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Hope in Swaziland

by Jim on 7 July 2011

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We’re heading back to Africa – this time a little further south, to Swaziland!

First, just some personal thoughts in a post entitled Hope.

Next, and interesting story about the use of technology in primitive conditions for medical purposes – First World Technology in a Third World Country.

Next, a thought provoking post about faith and choosing to go to the mission field, entitled Logic vs Faith.

Finally, A Hope in Swaziland?  Some of the issues that people face in the country of Swaziland – can we help?

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A few from Zambia

by Jim on 29 June 2011

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Victoria Falls, Zambia
Victoria Falls, Zambia

Let’s pay a visit to the beautiful country of Zambia today!  It’s obvious that we haven’t talked about Zambia nearly enough here, so it’s time to change all that.

First of all, did you know that one of our missionary bloggers in Zambia has released a book?  It’s called Embracing the Baobab.

The author is currently in the USA sharing about the ministry in Zambia.  He has some good thoughts in his post Less than Perfect.

So how does an "independent, liberated, single American woman" adjust to the culture in a country like Zambia?  Here are some thoughts in Where’s the help?.

And now, don’t miss the latest pictures from a nurse in Zambia… entitled May madness!

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Happy 200th, Paraguay!

2 May 2011

The South American Republic of Paraguay is celebrating 200 years of independence this month!  So, in honour of the occasion, we’re going to take a look at some blog posts from the country… For example, in this post, What I have been doing, is that water or… ? Oh, and speaking of strange liquids… Question: [...]

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Life in Italy

19 January 2011

Today we’re taking a look at missionary bloggers in Italy.  First, from The Roterts in Italy, looking back at the end of 2010 in the post Where does the time go?  Then some reflections on the use of tracts in the post There is Nothing New Under the Sun. And very appropriate after my last post, [...]

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A Talk With A Missionary In Spain

4 December 2010

While you’re reading blogs, you get a lot of glimpses of particular events, days, and topics.  But sometimes it’s nice to get a general overview of what is going on in a certain missionary’s ministry. And that’s what you can do today – hear a 4 minute 41 second talk by John Chesney, a missionary [...]

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Thailand Posts and Video…

4 November 2010

I’ve been looking at some excellent blogs out of Thailand today.  Thailand is a country very popular with our visitors (see a summary of Thailand blogs here), and we also have a lot of bloggers blogging from there.  So here’s the latest from a few of those blogs: Bob’s Final Bridge!  An engineer builds something [...]

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2010 Tour of Thailand!

2 July 2010

I’ve been thinking a lot about Thailand, as I hear about some of the challenges that the country is facing in the news.  I did a check and discovered that, although we talk about Thailand a lot here, we’ve never really done a full feature on blog posts from there. So, here’s a whole bunch [...]

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South Africa has the Ball

14 June 2010

Sorry.  I tried, but just couldn’t resist.  I just had to do a post on South Africa since, after all, the world’s eyes are on South Africa for the 2010 World Cup! First, a couple of posts specifically about the World Cup.  Next, some more general posts. World Cup Vibe ========

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2010 in Tanzania

12 June 2010

Let’s visit the country of Tanzania today.  I’ve been enjoying a lot of great posts from Tanzania … here are a few: Mpe jina – Wow, that’s just cool. hospitality and rest: answers to a missionary predicament – how do you find rest in another culture?  Here’s one family’s answer. Illuminate – just a picture [...]

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All about Ukraine

7 April 2010

Yes, I realize Ukraine is one of our most mentioned countries – but the fact is we have a lot of bloggers from there!  And I don’t think we’ve ever actually had a post focusing just on Ukraine.  So – let’s go for a tour, shall we?  Answers to Prayer – ah, the little and [...]

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