Pastors in the United States spend a lot of time alone. They work alone to prepare sermons and Bible studies. They sit in their office getting themselves organized for meetings and various events. When a member drops in for an unannounced visit, most Pastors welcome the interruption. I feel the isolation even more acutely as a world missionary. There aren’t any church members that might drop in for a visit. I work remotely with the leaders of national churches across the continent of Africa.
Continue reading “Befriend a Mission”A Lightning Funeral
Lightning? From a cloudless sky?
It is Zambia’s dry season. But like a bolt out of the blue, Esther gets sick. “It’s meningitis,” a hospital doctor tells her husband of 16 years.
“Dear God,” he prays.
She dies almost lightning-fast. It is Monday, 13 September 2021.
Continue reading “A Lightning Funeral”Pakuwa Pakhawa (Hope Realized)
We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end so that what you hope for may be fully realized (Heb 6:11).
In November 2019 I was ready to pack my bags and move to Nairobi. Then COVID19 ended all international travel. One Africa Team Missionaries canceled all their planned trips to Uganda, Liberia, and other parts of Africa – full stop. But the global pandemic didn’t stop God’s kingdom or the Gospel ministry of the LCMC Kenya from moving forward.
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