the latest news around here at the Mount of Oaks...Today I almost finished the main structure of our prayer shelter...This is how I found it (picture below) when I came back... It was a bit sad to realise that

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-50531349297295580622009-01-28T14:47:00.004Z2009-01-28T15:06:28.736Z

I just signed in for this petition to fast for Justice in Zimbabwe THIS SUNDAY...Kumi Naidoo, a South African activist in his eighth day of a 21-day hunger strike, has recorded a video appeal for Avaaz members worldwide to join the protest by pledging to fast this Sunday, when he will speak to the African Union summit about Zimbabwe's crisis. If thousands of us fast, our actions will give power

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-45061430101993592062009-01-16T14:20:00.004Z2009-01-16T15:13:19.504Z

Hey Everyone, soon we're gonna host here at the land a PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE FROM 28th MARCH - 5th APRIL. This is a 72 hour course, spread over 9 intensive days of practical experience and learning the principles, methods and applications of permaculture, sustainable land design and growing. The course will be led by Lesley Martin a teacher with twenty years teaching experience. It will

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-56539998244654715782009-01-15T14:23:00.003Z2009-01-15T14:29:23.482Z

Just for all of you to know that the new blog from the land is http://www.mount-of-oaks.blogspot.com (click on the title of this post)and not anymore www.nurturingournature.blogspot.com...We had some conversations lately with the ones who live here and some don't really feel comfortable with the whole vision, so we decided to change this name cuz one couple who live here decided that they want to

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-24836990456333435462009-01-11T17:15:00.051Z2009-01-15T14:23:14.476Z

I had a great time with Emma in Ireland this last month... getting to know her beautiful friends in Belfast and her family who lives in a farm towards west... I could experience a "proper" Irish Christmas (proper for her family), and meet some part of her family... they are great, very hospitable and making sure I was welcomed and feeling included ... And I did felt at home and among family with

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-67921434270655529902008-12-17T16:34:00.009Z2009-01-15T14:31:49.485Z

finally the time has come to define what this place is all about...what God has been putting in our hearts even before we came to know this place called "Mount of Oaks"... a vision that got matured with time...I'm working on a new blog just for the land and the community as I feel it's already having a life of its own, and I'm not the only one anymore to be committed on a long term basis...At

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-30387489908988233662008-11-11T14:57:00.042Z2008-11-13T21:33:04.599Z

O.k, you probably noticed that I've been rubbish in what comes to update my blog :-/ sorry about that !!! so, I'll start from the latest one and go as far as the last post goes ... veeeeeery far !!!You might have noticed in this picture that my car doesn't look soooo good... well, I had an accident on the high way...I was coming from Porto, where I took Emma to the airport, and it was around

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-33058117639703578002008-10-05T15:32:00.011+01:002008-10-05T20:55:46.870+01:00

Many people passed by this summer, but some really touched my heart in a very special way...I've been experiencing this lately :it's good to feel the pain when someone dear leaves... it means I love them.I just wanted to share a bit about some of those, who left an eternal mark in my heart...Márcia became a real sister to me during the time she spent here...she came in January and we really

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-22380719229748044432008-09-07T13:02:00.083+01:002008-09-07T17:26:47.223+01:00

Finally I'm able to seat and write about the prayer/service week at the village...it has been almost 2 weeks since it ended, but it still feels like it was yesterday...I’m still in awe as I think about it...God spoke to me these days on Isaiah 42:1-4"Here is my servant, whom I uphold,my chosen one in whom I delight;I will put my Spirit on him,and He will bring justice to the nations.He will not

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-61838502827322494942008-08-19T23:24:00.012+01:002008-08-20T00:50:26.798+01:00

We launched the prayer room on Sunday at 9pm... it has been amazing... I haven't been having much time to stop and write but I hope after this week I'll have some days for that... Meanwhile I just wanted to post some pictures and give thanks to God for all that is already happening...Me, Ton and Marcia spent some days "transforming" the class room into a cosy place of prayer... I love doing that.

