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Networks

Jim — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:41:31 +0000

Going through our list of up-and-coming missionary bloggers, I’ve found a few posts to share. The first three are interesting because of the emphasis on networking throughout the body of Christ. And the last one is a great blog about a wedding in Tanzania.

Gastro-Geographical Linguistic Tour of Latin America: Think you know Spanish? Enough to order at a restaurant maybe? Think again…
Chinese Prayer Partner! Eastern missionary network meets Western missionary network…
Will you care in 2012? In this post, a glimpse of the Muslim world in North Africa.
Wedding fruits Yes, this is it – your chance to see a Tanzanian wedding!

26 Missionary Blogs (from A to Z)

Jim — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 03:58:35 +0000

So I was just sitting here and wondering if I could make my very own A-Z list of missionary blogs.

All right, so it’s just another fun way to discover new blogs! I admit, I cheated a bit with X. But the Rapp family has to get some kind of a prize for their creative use of that misunderstood letter.

I do believe I managed to have 26 different countries as well.

So enjoy this quick alphabetical tour of the world, and go leave a comment on a blog you’ve never commented on before!

aliens and strangers (Tanzania)
Behind Palace Walls (Nepal)
Children of Hope (Mexico)
drumsticksandpaintbrushes (Australia)
Ecuador Missions (Ecuador)
Finding God in China (China)
Gleanings from the Field (Thailand)
He Says/She Says (Peru)
In His Love (Russia)
Jungle Abbotts (Cameroon)
Kids’ Doc in Jos (Nigeria)
Livin’ The Adventure (Argentina)
Millions to Tell (Chile)
New Every Morning (Taiwan)
OUR JOURNEY (Philippines)
Partnering with Parents (Niger)
Quirey Life (Brazil)
Rescue Iraq (Iraq)
Sowers4Pastors (Honduras)
Today’s Grace (El Salvador)
Under the Marchegian Sun (Italy)
Voice in the Desert (Burkina Faso)
With Love from Ukraine (Ukraine)
Rapp Family Aixtreme Life (France)
The Yakubu Family (Ghana)
Zach Attack (South Africa)

Voice of the Vets (January 2011)

Jim — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:49:57 +0000

Every once in a while I like to feature our veteran bloggers. It’s been a while – in fact, I don’t think I did it once in 2010!

Hong Kong, China

So here are some recent posts from the bloggers who have been blogging the longest. I especially focused on those that I haven’t written about in a while…

One week’s wages to buy a book The challenges of publishing in Africa (Burkina Faso)
Talking about money again, Life in Hong Kong: city folks! (China)
Christmas programs may be a little different here than what you’re used to – School Christmas Program (Christmas leftovers) (a video) (Mexico)
And how about some Sledding during Summer Vacation? (Argentina)
Would you go to a church under a death threat? The Mission at Mission (Mexico)
Neat, a free missionary book! Check it out at Our Gift to You (Hungary)
The unexpected benefits of eating in Columbia – Everybody’s Gotta Eat
A weekend of encouragement A weekend in the life of missionaries in France.
How would you like to hear some singing in Romanian? Here’s another video for you: O Noapte Sfanta (O Holy Night in Romanian)
Dental Equipment Arrived in Gorom-Gorom – if you’d hesitate to go to a dentist with only this equipment, imagine going to the dentist before she had any equipment! (Burkina Faso)
I love it when photos really give you a feel for an area. Check out these fabulous shots (warning – the page will take a while to load, it’s graphics heavy): Final photos from the cruise (Indonesia)

The Super-Amazing-All-In-One South America Tour!

