Enough moaning for now: news about the 2013 Synod and the AGM
2013 will appear in our next issue. Meanwhile let’s be grateful for being able to support our lovely Italian Methodist ordinand Noemi in her
‘year abroad’ at Wesley House, Cambridge. And don’t let’s forget what
a difference your donation can make! PLEASE BE GENEROUS!
Have a Great Christmas,
ESN, Editor
WALDENSIAN CALENDARS 2014
Back to the traditional look: stunning views of the Waldensian valleys and
mountains with historical news in the reverse cover and Bible verses in
various languages every month.
Noemi Falla in Cambridge
Knowing she was going to spend an
academic year in Cambridge, Noemi
decided to find a place to stay and
do voluntary work during the Summer. Through a student organisation (Gruppi Biblici Universitari)
she managed to be with dozens
of young Christians from all over
the world involved in organising a
warm welcome for students coming
to Cambridge to learn the English
language. This meant serving in the
two cafés of Friends International,
distributing leaflets in airports and
language schools and setting up activities in Parkers Piece from cricket to
croquet and volley-ball, from drama
to conversation with local young people. Each evening was different but
always with a biblical theme and a chance for everyone interested to take
part in Scripture reading and a short act of worship. In those six weeks she
managed to familiarise herself with the place, the language and the British
way of life, helped in this by being hosted by local families belonging to
different churches, including the Nimmo-Smiths, who helped her in the
final week when she took the examinations required for her year of study
within the Cambridge Theological Federation.
She then went back to Italy and since 19 September she is happily settled in Wesley House where she is enjoying the sense of community and
Christian fellowship and the new way of studying and learning which
she is discovering with great interest. She is also delighted to be mixing
with a very lively international group of fellow students from all Christian
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