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-80983363589036930992008-08-11T12:00:00.007+01:002008-08-11T15:34:25.285+01:00

We're almost ready for our week of prayer and service in the village of Povoa de Atalaia... this year we'll have new components and we're organising all things together with the Mayor, which is bringing a whole new dynamic to it... we're having the rainbow people who are here willing to help and also excited with the event...some will go to the "Boom Festival first", so I believe it will be a bit

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-59721633922652665222008-08-02T13:35:00.009+01:002008-08-10T22:27:05.255+01:00

These are already old news, but anyway, I had it written but had no time to upload pictures :-/...it's been kinda busy these weeks, and too hot to be seating in front of the computer...sorry !!!Anyway, Edna, Pamela, Mafalda, Joshua and Nelson came for a few days visit...it was so nice to have them over...Joshua and Nelson got soooo big since last time I saw them...so sweet too :-),,,yes, I'm a

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-27553566546704536512008-07-22T16:30:00.013+01:002008-07-22T20:12:32.005+01:00

I wrote this sunday morning after experience it... and just wanted to share it with you... be blessed, as much as I was...Jesus wanted to wash my feet this morning...Somehow it was hard for me to accept it...I started to cry...and cried... and cried...Still, I couldn’t take my sandals off, “my feet are a mess” I thought,Wounds from thorns, dirt, deep cuts because of dryness...But Jesus kept

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-77067498336749412052008-07-19T14:10:00.028+01:002008-07-22T16:29:59.006+01:00

yah, I know...I've been lazy to write on my blog...and also on taking pictures, but I have some I'd just like to share and they will also help me to share a bit of what has been going on here at the land...It has been a bit intense with new people coming... different rhythms, many ideas, defining priorities and a too strong sun, which gives us only few hours in early morning and late evening to

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-17552179243811242572008-06-25T12:39:00.012+01:002008-06-25T23:10:36.893+01:00

questions like this one rose up in my mind during my time at the rainbow gathering in north Spain...I went with Ton...we arrived when about 200 people were already there, and left after the full moon when approximately 500 people showed up..."we are circling , circling together,we are living , living our heart song,this is FAMILY,this is unity,this is celebration,this is sacred..."was the usual

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-7826516486550424842008-06-24T11:40:00.003+01:002008-06-24T11:45:06.241+01:00

here's just a picture of the baby for those of you who are far...he has no name yet and I have no idea about weight and size...he's just a beautiful human being :-)...we're glad to have him among us :-)peace...soon I'll post about the rainbow gathering in Spain...still haven't got the time to sit and write...we're taking care of the trees now who are suffering with too much sun...and I'm still

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-37148665461266662342008-06-22T16:14:00.006+01:002008-06-22T16:45:35.000+01:00

I'm at the hospital now, waiting for the news about Lyna and the baby who is about to be born... she started having contractions yesterday morning while the Mid-wife was still there...Marie and her husband went just to check the baby and know where the community was but end up having to stay to help the childbirth...well, that's what we were expecting...Lyna kept having contractions throughout

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-63173062374684863792008-06-11T01:09:00.004+01:002008-06-11T01:17:06.301+01:00

I know I've been really rubbish in what comes to write on the blog...but I've been a bit more busy with thoughts, people, prayer and practical work...sorry for that...I came to Porto for my nephew's 1 year birthday and had to wait few more days to repair my car...so, I just wanted to let you know that tomorrow I'll be heading with Ton to the rainbow gathering in Spain...so, most probably I'll

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-1313049945535733522008-05-25T19:29:00.004+01:002008-05-25T19:49:29.262+01:00

ok, I've been asked more questions on the van, so here goes more details...it runs on diesel and it's a right hand drive (british of course)...more pictures from the inside...

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-32593152660593273502008-05-23T17:00:00.008+01:002008-05-24T09:48:19.754+01:00

I've been really rubbish lately checking e.mails and post the news on the blog... the main reason is that we had many people coming over, specially the rainbow people who dropped by after the "walking Zion" weekend... it was so cool to see that most of the ones we met at the rainbow in the south were there... they were looking for a place to wait and rest for a while before they would head north

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-55753691084814659032008-05-23T12:56:00.004+01:002008-05-24T09:31:11.982+01:00

