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More New Missionary Blogs (March 2010 edition)

by Jim on 3 March 2010

in New Missionary Blogs

The new blogs keep streaming in!  Here are a few of the best new blogs from the past few months.  I love reading the names of blogs – here we have everything from the very unassuming "The Chapple Family" to ALL CAPS IN "JUNGLE NEWS" (excuse me for shouting) and the attention-getting "Welcome to Africa Ya’ll", and even a missionary who owns her own country (Romania)!

But it looks like South Africa is dominating our new blogs this time…

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Sa fou, shoo foo, and other notes from around the world…

by Jim on 24 February 2010

in Interesting Posts

Playing dominoes in Mali

I hope I didn’t say something bad in some language or another, but these two terms are from the posts below.  Enjoy these recent posts from around the world!  And find out what sa fou and shoo foo are all about…

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Beauty and Hope – this week’s Missionary Blog Posts

3 February 2010

Some more random posts from around the world – enjoy!

Let’s get practical – How Can You Pray for Missionaries?  Some great ideas here.
Getting ready for hot season… just how do you do that in Niger?
What’s it like going to a women’s conference in Sudan?  Read all about it and see some pictures in “He makes [...]

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5 years!

27 January 2010

Photo courtesy of light_arted

It’s time to congratulate those who have completed 5 years of blogging!  5 years is still a good old age for a blog – in fact, these blogs are still older than this site (which started in 2005).
I’ve done this in the past, but I’m not sure if I’ll do it again [...]

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While You Weren’t Looking (His Church Grew Again)

7 May 2009

A whole variety of posts here, but a focus on the remarkable, sometimes quiet, sometimes explosive, things that God is doing in busy streets and out-of-the-way corners around the world.  In unexpected ways, He keeps building His Church…

Delivery time – in hopes of A Warmer Night for the Neighbors (Paraguay)
It all started when this woman [...]

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More thoughts from the field

5 March 2009

Just wanted to share a few more random posts I enjoyed recently.  First one out of Thailand – thoughts about a very challenging subject, Contextualization.  What do you think?
And how about some thoughts from Nigeria … who could resist reading a post entitled May Erin always be fat?
And a post from Paraguay.  What would you [...]

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Recent Posts: Everyday Life and Unexpected Twists

25 November 2008

Isaac and Evan’s new friend- fun with kids on a multinational missions team (Sudan)
Miracle Crash- sometimes you wonder how many angels it takes per van (Mexico)
Money Belts- struggling with the idea of “raising funds” (Kenya)
Through the river and through the woods… temptation and a scary ride (Uganda)
Valuing our Elderly- a timely message (and a reminder, [...]

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Translation, Despair, Culture and Care…

21 October 2008

Just a few posts I’ve enjoyed lately…

Madagascar From Tulear:  It’s been a long time since I had to do so many things by candlelight.  I can remember struggling to do my homework during power cuts due to strikes back in the 1970s, trying to read by the light of a paraffin lamp when we lived [...]

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New Missionary Blogs – from all over!

11 October 2008

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 [...]

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Compassion, Endurance, and Transformation

5 August 2008

There have been some just amazing posts lately about the joys and sorrows and struggles of serving God.  Some of these provide powerful insights into what it really means to share the love of Christ.
First stop, Ukraine.  Reading a story about a woman dying alone with no one offering to help (in New York), Michelle [...]

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