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The New Normal

by Jim on 20 February 2012

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The life of a missionary is one of change – within change.  This is an excellent post out of Ecuador that talks about normal – the constantly changing normal.

A common situation in the life of a missionary family – getting used to major changes in life because of culture and ministry (in this case a family from the USA in Ecuador).  Then – someone in the family is diagnosed with a medical condition.  Dealing with doctors in another language, communication with family back home, searching for information – and getting used to a new way of life – all over again!

I’ll let Becka tell you more in her post What a difference a day makes

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From our Experienced Bloggers…

by Jim on 22 December 2011

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Decorative garden in Japan

I’m now working on updating our list of Experienced Missionary Bloggers.  Not done yet, but I’ve noticed some great posts that I wanted to share with you…

Stay tuned – lots more to come!

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26 Missionary Blogs (from A to Z)

21 February 2011

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 [...]

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

15 December 2010

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 – [...]

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Changing Seasons

1 October 2010

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 [...]

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Kids, Moms, and Tarantulas…

18 May 2010

An interesting mix of themes for today’s post of interesting missionary blog posts from around the world!  But all of the posts do have something to do with kids, so here goes… What happens when a 4 year old finds a tarantula on the wall… (Ecuador) A birthday party in South Africa An upcoming women’s [...]

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Written in Chalk (and other posts)

28 April 2010

Sometimes it’s the simple things that encourage you the most.  That’s what I thought when I read this post entitled Sidewalk Chalk from Ukraine. It’s always good to read about what a missionary is doing – and it’s always completely different!  Here’s the latest from Peru in Back to Work! Looking to solve a problem [...]

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Houses, kids and earthquakes – more Missionary Blog Posts…

12 March 2010

More great blogs from around the world today!  First, let’s take a look into what’s going on in Chile – E a Rt H qU aK e – The Good The Bad and The Ugly. And now let’s talk about houses.  First, there’s the joy of House-hunting in Congo.  Do you think this house will [...]

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Videos, pictures, and naming God

12 February 2010

Lots going on out there in the missionary blogosphere – I’m especially noticing an increase in the use of video!  So here are some posts with video first, then we have a few more… How to train fleas (Ecuador) – I know you’ve always wondered. Retreat and Prayer Requests (Japan) – just a basic update [...]

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Recipes from Missionary Bloggers

12 November 2009

Missionary bloggers have a unique way of cooking.  Sometimes they’re learning to local dishes in an unfamiliar culture.  Sometimes they’re trying to cook something familiar, with unfamiliar ingredients.  And sometimes they’re just having fun! So in this post, let’s look at recipes missionaries have shared in the past – first, some with a cultural flavour, [...]

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