Missionary Blog Watch » Costa Rica

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!

Aspects of Ministry from Around the World (and a couple of posts from Japan)

Jim — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:09:39 +0000

Just a few recent interesting posts from around the world. At the bottom I’ve included a couple of initial posts on the situation in Japan – I’ll try to have more for you next week as the news gets out. For now, all the missionaries that have posted have said that they and their families are fine.

First, a couple of posts from Chile – first, a glimpse of how Chileans are getting training to serve the Lord, and finally a personal story of the challenges of growing up adopted.
Next, thoughts on testing from God in Kenya.
Incredible stories of people coming to Jesus in Papua New Guinea.
Getting… that… paperwork… can… take…. some…… time! Adventures in Costa Rica.
Missionaries are sometimes just outsiders wherever they go (including Mexico)
Coming back to the field (in this case, Peru) for a second term…
The incredible value of little tiny coins in Chile.
Working together in Honduras (with some great pictures to show for it).
Every missionary family has its own balance, and every missionary has his/her opinion about every person’s role. Here’s how one missionary wife (or perhaps wife of a missionary?) finds balance serving in Paraguay.

Finally, a couple of posts from Japan. First, a post entitled simply Earthquake, and then some thoughts on ministering to and praying for Japan.

Changing Seasons

Jim — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:30:01 +0000

It seems a lot of our bloggers have been writing about changing seasons lately. Either they’re noticing that it’s fall/spring (depending on where they are!), or they’re experiencing a change of seasons in other ways. Here are some examples:

“It’s a Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood” (Costa Rica)
Fall Photo and Fall In The City (Ukraine)
A change of seasons… (Spain)
Moving! (Kenya)
The Aroma of Spring (Uruguay)
Despendida – never thought leaving family would be this tough (Ecuador)

Good Friday Posts from Missionaries

Jim — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:29:13 +0000

Here are a few of the posts about Good Friday from missionaries around the world today…

Acquitted: …and Happy Anniversary!
Amazing Love: Thinking about what we sing. (Costa Rica)
Good Friday and Alcohol: Thoughts on an Irish controversy. (Ireland)
Easter Cookies: A variation on "Forgotten Cookies" to make with the kids over the weekend. (Mexico)
Good Friday: Yes, He was. (Romania)
"Holy Week" 2010: A video – as seen from a car window. (Philippines)
Good Friday: A precious baby gone. (Japan)
How it happened…: Don’t forget… (Romania)
Sent to Coventry: A saying – but what does it mean? A story from the British Civil War. (Niger)
Good Friday: What a church in Uganda is reflecting on today.

Countries Less Mentioned – Part 1

Jim — Sat, 23 May 2009 12:52:11 +0000

Now that we have the nice tag cloud down on the left of the screen, we can see which countries get mentioned more often here. This mostly has to do with who blogs more often, and which countries have more bloggers, and so on.

But today we’re going to use that tag cloud to focus on the countries that aren’t there – the countries that are mentioned less here at Missionary Blog Watch. Here’s the first sample…

Power plant in Sofia, Bulgaria

Togo: "First of all, imagine that you take every single thing you own and you put it in a container. Then that container goes on a ship that might sink…" read May Update
Tanzania: "We’re out of water. We’ve been out of water for days…" read Perfect Laid Plans
South Africa: "Highland communions typically lasted over a period of five or more days. Informal fellowships and prayer meetings run by the elders might stretch this out to a week…." How does this Scottish tradition relate to South Africa? Read Easter Communion
Cambodia: "I thought you would like to read my email conversation with my dad where he asks some good questions about the new place we are living…"
Costa Rica: "I had really hoped that I would not feel right at one of the places, but that didn’t happen. Now I’m torn…" read My Heart is Torn
Bulgaria: "Since returning in March, I have been asked about training for teenager/youth over here. Besides the Love Bulgaria event there seems to be a big hunger for information on the training and equipping of students for service to Christ…" read Teenage Work – Once a Youth Pastor …
Columbia: "It’s been a bad time for the students. A week ago it was announced they would loose their free mid-morning coffee…" read No more Colombian coffee

New Missionary Blogs – from all over!

Jim — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:42:24 +0000

Wow, it’s been a while since I featured new blogs. May, I think? Well, here are a few of the newest missionary blogs from around the world. Please drop by and leave a comment to encourage them! Tell them you saw them at Missionary Blog Watch:

Caravanserais – in Thailand
Vista – Mexico, but currently in the USA
Sunshine Loveland – Costa Rica
Da Silva Family in Mozambique
The Murray-Go-Round | Journal of a Journey – Asia
Adventures in the Dominican Republic!
Rebecca Zurbrick in Uruguay
On Mission with God in Brazil
Joe & Jenna Blakey – Mexico
JanetandChuck – in Botswana

Missionaries of the Caribbean

Jim — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:51:32 +0000

I’m actually surprised – I have only a few people in the Caribbean at the moment. So I hope the others come out of hiding and send me a comment or an email! Meanwhile, here’s the quick tour:

Michelle shares with us Rays of Sunshine from Jamaica
Chris and Cory just left Belize, but you can still read about their ministry there.
From the Dominican Republic, The Life of Jon
Across the border, of course, is Haiti, which you can visit at Our Hearts for Haiti
Back on the mainland is The Sims Family in Honduras
Finally, we visit Mission: Costa Rica for another angle on the Caribbean.

Missionaries on culture

Jim — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 23:23:53 +0000

Of course, missionaries are always talking about culture. How to adapt to the culture, what they find different in the culture, weaknesses and strengths in the culture. Usually, it’s not bad – it’s just different, as we always used to tell mission teams that we trained. But we always wrestle with it and try to see it as Jesus does. For your reading pleasure, here is an assortment of some recent culture-related posts:

About Band Aids and diversity – ASOY Assortment
Taboos – do we take them too far? Kalinjin Culture
Drinking in Ireland
An illustration of working together – Each Stone has its Place
The mystery of the tub (that some of you could probably solve) – Sickness, missionary ingenuity and why tubs are scarce in Costa Rica
The thrill of buying baking soda – The Fun Of It All
Reactions to the Da Vinci Code in Pakistan – Fascinating