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I have 20 copies of my book left which I am selling at a reduced price of £1 each plus postage of £1.64 in the UK only.
If you live in the UK and would like a copy, please send me a cheque for £2.64 to George Dowdell, 81, Ash Church Road, ALDERSHOT, GU12 6LU
If you do not live in the UK you can still purchase a paperback or Kindle version on Amazon but unfortunatly it will cost more.
The day started much like any other day. I had no wealth of my own, in fact the rather scraggy looking sheep I was looking after belonged to my wife’s father. There was very little grass to be found in the semi-dessert that I had made my home, so each day I had to take the sheep further and further across the arid landscape. I came to a mountain which was reputed to be a special place of the God my real mother had told me about so many years ago. Thinking about my real mother put me in a reflective mood.
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In May 2004 I had a stroke. Now 13 and a half years later, or about 5000 days later, I have some questions to ask myself. I firmly believe that God wants us all to be healthy and he can, and does heal bodies and minds. However, I must be honest with myself and dare to state that complete healing from the effects of the stroke is probably not going to happen. Is this a lack of faith on my part – no, I don’t think it is. [Read more…]
For much of my life I felt that I was going to this life forever. O.K., I knew that I would have to die someday, but that seemed in the far distant future.
Then 13 years ago, at the age of 59, I had a stroke and came face to face with my mortality. I could have died then. I also had a blood clot on my lungs which was even more likely to have killed me. I came out of hospital in a wheelchair but I have largely recovered, to about 80% of my former physical abilities. [Read more…]
Lord, I want to dream again.
When I have followed my dreams my life has been fulfilled.
When I have ignored my dreams I have become stagnant.
What do I do now that some of my dreams have come true?
Do I just glory in their fulfilment?
Do I just rest now that I have passed on my dreams to others?
Lord, I want to dream again.
My life is not yet over.
I have not yet run my race.
I cannot retire from life.
I will not sink into contemplation of my achievements — or lack of achievements.
I ask, “What’s next Lord”?
I need to dream again.
Sometimes I dream of things I cannot possibly do on my own:
I want to change the world!
I want to meet every need!
I want to put right every injustice!
But I will not be put off by the impossible:
I will try with all the strength I have.
But Lord,
But Lord, I want to dream again!
I wrote this when I was on a day retreat on Saturday. We were encouraged to be …..
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Compassion and JusticeI feel passionate about compassion particularly for the billions who are living in desperate poverty around the world. Extreme poverty can be eliminated if people like you and I say ‘enough is enough’!
But compassion alone is not enough. So many people are exploited by the powerful and the elite and this demands justice for the oppressed. It is not a case of compassionate acts or fighting for justice. It is a matter of compassion AND justice.
I have just published the book “Compassion and Justice” in paperback and in Kindle format. It contains 50 or so of my blog articles about Compassion, Vision, Giving and Justice.
I am not selling this book to top-up my income but to provide funds to expand the campaign of awareness I am involved with. Please support me in my efforts to spread the good news of compassion and in my fight for justice on behalf of the voiceless.
There may be a delivery charge for the paperback version
On a kindle device, search for “George Dowdell”
Can we smash the cycle of poverty and prevent one generation trapped in poverty producing another poor generation? Returning from our visit to Jaffna recently we were overwhelmed by stories which emphasised the importance of education and the potential to radically change lives. In this article I present some anecdotal evidence that sponsoring really works. Ensuring that boys and girls receive a good education really changes the lives of young men and women.