Jim — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:48:19 +0000

So what’s going on in South America? I decided to tour around to see what our bloggers down there are talking about this month. Here’s what I found…

How would you like to visit some ancient Incan ruins? Check out Just to the South of Lima, Peru…
Some pictures and thoughts out of Ecuador – TIST (Things I saw today)
Why do missionaries love to party? Check out What Made this Party so Special in Paraguay
And just for those who love Bilbo, check out The Things I See… (also in Paraguay)
Arajuno–or “Jungle Light” – medical ministry in Ecuador
The sacrifice of missions? One missionary in Ecuador reflects on the past 24 years.
Exciting stuff in Columbia! Check out this post about Two Sundays of public services
And how about a similar story coming from Chile? Don’t miss the Exciting First Service!
And while we’re in Chile, check out this retreat – Catching Up: (First) Church Ladies’ Retreat
What does the Christmas season look like in Brazil? Check out Christmas In Santos
Fun and creativity with this goal: Teaching the True Meaning of Christmas in Brazil.
And more thoughts about sharing the Gospel in Brazil – A Chance for a Changed Life
What is Jesus building again? Thinking about it at The River Iriri (Brazil)
More sharing the Gospel in Brazil – Christmas Cantata #1
In Argentina, It broke.

*phew* – and that’s only a few of the many blogs we watch down in South America! Keep track of these and many more on the home page here.

By the way, you’ll notice I have more posts here from Brazil than any other country. That’s because we still have more bloggers from Brazil than anywhere else in South America. However, some other countries are starting to challenge them – such as Ecuador and Peru!

Missionary Bloggers Celebrating 5 Years!

Jim — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:48:41 +0000

Photo courtesy of Leo Reynolds

5 years is still a grand old age for a blog, so today we’re going to celebrate a few of the blogs that are celebrating a half a decade in the first half of 2009. Here they are – stop by and congratulate them!

¡Pura Vida! …teaching, learning, living in Nuevo León, México…
Bangladesh Adventures This is the Adventures of the Stout Family in Bangladesh.
Transforming Argentina Raising up a new generation of disciples in Latin America
Phuong Ngo preparing to go to China
The Crossers’ Life In Italy A glimpse into the daily lives and thoughts of Matt & Angie Crosser, missionaries to Italy.
Church Planting in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico: The Back Door for Reaching the US Spanish Speaking Population…
Winckles Family Update Life and Ministry in Budapest, Hungary
Adventures With God The Finnie’s Adventures In South Africa.
Musings of a Missionary Scenes, thoughts and stories from Bangkok.

Interesting Posts from South America

Jim — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:04:26 +0000

You may or may not have noticed that there is now a page here featuring missionaries in South America. So in honour of the new page, we’re going to take a tour of South America and read some of the latest posts from our friends there.

First, from Argentina – Ministering with Wisdom. George writes: Name almost any activity, and you are sure to find a Christian organization somewhere that has created a corresponding "ministry": Wednesday Night Bowling Ministry, College Dorm Xbox Ministry, Texas Hold ‘Em Ministry, Dove Hunting Ministry, etc. To be charitable, we must admit that such programs can sometimes provide a framework for the development of community and may also serve to encourage people to begin acknowledging Christ in every area of life—even in the midst of entertainment. But…

Women in Peru

And out of Bolivia, read from football to commitment: I just returned from a five day evangelism outreach in Oruro. These events are the big highlights of my year. We plan for 9 months in advance, build relationships with local churches, do a lot of training events, invest a lot of our resources, and as a side note Oruro is 4 hours away from where we live, so…

And from Brazil, read Counting the Cost to Follow Christ: …to ask them to pray the ‘sinner’s prayer’ without having heard and understood the claims of Christ only leads to sycretization, confusion, and in the end a dead faith. So, from day one we sow the Word asking the hearers to count the cost before they make a decision to follow Christ. This led one family to a crisis of faith…

Let’s take a culinary visit to Chile with Food from Conf. (Part 6): Part of living on the mission field is learning to enjoy new foods and new ways to eat food. This is one dynamic in learning a new culture. We are happy to announce that adapting to Chilean food has NOT been a problem

This is really cool – a podcast out of Peru! Check out Our First Podcast from the Poe family.

Thanks for your interest in, and your prayers for, the people of South America!

Jesus is real (in Argentina)

Jim — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:12:53 +0000

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 and Carolina Travis. They have a neat new feature – a newsletter with recent reads and cultural tidbits in pdf format. Also read about their recent travels to Bolivia.
Never a dull moment – find out what Emily saw on a recent Saturday.
Finally, you can pray for these Bible studies, and the people attending them who need the real Jesus.

Click around each of these sites to learn more about serving Jesus in Argentina!

