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More from our Experienced Bloggers

by Jim on 29 December 2011

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As I continue to update our blog lists, I’m finding some great posts from our experienced missionary bloggers.  Here are some more recent ones…

I really enjoyed these glimpses into life and ministry in Japan from Robin White…

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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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Frustrated?

12 July 2011

Missionaries.  Those super-saints that never get frustrated… ever ever…. Ok, scratch that.  So, missionaries get frustrated a LOT.  What do you expect?  They’re always chasing problems and lost people and all stuff like that there.  What have our bloggers been frustrated about lately? A (Damp) Day in the Life (Chile) FO and Complaining (Ukraine) Out [...]

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Jonathan Wilson on Japan Relief

15 March 2011

Jonathan Wilson was one of the first bloggers we featured here, and for the past few years he’s been very much involved in relief work – such as the relief work that is needed right now in Japan.  Here’s a recent interview: Visit CRASH Japan here.

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Blogging from Japan

14 March 2011

As promised, here are some posts from missionaries in Japan regarding the earthquake and tsunami there.  Note that in many cases there are multiple posts from the same blogs below, and I’ve grouped them together… By now most of you have probably heard about the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan today…. Many of us [...]

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

12 March 2011

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 [...]

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Demons out! Luck in!

4 February 2011

The BBC has this to say about a Shinto festival: Rissun is celebrated on 3 February and marks the beginning of spring. It is sometimes called Setsubun, although Setsubun can really refer to the beginning of any season. Rissun is known as the bean-throwing festival. When celebrated at home, a male of the family will [...]

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So hard… but so rewarding!

13 September 2010

Yes, it’s often the theme of missionary blog posts.  And yet, it really can’t be explained in a post.  The challenges that missionaries face – how "simple" tasks around the house can sometimes cause so much discouragement – the heart-rending challenges in relationships – crying with those who cry – the silent discouragement that comes [...]

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What’s it like in… Tanzania, Japan, Moldova, Brazil, South Africa, Ukraine and Togo?

31 July 2010

Our bloggers have some great posts that will help you find out!  Here are some recent ones… tanzanian kids say the darndest things – what are the most common greetings this person gets from kids in Tanzania?  I never would have guessed… And by the way, from the same blog, these pictures give a great [...]

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These Titles Caught My Attention. That’s All.

12 May 2010

In the past I’ve posted about posts based on cool pictures – ones that caught my attention. This time I ignored content altogether – at least to start with – and just looked for titles that caught my attention. You know, other than "Our May Newsletter".  Or "Even more photos of our trip".  Or my [...]

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