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Christmas is a’comin’

Jim — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:08:01 +0000

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 why practising for a Christmas performance took Guts!
Ideas about Sharing Christ With Others Through Tradition from Russia
Ah, the memories. Visiting the USA from Guatemala, read O Christmas Tree
From the Czech Republic, learning new traditions and keeping some of the old in These are a few of my favorite things…
A little wishful thinking from Tanzania in Christmas Wish

A winter street in Russia

Christmas with the McLane Family – in Georgia and Ukraine

Jim — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:53:15 +0000

The McLane family lives in Ukraine, but were off to Georgia to visit some friends! Sounds like it was a pretty exciting time…

We had a great time in Tiblisi, Georgia with our friends. They have been serving there for 3 years and we could see a wonderful ministry growing. They invited us to attend an all night prayer service on Christmas Eve. It was quite… [quite what?! Read the rest of the post here!]

Before their trip they enjoyed a Ukrainian Christmas tradition. Did you know St. Nicholas (or maybe Grandfather Frost) also brings presents on the 19th of December? Find out more and see pictures of the family at It’s Christmas!

What they're doing for Christmas

Jim — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:16:19 +0000

So what are the missionary bloggers doing for Christmas? Here are some posts that will answer that question:

TO THE NEW YEAR (Romania)
Merry Christmas from the Bracketts (Croatia)
Christmas Season… (Moldova)
Home for the Holidays (Bolivia)
Counting the Days ’til Christmas! (Portugal)
Holiday plans . . . (Austria)

And if I don’t talk to you before then – I hope you all have a great Christmas season, remembering the One who did the greatest cross-cultural mission trip of all – the Lord Jesus, who left His home and came to earth as a baby. And that’s something incredible to celebrate!

First I saw the Photo

Jim — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:47:06 +0000

I haven’t done a feature based on photos since April, so here’s a new edition. Photos are a great way to catch people’s attention, and to explain something that words alone can’t explain…

Baptisms in Miton – church under the tree, baptisms in a trough…
Sharing “a few pictures of some of my recent babies….“
In the Balkans, we’re glad the pepto tree is no longer in style!
Some great pictures of Peru in this post with the long title: “It is finished” from a 6-year old’s perspective, Getting-away, and a Blind boy reading
No, the kids aren’t just along for the ride. Check out these Junior Missionaries
A bus in Nairobi
You thought your Thanksgiving was special? Check out Our Yabus Thanksgiving
Who in the world is that behind Santa? Read Mikulás bacsi!

Blogs in Uganda

Jim — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:27:01 +0000

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 The Introduction.

Next, we’ll visit our old friend paradoxuganda. Taking time for a retreat by going To the Mountaintop, and another cultural event mixed with some familiar carols in Christmas Carols to Olukus.

Ireland(s), Scotland and England

Jim — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:53:32 +0000

Yes, we’re bringing in the New Year by visiting Ireland and the UK. Check out these posts and then browse around the blogs for more…

Life of a Steward: Making friends in fun ways – climbing walls and Indian food, and how about these paintings, photographs and sculptures.
Brandon’s Blog: Be sure not to miss this video of someone the team has been serving. Also, some thoughts on the shooting in Colorado.

The Kurtyka Family: Visit one of Glasgow’s poorest areas in a post entitled Poverty, and read about an International Christmas (and Boxing Day).
IRELAND UPDATE: Catching up with old friends, and Christmas in Dublin.
Kingsley Clan: Thoughts on the incarnation as an orthodox event, and some stats about teens online (we’ve gotta have some technical stuff here, right?).

Photo right: The Kingsley family on Christmas Eve, courtesy of mhkingsley.

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)