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Blogs from Haiti – the Earthquake and its Aftermath

16 January 2010

It’s an appropriate time as the world focuses on the unbelievable disaster in Haiti – to focus on some blogs from Haiti.  Some of these have written more or less on the earthquake and the aftermath.  If you want to hear about what’s really happening on the ground, this is a great place to start: [...]

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Let’s visit South Africa

25 November 2009

I’m glad to say we’re gradually seeing more blogs from South Africa.  Here are just a few posts to give you a glimpse into what’s going on in that part of the world: Interesting post that has some things to say about fighting racism yesterday, today and tomorrow… Don’t read this post unless you want [...]

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Focus on Guatemala

19 October 2009

Although we often talk about Guatemala here, we’ve never actually done the Guatemala tour in a blog post.  So let’s take a look at some recent posts from the country of eternal spring: Some glimpses of a team’s visit to Guatemala and what they did there (and quite a picture of the local volcanoes!). An [...]

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Blog Visit to Peru

22 September 2009

I’ve got a treat for you today – some varied posts from the country of Peru.  There are a growing number of blogs from this country, both new and old, and it’s about time we featured some interesting posts.  So stay tuned for some thoughts about ministry, the country, and every a recipe! The glory [...]

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In the Villages of Sudan

8 August 2009

I’ve been enjoying the stories of the travels of Loriann in Sudan.  She just wrote a couple of posts about her "Ganza trip", listening to and sharing with people in villages in Sudan.  The Ganza are a tribe of people in Sudan, and it’s fascinating to hear about their lives and concerns. You can read [...]

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A visit to Mozambique

3 June 2009

Photo courtesy of Mozambique-Moments It’s been a while since we’ve done a country highlight, so let’s check out Mozambique. The Republic of Mozambique is a country in which Portuguese is spoken.  There are between 21 and 22 million people living there on the east side of Africa. Let’s start with a video with many images [...]

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So, I’m in Mexico City

2 May 2009

Between an earthquake and a flu bug, there’s been no shortage of news on Mexico lately.  I’m in Mexico City right now.  If you’re interested, I’ve been blogging pretty regularly about life in my corner of the city (Ixtapaluca) these days.  Check it out if you’re interested (most recent first): Our Church, The Flu, and [...]

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Cultural glimpses of Spain

22 January 2009

Lists of interesting cultural tidbits tend to be very popular.  So I really enjoyed this post out of Spain – a fresh look at food, conversation, entertainment – you name it.  For example: In Spain, did you realize that clapping is an art form? Do you know what (or who) “El Koko” is? Do you [...]

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Blogs in Uganda

5 December 2008

Today we’re going to see what’s happening with some of our friends in Uganda.  We’re just going to stop at two blogs, but there’s lots to read. First, let’s visit Strong Confidence.  There’s the unbelievable story with the title All in a day’s work.  Next, get your taste of a major Ugandan cultural event with [...]

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Jesus is real (in Argentina)

6 November 2008

Yeah, He’s real everywhere, of course.  But today we’re going to grab a mate (don’t forget to pronounce the e) and visit some friends in the beautiful South American republic of Argentina! Let’s start at a university.  A team is down to talk to students about Jesus Go check out the home page of Greg [...]

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