Josh, Rosie and Bella (their sweet little dog) are on the move to the land... I met them at the rainbow gathering in the south (the couple I mentioned who shared the permaculture workshop), and they came by few days ago to check the land... they loved it, and wanna come to stay :-) ... we love them too, they are wonderful people, good hearts, servants and lots of knowledge to put in practice... I

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-27145294088725191032008-05-06T23:23:00.006+01:002008-05-07T00:07:38.106+01:00

I have many news to tell, but I just want to dedicate this post to my dear Pula...he died today , few hours ago...don't know exactly the reason, but his time had come...he would have been 10 months tomorrow ...he was strange during the last week, after Sambo disappeared (she might be dead as well, I would like to find her)...I thought he was just sad cuz he loved Sambo so much...it was a strange

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-51515798485227922412008-05-02T13:45:00.003+01:002008-05-02T13:53:10.151+01:00

just about to go to another rainbow party, "walking Zion" in Serra da Estrela )- just 37Km from us...it's 1000m high, in "Chão das Almas" (floor of the souls) next to the highest point in Portugal, which is 1250m. we're all going, except for Miri's mom who is visiting for few weeks and said it might be a bit too cold for her :-)... we're supposed to take all sorts of percussion instruments and

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-47303679877934518252008-04-27T17:53:00.022+01:002008-04-27T23:38:30.811+01:00

we travelled on monday and arrived on thursday, but only now I'm having the time to seat and try to write about it...me, Marcia, Lyna and Juran went on a short trip to a rainbow gathering down south in Algarve...I feel I lost the momentum to write about it, but lets see what comes up in this post as it goes :-)...when i arrived I was filled with lots of feelings and emotions, heart connections,

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-5742998372481357132008-04-19T14:42:00.010+01:002008-04-19T15:43:46.469+01:00

it has been raining still... so we're really getting wiser these days :-)... Maren left with Taini back to Germany... she probably will come back after doing what she needs to do in Germany...Marie Ivone (Mami, for all), Lyna's grandmother who has been with us for several weeks is also leaving tomorrow, back to France in her little "twingo" car...it has been a pleasure to have grandma around...

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-13647996547404337352008-04-13T16:53:00.005+01:002008-04-13T18:06:40.686+01:00

I like to eat fruits in its season, isn't it the best?!!Do you know what I'm talking about by the way?I'm simply asking cuz I have many people coming over who hardly do that, or some who never did it before...(most people come from what we call "developed countries")we live in a time in the "western civilization" (I don't want to speak here about this common terminology, so I'll just use brackets

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-7984187798512027942008-04-10T17:40:00.005+01:002008-04-10T18:36:11.024+01:00

I 've been having really cool times reading and taking time to do things I often have no time to do when we have so much work to do on the land...the main reason is because it has been raining "cats and dogs" (funny English expression) throughout the whole week... which is actually good for our trees and garden...and for us to take a rest :-)... I love living with natural seasons, eh, eh...one of

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-19851005139876220482008-04-03T13:57:00.034+01:002008-04-07T10:26:59.080+01:00

Pfff... yes, I have lots to share since I last wrote...and I didn't have much time lately, so, I'm sorry if this will get too long...I'm actually using my rest day to do what I wanted to do for so long...there's a lot of work now on the land...every thursday and monday we water all the trees, more than 300, we planted...they are getting so beautiful, and that's so encouraging !!!But we're also

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-63239929691718662292008-03-22T14:49:00.020Z2008-04-03T15:08:09.378+01:00

I'm being crap updating you with the life in the land, but it has been pretty busy days and not so much time to be online...so, the work keeps going well at the land, and the bath place is not finished yet :-( but it's becoming a 5 start bath place :-)Many have been helping on this project too...here's Hannes and Sven...Hannes (from Berlin) testing the bath and showing the view from the still

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-41849536881660102272008-03-09T16:23:00.012Z2008-03-10T10:26:17.712Z

don't worry those who had the privilege of having a nice warm bath under the stars :-) ... it will remain the same, but improved... hopefully !!!We're making better walls with wood and the floor in cement... it's not my favourite material, but it's good to last longer...I was already thinking for long time that we needed a good bath place for everyone... and it's becoming very nice...Miri is

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-71364039493894991112008-03-09T15:05:00.005Z2008-03-09T17:31:55.466Z

