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  1. Global sports ministry kicks off June 26

    ... later that day. “They were coming out of the woodwork. I’m loving it.” The camp concluded with 55 attendees, and 15 of th ... The young people set out for a local park to practice what they’d learned. As they started a rousing game, a local teen stopped t ...

    mfetting - 02/01/2012 - 9:16pm - 0 comments

  2. Educators wanted: Humble hearts required

    ... educated, the teachers, the schools, the school children. I was there to witness the result: A decade of no education; a generation of young people who cannot read or write; knowledge of what to teach and how to learn wiped from the collective memory of this people. ...

    gpottenger - 03/29/2012 - 5:56am - 0 comments

  3. Missionary profile: Michael and Tamara Hudson

    ... call to be involved in missions?   Tamara: I was called to be a missionary at age 9 when a missionary visited my home ... Church in Bucharest, including our own daughter, Elena. What a joy it was to participate in that occasion and to baptize our youngest ...

    gpottenger - 04/10/2012 - 2:29pm - 0 comments

  4. Ask the Missionary: How do missionaries deal with their human limitations?

    ... is also a human being and with that comes human limitations. What physical and mental hardships are the most difficult for foreign ... to the country where he or she is serving. Paul wrote: “I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances” (Phil. 4.11, NIV) ...

    dgbennett - 05/15/2012 - 11:16am - 0 comments

  5. Projecting poverty where it doesn't exist

    ... Tuesday, October 11, 2011 I have been in relationship with the Waodani since 1956, when they killed my ... into a snare that can raise their perception of need beyond what their economy can support. When we project poverty on people where it ...

    dgbennett - 04/27/2012 - 12:12pm - 0 comments

  6. A week in the life of a pastor

    ... and Jonio's family at the uncle's house. She did not know what to expect. "It's good to see that the uncle accepted us and showed ... two missionaries' friend with this blood type," she said. "I thank Him for all kinds of opportunities to show His love to those around ...

    mfetting - 01/31/2012 - 8:26pm - 0 comments

  7. Culture Shock: Surviving, Thriving and Helping

    ... once, in everything from simple daily tasks, such as how and what you eat, to bigger life changes. So much change creates stress. ... And work for the peace and prosperity of the city where I sent you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, for its welfare will determine ...

    mfetting - 02/02/2012 - 6:14am - 0 comments

  8. Missionary Profile: Dr. Erin Meier

    ... to be involved in missions? Meier: I first considered missions as a medical student on a mission trip to South ... and I am still here serving. Engage: What is your favorite aspect of what you do in your present assignment? ...

    mfetting - 01/31/2012 - 8:15pm - 0 comments

  9. Nepal: Helping communities find solutions

    ... years -- went to Nepal to conduct the training, passing on what they’d learned about using the methods effectively.   Now, ... effective than ways he’d been doing it before.   "I was excited when I saw the community people more interactive, self-mobilized, ...

    gpottenger - 03/07/2012 - 5:53am - 0 comments

  10. Changing understanding of "the missionary" in Mesoamerica

    ... teenage girl, she said something to me about the concept of what a “missionary” is that captured my attention. She told me, “I thought that missionaries were elderly people from a generation different ...

    mfetting - 03/01/2012 - 6:48pm - 0 comments

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