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South Africa has the Ball

by Jim on 14 June 2010

in Country highlights

Sorry.  I tried, but just couldn’t resist.  I just had to do a post on South Africa since, after all, the world’s eyes are on South Africa for the 2010 World Cup!

First, a couple of posts specifically about the World Cup.  Next, some more general posts.

  • World Cup Vibe ========<() !!!!  "I’m not really sure how to begin to describe the feelings from my first ever World Cup experience, it really was a stunning event…"
  • Unevangelized "According to OM’s 2010 World Cup Prayer Guide Siya Thandaza, the top unevangelized countries participating in the 2010 World Cup are…"

And now, more from South Africa…

  • Culture  "The other day at the mall, I went to draw money from the ATM…"
  • Two from one blog:  No Quick Fixes, thoughts on missions and technology, and Dumisani’s Reason for Existence  "My last post referred to the tragedy recently experienced by a local Christian family whose eldest son committed suicide. Well, one day last week…"
  • Mama Marie says that she is now a rugby fan…  "So Mom has decided she is a rugby fan. I think that’s rad, because rugby is awesome. It was so much fun! Trent took us and his mom and dad…"
  • Contrasts  "On Saturday afternoon after Alan returned from a morning meeting, I ‘ran away from home’ for a while. I found a store that had moved, drove in a…"
  • plot 45  "Last week a received a random phone call from Sello Modiba, a member of the Stoffel Park Council. “Can we meet tomorrow?” I agreed even though…"
  • African Culture Shock (not really)  "So, yesterday Given and I were ministering to a woman who lost her husband. During our visit…"
  • Mandela House & Hector Peterson Museum  "In early January Rachel, Amber, & I went and visited the Mandela House and Hector Peterson Museum in Orlando West, Soweto. We had a fun day and learned some interesting stuff…"
  • Behind Bars  "This blog is for a friend who wanted to know what it is really like living in one of the highest crime capitals in the World. Well, here goes…"
  • Ngikhuluma isiZulu  "I speak Zulu. One of my passions is to speak to people in their heart language…"

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Missionaries on the 2006 World Cup

by Jim on 12 June 2006

in Special themes

Every once in a while there are a whole bunch of bloggers around the world blogging about the same thing.  You know, a major natural disaster.  Christmas, or Easter.  But all those things are nothing, next to the deluge of posts on the 2006 FIFA World Cup.  Called Soccer in some countries, football in most, this sporting event is the most popular in th world.  Over a billion people will be watching!  Here’s a sampling of the missionary posts in honour of the occasion:

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For more on the World Cup, try the official FIFA World Cup site, or the BBC World Cup section.

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