O.K, maybe this will sound totally silly to you... but you can't imagine how glad I was to find this earring I lost some weeks ago (the top one)... You might think it's just an earring... and yes, it's true... but you don't know the meaning it has for me (as everything else I wear), and all the story behind it... so let me share with you if you're interested :-)...So this goes all the way back to

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-85866817847484914682008-03-01T12:14:00.009Z2008-03-01T14:48:00.137Z

it's been almost 2 weeks since I left the land with Juran and Marcia to go to different places and visit different friends...we went to Algarve first, in the south end of Portugal... we were invited by a group of young people we met before in different occasions to be with them and share a bit about living in community... it was amazing to see the unity, love and hospitality of those friends of

Babahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306057912803556823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10639427.post-8365265722594045042008-02-17T12:00:00.019Z2008-03-01T12:11:48.486Z

As most of you know, we had to buy the land last year around this time ...with 5 weeks to raise 30.000 Euros, God was faithful, and with it He got many people to participate in what is now God's land, as it was supposed to be from the beginning... we learned that nothing depends on us, nothing depends on men's will, but God is sovereign above our individual choices of participating in what He

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Last 2 weeks we've been busy with planting the trees we bought...almost 300 new trees in the Mount of Oaks...here in this picture is Lukas, Jared and Nuno planting little forest of Birches... they were all excited about it !!! we all were...I was not expecting we'd get so tall trees already, so when we plant them we can already see little forests :-)Maybe in 20 or 30 years this will be an amazing

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Ok, just to finish this chapter, and for those who have been following this story, Marie Luise is back on the land... Hiiippyyyy!!!she still needs to rest but the level of enzymes had decreased considerably... I believe is one more miracle :-)... she also needs to drink lots of water and on tuesday we go back to the hospital to check if everything is back to normal...Praise God once again!!!I

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We all went to the hospital for the 22nd birthday of Marie Luise (her bed number is also 22...funny!!!)...After all she went through we have even more reasons to celebrate her life ... She's now in a room just waiting to get better and get out... her blood enzyme's level is still too high, around 30.000 , when the normal should be 200 (when she came in she had 57000)... so she needs lots of rest.

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We are still in awe and thankful to God for the amazing miracle He made few days ago...Marie-Luise, the one (on the right) who is travelling with her cousin Gloria (on the left), who are staying with us since Christmas, got her life spared on wednesday by A MIRACLE...How often we don't perceive God's miracles?!!How often we are spared without noticng, or simply say "Wow, that was lucky !!!"How

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look at our diverse group, ready to go to the village party :-)...I assure you we were not dressing up (the other day some of us enter on a store and the guy thought they were dressed for carnaval , eh, eh, eh),but we are naturally like this ... punks, freaks (I don't like the word hippies, in Portugal we use the word "freaks" ) and a gentleman , all in one family living in the same place :-)...

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I'm kinda late with my news, cuz I haven't been getting the time to blog nor reply my huge list of e.mails...Anyway, after Cathy and Emmanuel, Emma and Juran also left...and the last ones were Willi, Jo and David... They will come back though, cuz they are already part of the in and out flowing of the land :-)...Here's Jo and Lukas with the tractor... Jo and Willi explained all the stuff to Lukas

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I've been really rubbish when it comes to take pictures...so here goes the ones Emma sent from her time here... Kettle is ready, coffee on the way !!! this is for Lisa :-), actually this kettle was given by the Borden's :-)Denny Hurst who came from Lisbon with the family and other friends...Isaac Hurst and his self made bow...Ben and Martyna also came from Lisbon with the Hursts...Maureen Hurst

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After the day of the village party for Saint Sebastion, I was running through my thoughts and feelings of what I saw, wondering what all that meant...So I started to write it down...(sorry for my poor english and possible mistakes by the way)Many people just go to Godto see miracles and receive blessings... few are really interested in following His teachings...When some religious peoplecame once

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it's been a while since I last wrote... I've been quite busy with people who came over, so, that's a good reason to be offline...Now I'm in Porto again, I came to bring Juran with Amelie (his dog) , to get a big tent that was offered to us and also to take care of some paper stuff of the car... I can't wait to come back already, there's so much stuff to do now at the land... we're buying around

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