Our new Minister introduces himself
Warm greetings to all of you at Woosehill in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!
Nava and I are looking forward to joining you in September. We were positively impressed with your work and witness when we came around to see you in November last year. Now that the time is drawing near for us to say good bye to Chipping Norton and moving over to Woosehill, it is good to give a little introduction of ourselves to you.
Nava and I hail from Sri Lanka. I come from a Methodist background; Nava’s family have always been Anglican. When Nava’s sister was raising her young family, they started worshipping at the local Methodist Church which was a short walking distance from their home. This is where I met Nava and she is stuck with Methodism ever since. Nava is an accountant by profession and currently working locally in Chipping Norton at a Telecom firm.
My second genesis was to be in Wales. After a brief stay in London where I felt the call to ministry, I went to Bangor University in North Wales to do my degree in Theology and concurrently candidated for the ministry. Then for two years, I trained at Wesley College in Bristol.
Most of the time my ministry has been in South Wales. Starting at Newport Circuit, we then moved to Cardiff and then further westwards to Port Tal-bot. Having lived and worked in Wales for a long time, I always have a close affinity with this land and its people. This current station in Chipping Norton, where I hold superintendency, saw us having to live away from Wales for the first time in many years. So I brought a bit of Wales closer to home every year by getting a Male Voice Choir to perform at the Town Hall!
Nava enjoys cooking and baking and, if inspired, a bit of painting and sewing. I love gardening, reading, listening to classical music and, once in a while, filming and editing. There will be plenty of time for us to get to know each other in the coming years.
In the meantime, we send our love and warm greetings to you. We look forward to meeting you and working with you, sharing God’s ministry among you.
With much warmth and all good wishes,
Nava & Soba Sinnathamby