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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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), [...]

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Orange trousers (and other pictures)

14 April 2008

Let me tell you about some pictures I’ve recently seen on blogs around the world… They finally have a shower, and it’s quite a rig!  Who can install me one of those? Yes, there really is an Anglican Catholic Church.  You learn something new everyday.  For more, read here and here. Colourful Thai clothes, flowers [...]

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Weddings, funerals, the dead and dancing

3 November 2007

Once again, there are so many great posts I had trouble narrowing it down to a certain topic – other than culture.  So here are some of this week’s great posts: Dancing and preparing for weddings in Tanzania – On Their Mama’s Backs Learning about culture in Kenya Day of the Dead in Croatia Photo [...]

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New blogs – spring and summer 2007

15 September 2007

Ok, time for a list of new blogs.  Take the time to take a peak, and leave a comment of encouragement! Welch Family News – Serving in Ecuador.  By the way, the Welch family somehow missed getting mentioned in my post about sick kids, but their daughter Valerie Grace was diagnosed with a brain tumour [...]

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Missionaries in Asia

5 July 2007

You'll notice a whole new page here, focused on missionary blogs in Asia.  As you probably know, my plan is to eventually break everything down into broader categories like this.  Before this the only continent to be completed was Africa. Bloggers in these categories are not being demoted by losing their country link on the [...]

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Culture and (wet) countryside

10 May 2007

Photo courtesy of jubilatewest It’s time for some tidbits of culture and views of the countryside around the world.  Today’s winner is Kenya!  First, some talk about waxing patterns onto fabric.  Next, the art of the bucket shower.  And finally, a couple of interesting posts about NOISY CHURCHES.  First, from Kenya (of course) and also [...]

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