January 3, 2013

Brackenhurst Beauty

I spent Christmas and New Year's in Kenya at the Brackenhurst Conference Centre. What a beautiful place! Coming from the dry season brown of my area of South Sudan, it was such a treat for the eyes and soul. And weather was cool and refreshing.

I'd like to share some of Brackenhurst's lush colours with you, thinking particularly of those who live in places that have already had lots of snow so far this winter.



 





The flower beds and shrubs at Brackenhurst are magnificent. Such a variety of colours, shapes and sizes, all a wonderful testimony to our amazingly creative Creator.







 I really liked these funky fuzzy purple flowers, and the striking simplicity of the calla lilies, pure white against the green.





 

 


Brackenhurst New Year's Conference 2012-13 Group Photo

From Dec. 28-Jan. 1, I attended the Brackenhurst New Year's Conference, an annual event that has been taking place for decades. There were 150 participants of at least 10 nationalities, fellow Christians serving in various countries in this part of Africa. I met some wonderful people, and the Bible teaching by the Kenyan pastor who was the speaker was fantastic, a real feast for the soul. My body was well fed, too--the Brackenhurst buffets are SO good! 

Happy New Year!!
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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2013 at 4:14 AM

    Happy New Year, Jan. We're glad you had a refreshing time in Kenya . . . and the flower pictures are beautiful.

    Denise Pops

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    1. JanJanuary 4, 2013 at 9:02 AM

      Thanks, Denise! I enjoyed your Christmas update. Great to see the pictures of your ever-growing family!

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2013 at 2:01 PM

    Hi Jan,

    Glad to see where you went for your retreat and conference. Truly gorgeous place. And you even got to add to your blog while there! You do a beautiful job with it. Each entry is so well done! Keep it up!

    Jan

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  3. Heather L.January 15, 2013 at 3:57 PM

    Wow -- you are right about a contrast to Southern Sudan! The flowers are beautiful! I'm so glad you got to go to the conference! My family attended that very same conference in 1991. We all enjoyed it too. We are looking forward to seeing Daniel and Natalie in a few weeks!

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  4. JanJanuary 19, 2013 at 11:32 AM

    Heather, great to hear that you've been to Brackenhurst.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2013 at 11:23 PM

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    1. JanJanuary 22, 2013 at 6:09 PM

      Salut Ghislaine! Blogger m'a envoyé ton petit mot (et j'espère qu'il t'enverra celui-ci). Quel plaisir de te lire. Bonne et heureuse année à toi aussi! Je voulais te répondre par email, mais je me suis rendu compte que je n'ai pas ton adresse personnelle, seulement ton ancienne adresse au gouvernement. S'il te plaît, envoie-moi un mail: jeb2755(aerobase)gmail.com

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