Missionary Blog Watch » Benin

He is ALIVE

Jim — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:46:31 +0000

Recently we celebrated the high holiday of the Christian Church, remembering the death and resurrection of the Lord. Here are a few posts from the weekend from missionaries around the world…

Thoughts and memories on Resurrection Sunday from Taiwan

For The Record – what we believe and some ways to remember it, from Mexico

A Morning Beyond Belief – considering the importance of the Passion Week (Australia)

Sometimes a few photos say it all – from Benin

Just to make it clear, this post from Canada reminds us there are No Remains To Be Found

Bringing it all into perspective is Resurrection Awakening from Romania

I wrote about the resurrection also as part of a series over the weekend.

A photo caught my eye…

Jim — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 23:46:20 +0000

Let’s face it – some people will read your post just because of the pictures. Or maybe they won’t bother reading, and they’ll just look at the pictures!

I decided to take that approach today, so here are a few posts that caught my eye just because of the pictures…

Her Dad got hit by a turkey. Or he hit a turkey. Whatever. Really.
I used to live in a place like this – a place with lotsa white stuff
White stuff with kids in it – that’s always cool.
You can do it with manure. And it can be fun.
God bless Benin! And more photos from a time of women’s celebration and worship.
It looks delicious, but you may be a little surprised to find out what’s in this colourful, popular dessert in Malaysia.
Investigating a new part of the city in Brazil – Porto Alegre, to be exact.
Sudan – what a familiar phrase this is: “This was a “good” road.”
You won’t be boared by these photos of camp – worship, and baptism in Brazil! Honestly, I just love baptism photos.
It’s a recent photo, but it sure takes you back. The world is always just a little different than you expect it to be…
The kids and the camels are all very thankful.
As of February, the legendary Caption Challenge has returned!
We just can’t leave out the baby photos. There are always so many! But here’s a representation. We’ve got Maisie here, there’s Jayson here and Livia and Tyler Eric right here.

Lead up to Christmas

Jim — Sun, 25 Dec 2005 00:02:12 +0000

It’s that time of year again – many missionaries are stopping by their blogs to apologize for being too busy to blog. In spite of all that, in the lead up to Christmas there have been some very interesting posts. So we’ll celebrate Christmas Eve here at Missionary-Blogs.com by enjoying some posts from around the world. Some are specifically about Christmas, others are prayer requests and other news…

From Asia:
The Joys of Language Learning (Japan)
New Level (Taiwan)

From Africa:
Christmas in Nigeria
Christmas in Cameroon
My Least Favorite Thing: Evangelize a New Village (Benin)

From Europe:
Did you know this about France?
¿Dónde está el Hospital? (Ireland)
Christmas across Europe (from France, but photos from all over)

From North America:
God at Work in People’s Hearts (Mexico)

Recent glimpses of cross-cultural life

Jim — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 00:19:26 +0000

I love stories that give us a little glimpse into life in another culture. Sometimes it just gives us a picture of a world we’re not familiar with. Other times we get a better understanding of struggles that missionaries have to face. Here are three great examples:

Grace – from Kids’ Doc in Jos. The doctor tries to help 2 year old Grace, and her family.
Our Trip to Noakhali – a glimpse of Bangladesh in Kevin’s Web Log.
SKY IS FALLING – I can relate to this one from Reflections on Life in Benin.

Finally, I don’t yet have a “photo of the week” award, but if I did it might go to Kingsley Clan for this picture of Matt and Eoin.

Two worlds and the connection between them…

Jim — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 00:22:32 +0000

This morning I enjoyed reading Two Different Worlds, a recent post in Reflections on Life in Benin. (Wait a minute, wasn’t that blog called Reflections with Rockin’ Randall? I guess the name has been changed…)

The post is pretty long, but it does paint a good picture of the life of a missionary – what it’s like to live life in two worlds, sometimes longing for one and sometimes longing for another. I can relate to Randy’s apparent reluctance to mention a cold. But let’s face it, they can be nasty, even if they’re “common”. I realize it’s hard to be rockin’ when your head is throbbin’.

On a related topic (you’ll see how if you read Randy’s entry), the internet sure has made a difference in our connections to those different worlds. Even though, let’s face it – the technology still tends to be unreliable to varying degrees, depending on where in the world you are. Then again, we fight with our computers anywhere in the world. How many can relate to the phone-game in Kenya, or the Ode to Frode in France?