Missionary Blog Watch » India

Short Term, In and Out, and Other

Jim — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:37:52 +0000

Though they’re not included in the main blog lists and aggregator, I like to write once in a while about short termers, missionaries that travel frequently in and out of other cultures, and blogs that simply don’t fit in any other category. That’s our theme today!

Romania – Wednesday – The final night of the crusade was exciting. Again new children and families came to participate in the children’s program. It was such an honor to introduce children to their creator…
In Bangalore, India, some thoughts from students and about students in Doctoral Student’s Study “How Cultures Work.” and Using Critical Tension for Outreach
Coming back from a trip – Don’t forget us when you get back. How could I? Read Saying Goodbye in Nigeria.
From the other side, here’s someone getting ready to go. Check out Kevin and Melissa’s Life in a Nutshell as they make their final preparations to go to Kenya.
Just one more – let’s visit Zambia and other countries in Africa in – The Whirlwind and other posts at Laura Staszewski’s blog

Some of the World’s most Populous Countries

Jim — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:00:37 +0000

Today Missionary Blog Watch is proud to bring you some posts from 7 of the most populous countries in the world (not the top 7, but 7 of the top – get it?). As a matter of fact, the people from these countries alone make up almost 50% of the population of the world! Here’s the latest:

China: Learning Mandarin Chinese isn’t so easy – apparently it’s all about Learning to curl the tongue. Next, check out the Jubilee Filipino Fellowship at 2 years old (yes, in Hong Kong, China)
India: Some of the goings on in the effort to see new churches in south India. And a video update – how cool is that?
Indonesia: And a video on … well, rocks!. Also a boy with appendicitis, who is now recovering. The last link also talks about a recent tragedy. Finally, a wild pig hunt!
Brazil: Reaching Germanic peoples in south Brazil – Tradition Versus Christ. Also, check out a Brazilian Birthday Party, and find out why Andrew thinks it’s his fault.
Nigeria: "Sitting on a concrete block in the ruins of the burned out church yesterday, listening to the members singing songs of praise and devotion…” (continue)
Russia: News of a growing church, and being in Korea in the middle of Russia.
Japan: A full week – especially interesting is the story of the "Returnees". Another post with lots in it, including exciting news about a Japanese pastor. Finally, some quick videos from Japan.

Incredible – dozens more Missionary Blogs!

Jim — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:06:11 +0000

Check out four pages of completely revised and updated blog lists! There are dozens – that’s right, dozens of new missionary blogs listed. And that’s still only some of the hundreds of blogs that are all mixed together on the main page!

Please stop by and check these out – and also let me know if you see any errors (with all that work I’m sure there were some slips!).

What kinds of blogs will you see there? Here’s a preview! From our brand new missionary bloggers…

Straight from my heart… writes from Ukraine
Life in the Frying Pan from Niger
Adventures in the Dominican Republic! – well, you know where that is.

How about the up and coming missionary bloggers?

Soul-Purpose in India
Missionary Mom from Chile
Missionary Gas is in Columbia

You want some more experienced missionary bloggers? No problem…

Missions Minded coming to you from Nicaragua
JustusBlog is in France
on target from South Korea

Finally, it’s time for the veteran missionary bloggers!

Malagasy Musings is in Madagascar
disciplemexico.org is, of course, in Mexico
Church Planting in Puerto Rico is right where you would expect!

Enjoy these blogs, and please don’t forget to leave a comment on the blog posts you enjoy!

A trip to India

Jim — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:46:12 +0000

LeakeSpeak is actually a fairly new blog, just started in October of last year. Coming to us from southern Mexico (Oaxaca), the posts have been thoughtful from the start. We’ve also been treated to some great photos, which enhance any blog.

Ironically enough, what prompted me to finally write about LeakeSpeak here was not Mexico but India. A trip to the other side of the world has led to some very interesting first-impression posts, and some fantastic pictures of places many of us have heard about, but never thought a lot about.

A much-travelled friend of mine once said that the most “different” country in the world (in this case, different from Canada, or even the Western World) was India. I think you’ll enjoy this exploration of life, religion and chai in incredible India, where they say Truth Alone Triumphs.

For background on the trip, read I’m going to India. For the first post upon arrival, read Made it to India. Then read later posts for the continuing saga.

Photo courtesy of initials