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Our friends the Bedu

The legendary desert explorer Wilfred Thesiger describes his experience of Bedouin culture in this wonderful quote from his book Arabian Sands. This is still the...

Beware of careless talk

Thank you to Sara Maitland, our guest speaker on the Adventure into Silence, for sharing her recent column in The Tablet, published in November 2014:...

A tailor made desert sojourn

A desert sojourn in South Sinai was tailor made for Rev Peter and Dr Patricia Wyard during October 2014, as part of their journey through...

Granny in the desert without her rollers!

"Most of the people on the flight were there for a good holiday in the sun with bikinis and sunblock but we 15 with our...

Where did Ethiopia’s Orthodox story begin?

"It was a sunny day – as it usually is in Addis Ababa – and I was in the Patriarchate talking to one of the...

Return to Tigray

Open arms and beaming smiles welcomed us once again to the small, remote community of Mydearo School in the Tigray region in Ethiopia's far north....

Seeking solitude

Last week’s In Our Time on Radio 4 with Melvyn Bragg was about the Philosophy of Solitude. A fascinating discussion touched upon many areas relating...

Inspiration from the desert

Work pressures at school can be intense, especially during the final Upper Sixth year, when everything hangs upon achieving the very best possible grades. What...

Thoughts from a leader

Sarah Allan is a professional expedition leader with extensive experience of working with both school and adult groups. She has led several trips to Jordan...