Celebrating 5 years of blogging

Jim — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:09:26 +0000

It’s no small feat to keep a blog running for 5 years. But this year we have several more bloggers that are celebrating a half-decade. Feel free to drop by and offer them your congrats!

Quirey Life (Brazil) has more life than ever – they’ve been celebrating the birth of Jackson Turner Quirey.
The Poulette Family(Mexico) has been writing lately about Jesus, His death and Resurrection. Of course, the Poulettes have another newer blog – Mexico Movies, which has given many of us a great introduction to vlogging over the past 3 years.
Carroll Chronicles (Germany) is a bright family focused blog, writing about things like Married at the age of Five!? and Please DO Feed the Animals!
Comings Communiqué (Brazil) is a blog with rich variety. Read recent thoughts on prayer and some news items.
AGENText (Argentina) used to be mexiText. Still going strong with a fresh change of country, you can read about The Unexpected and Lacking Rhythm, Not Life
Erin’s Entry (Nigeria) is actually new around here, but not new to the blogosphere. Erin recently wrote about In Sickness and in Health…, and the post Last Friday… is long but not to be missed if you want to learn about Nigerian culture.
I have to give honourable mention to The Happenings in Madrid, which, although there hasn’t been a post in a while, has been a long time familiar face.

Photo courtesy of Visentico/Sento

We hit the top 1%, with over 300 blogs!

Jim — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:02:03 +0000

That’s right – Missionary-Blogs.com is now watching over 300 missionary blogs! From Argentina to the United Kingdom, we have missionaries from around the world who are sharing what God is doing in the nations. From Across The Miles to Yaaye’s Thawts, we’re visiting blogs to get a new perspective on the world.

And this site is growing in popularity too. Missionary-Blogs.com is now in the top 1% of most visited websites on the internet! Yes, you heard right. People from all over the world are visiting – from the USA, Mexico, Canada, the UK, Japan, Australia, Germany, and many more (those are currently the top 7).

There are some changes happening around here. You’ll be shocked to notice a drastically smaller blog list page. Don’t panic! This is going to lead to more blogs being listed, but it’s going to take time. The blogs are going to be listed on four seperate pages, with country listed (if available) (that means you’ll be able to search by country!). More blogs will be listed than ever before, starting with 260 once the four pages are complete. This will make it easier for me to keep track of and update – in chunks, rather than all at once.

The first page is done – the veterans. I’m not sure what I’m going to do with the main page – the blogs there will change, but there will only be a sampling. We’ll see what happens there in the months ahead.

But I do need your help! You see, there are constantly blogs going offline. Missionaries returning home. New missionaries coming to the field. URLs changing. Names of blogs changing. It’s very hard to keep track of! And believe it or not, I’m human and I make mistakes (often, actually). So if you see any errors as these pages are built, or would like to suggest a change, addition or deletion, please let me know. And if you want to support this site, you can be the first one to put a few dollars in the tip jar.

Thanks for your patience, as this site grows little by little. Thanks to all of you who have kept me up to date and have been such a big help. And an extra BIG thanks to those of you who encourage, support, leave comments for, email, and pray for each of these missionary bloggers!

Comment on these new blogs

Jim — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:06:11 +0000

It’s been a while since I just listed a bunch of new blogs. I like to take the time to list some (I don’t list all of them) so that you can swing by and leave a comment, and hopefully encourage someone just starting out in the blogging world. There were quite a few new blogs in the last months of 2006 – here’s a few you can check out:

Surrender don’t come natural to me – I’m with you, brother. This one is from Bolivia.
Mission Taiwan – another new blog… what country was that from again? I guess you’ll have to read the blog to find out.
Cathy’s Blog – just click the link to get to the blog. Cathy has been in Tanzania, and recently was in the USA for a bit.
The Ross Family in Peru – and you just have to see these photos.
Martin and Hazel’s Blog – coming to us from Argentina.
Mexicanucks’ Updates – a quiz for you: Can you tell from the title where they are and where they’re from?
Life by the Word – starting a change in life as well as a new blog, these folks are heading to Mexico.
conFESSions – of who? ”Of an unmedicated Xer”, of course. In Kenya.