Books & Blogs from Adrian Hawkes Blog
A Funny Thing Happened to me on the way to the Theatre
A funny thing happened to me on the way to the theatre I thought you would enjoy this, and if I turn it into a short story and stick it on Amazon, perhaps they will pay me commission when...
Foster Care and Refugees
PCC Fostering and care for Refugees. Pauline was watching the news one day when she saw a clip about a Norwegian ship which had picked up a crowd of drowning refugees off the coast of Australia. The Australian government...
Pioneers or Settlers
Pioneers or Settlers Mission 10 Story 10 I wish that I had thought of this title but if memory serves me correctly it was first used by Gerald Coates in a book of the same name, and he certainly...
Angry Young Men
Angry young men Mission 9 Story 9 For me, understanding the principals of the Kingdom of God was a bit like Paul’s Damascus Road experience, I fell off my donkey and a bright light came on. Only I fell...
"Do you want Grass with that Bacon"?
“Do you want Grass with that bacon”? Port Talbot Mission 8 Story 8 The wind was blowing hard, the canvas snapped and strained as the rain beat down; I was half asleep listening to the howling wind when I...
Social Care is not My Problem?
Social care is not my problem? On the way from Middlesbrough to London Mission 7 Story 7 I lived in Middlesbrough for five years and during that time I got very involved with the students in the local college. ...
There was a large yellow dancing duck
There was a large yellow dancing duck Mission 6 Story 6 My new wife Pauline and I moved to Middlesbrough, new area, new situation, new problems, but the same need for people to hear the good news, and the...
The Students Are Coming…
The students are coming…. Mission 5 Story 5 I went to a college in a place called Capel, Surrey; it’s just between Horsham and Dorking. I used to come home to Birmingham during the holidays, if I couldn’t cadge...
