Mighty Men tartan

[BoldHighlander]

Shalom belongs to kilted evangelist Angus Buchan, who travels all over Africa in a large truck to deliver the gospel message.

Isn't that the bloke that the movie "Faith like potatoes" is based on?

[Mike_Oettle]

Thanks for asking, Terry. Angus is the man from Faith Like Potatoes. I neglected to mention that.
There are two versions of Faith Like Potatoes. The one is just a straight movie, with actors taking the parts of Angus and his wife. The other, available on video, includes interviews with Angus, footage of his missions, and old family photographs, blended with scenes from the movie.
When Angus first started his evangelism, he had never worn a kilt. He was born to Scottish parents in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), and has lived in Southern Africa all his life.
But when he went to Scotland a few years back to do a series of missions there, a member of the Buchan clan went to see him after one of the meetings and produced his entire kilt outfit. “This is for you,” he said.
Angus asked: “How much do you want for it?”
The fellow said: “God told me to give it to you.”
So when he does his missions in faraway places elsewhere in Africa he often wears his kilt, and tells the folk present that this is what men wear in his country (meaning Scotland). It always draws a positive response.
This story comes into the Faith Like Potatoes video and is also told in the book of the same title.
Regards,
Mike

[BoldHighlander]

Thanks for asking, Terry. Angus is the man from Faith Like Potatoes. I neglected to mention that.
There are two versions of Faith Like Potatoes. The one is just a straight movie, with actors taking the parts of Angus and his wife. The other, available on video, includes interviews with Angus, footage of his missions, and old family photographs, blended with scenes from the movie.

Thanks Mike, I thought that was him

My wife picked up the dvd (with all the extras you mention). A great story, we enjoyed it a lot. I especially like when he wears the kilt

[AFS1970]

Sounds like an interesting mission method and an interesting movie.

[herminator]

Link to the description:

http://www.scotweb.co.uk/tartandesign/details/19986

of the tartan:

[Mike_Oettle]

Hi, Herminator – that’s not quite the design that has been selected.
Here are two links to the actual one:
http://www.facebook.com/mike.oettle#...7&id=779424459
http://www.facebook.com/mike.oettle#...6&id=538865803
Still no further details, however.
Regards,
Mike

[Mike_Oettle]

This message came today from James McGowan:
The design has been submitted to the next stage, Watch this space. Please support us in this. Start telling your family, friends, colleagues, churches, christians everywhere. Start placing orders for we are now getting them in. R100 per metre. We will be able to CMT if required and there will be some lovely bits and bobs available such as hats, scarfs, shawls, balnkets, kilts etc. God bless the Mighty Men, Angus and all that are involved including God! Have a great day, Piperjames
Contact him at http://tartans4africa.co.za/
Regards,
Mike