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5 years!

27 January 2010

Photo courtesy of light_arted It’s time to congratulate those who have completed 5 years of blogging!  5 years is still a good old age for a blog – in fact, these blogs are still older than this site (which started in 2005). I’ve done this in the past, but I’m not sure if I’ll do [...]

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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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Missionary Podcasts!

2 January 2010

I went on a hunt today to see if I could find some missionaries with podcasts (audio or video).  I know there are some out there, but finding them isn’t always easy!  Anyway, here are a few from my first attempt – but I’m hoping you’ll help me out with your comments and tell me [...]

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Totally Random Missionary Blog Awards (2009)

24 December 2009

Now before we start, I have to admit I’m still adding blogs from 2009, so there are lots more that could be mentioned.  But here are some fun facts about the blogs I’ve got in the system so far that have started in 2009: Most unusual blog name of 2009 And the award goes to [...]

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Christmas is a’comin’

4 December 2009

It seems to me that a lot of people out there are getting ready for Christmas.  Let me show you what I mean… From Niger, Gifts for Those Who Have Everything In Russia, find out what getting ready for Christmas is like when you’re away from home in Christmas Decorating And in Brazil, find out [...]

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Recipes from Missionary Bloggers

12 November 2009

Missionary bloggers have a unique way of cooking.  Sometimes they’re learning to local dishes in an unfamiliar culture.  Sometimes they’re trying to cook something familiar, with unfamiliar ingredients.  And sometimes they’re just having fun! So in this post, let’s look at recipes missionaries have shared in the past – first, some with a cultural flavour, [...]

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Football/Soccer on the Field (video)

13 October 2009

Spectacularly popular, it’s no surprise that people are blogging about it all over the world!  I’m talking about Football (or Soccer, as it’s commonly called in places like New Zealand, South Africa, Canada and the USA).  Check out this video about a recent soccer school in Burkina Faso… Sounds like a good sport for MKs to [...]

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Typhoons, Earthquakes and Tsunamis

4 October 2009

You’ve probably heard on the news about the disasters that have been hitting the Asia-Pacific regions lately.  Here are a few posts from our bloggers with news from the area, including some ways in which you can help. Relief efforts begin after Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) hits the Philippines.Photo courtesy of rembcc Most of the posts [...]

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Red Tape

16 June 2009

What?  Missionaries don’t have to deal with red tape, do they?  All right, here are some recent example – some success stories, and some prayer requests… Trying to get US passports… first you need time and patience, then some special cards, then these little books… These guys could really use your prayers.  They’ve been waiting [...]

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Have time to pray?

29 May 2009

Do you like to browse missionary blogs just so that you can take time to pray?  Let me save you some time – here are some missionaries who are asking for prayer for various things.  Let’s take a quick tour and pray for these things – maybe there’s even a way you can be a [...]

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