Posted in Be a missionary, Connect, Go, Short-term missions on Aug 24th, 2010
Ever since taking a language acquisition class in seminary, I have made it a point to be a language learner on every trip I take. My goal has been to learn at least one word every day while I am in another country. I recently returned from a three-week trip to Brazil. It was my [...]
Posted in Be a missionary, Connect, Go, Learn, Pray on Aug 19th, 2010
Just as Pakistan has hit the news again, I’ve been reading (in Phil Yancey’s book, Soul Survivor) a bit about the days when the nation of Pakistan was first carved out of India. Those were awful days of killing between Hindus and Muslims. And yet, in the midst of it, something breathtakingly wonderful happened.
Lord Mountbatten [...]
Posted in Be a missionary, Go, Learn on Jul 19th, 2010
Earlier this month my wife and I vacationed for a week in Leadville, Colorado. At an elevation of 10,152’, it boasts the distinction of being the highest incorporated town in the U.S.A. Between trips to Turquoise Lake where we reduced the Rainbow trout population by 25, we did a lot of hiking. Our first jaunt [...]
Posted in Be a missionary, Connect, Go, Learn on Jul 13th, 2010
I remember reading a long time ago reading about the importance of spending time with “seminal” (or foundational) writings. Plenty of books spring up from these central writings, but don’t waste your time reading those books, one writer cautioned. Go right to the source, he said.
For a long time, I’ve had the book, Humility, by [...]
Posted in Be a missionary, Go, Learn on Jun 24th, 2010
When I was in my 20’s, I had a promising career in information technology. What had started as a sort of part-time job to help me get through seminary ended up being a full-time management job that actually paid for seminary. But I knew I was called to missions, so my wife Shawn and I [...]
Posted in Be a missionary, Go, Learn, Missionaries on May 17th, 2010
My best friend, Janine, is a missionary in Zimbabwe. She primarily works with orphans, many of which have AIDS. From her I’ve learned a great deal about loving people and trusting God. She recently published a book, Dare to Love Completely, about her first few years in Zimbabwe. As I read her book, I was [...]
Posted in Be a missionary, Go, Missionaries on May 10th, 2010
Yesterday I met with a couple who are preparing to serve as missionaries with The Mission Society. We talked about various possible directions, focusing on possibilities of working among the unreached peoples of southern Asia or working with the house church in a closed country to help them reach beyond their borders. It was exciting [...]
Posted in Be a missionary, Connect, Learn, Missionaries on Mar 22nd, 2010
Mission Network News’ Greg Yoder recently interviewed Ron and Bonnie Hipwell regarding the current situation in Mexico. Several of the drug cartels have decalred war on one another and many people have been killed in recent weeks. The Hipwells minister in Monterrey, Mexico and train pastors for ministry. Here they talk with Yoder regarding their [...]
Posted in Be a missionary, Giving, Go, Learn on Mar 9th, 2010
Chris and Dora Barbee recently relocated to Thailand to begin their ministry there. They are currently in language school in Bangkok, learning the Thai language so they can communicate effectively with the people they seek to serve. They have been appointed to teach English as a second language in local village schools, as well as [...]
Posted in Be a missionary, Go, Learn on Mar 2nd, 2010
We know that nothing can separate us from the love of Christ, but what is it that separates us from living out the love of one another that He commands us to demonstrate?
I was recently attending a consultation of people representing organizations who have an interest in a particular unreached people group. My reason for [...]
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