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5 years!

by Jim on 27 January 2010

in Special themes, Veteran Missionary Bloggers

Happy 5 Year Blogoversary!
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 it again – the more time goes by the more blogs are celebrating!  But here it is, at least one more time – Happy Blogoversary!

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Football/Soccer on the Field (video)

by Jim on 13 October 2009

in Special themes

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 learn, right?  Or maybe just showing a little interest in kids playing fútbal could go a long way.

It’s great to go and watch a game together, like this one between Ecuador and Uruguay.  If you can’t go to the game, you can always watch it on TV – you’d be surprised what a community event it can be!

Here’s someone else using sports to reach out – maybe you can help.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup is coming up!  There will no doubt be more and more football buzzzz in the weeks ahead – stay tuned!

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Countries less mentioned – Part 2

10 June 2009

Welcome to the second part of our focus on countries that aren’t mentioned here so much, for whatever reason.  The first part was here.  Here are some posts from those countries around the globe.  Remember, these are only introductions – be sure to poke around these blogs to learn more:

Uruguay:  "When I picture an Uruguayo [...]

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See how someone else lives…

11 December 2007

Today you’re going to see how other people live in other parts of the world, and you’ll probably learn a few other things as well.
There are a lot of interesting posts out there, as always!  Here are some to check out:

Village Preaching:  Find out why we don’t need to give kids those dangerously sharp pencil [...]

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Your home – washed away…

3 September 2006

What would you do if your home was washed away? That’s the question facing thousands in the community of Gorom Gorom, in the West African country of Burkina Faso.  The community was already struggling with years of drought.  Suddenly, huge amounts of rain fell, totally washing away some villages and about half of the houses [...]

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