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Tajikistan- Challenges & Opportunities!

Friends, It was a joy to be in Tajikistan again and see the love of God in action.  There are now two simple "Houses of Peace" for men.  Both feature bee hives & honey making but one also has a small...

Visions & Dreams Testify of Jesus

Hello Friends, the following is a testimony from a Muslim.  For the whole testimony you can go to the link below....

Simple Multiplies

Hello Friends, in 2009 Fernando and Leen Pauwels  lived in Uganda for three months with their two preschool children.  Their home was a tent near an orphanage where they shared life with 30 teen aged boys.  Every...

10 Traits of Disciple Making Movements

Hello Friends, We have been rereading the parables of the Kingdom and revisiting Church Planting Movements (the book & a free PDF booklet are available at www.churchplantingmovements.com).  David Garrison lists 10...

How to Help, A tale of two Orphanages

Friends, this is from a brother doing a study on child care world wide who was given a copy of "How to Help- a tale of two orphanages".... 

Thank you for this, which is interesting.    I’m actually part...

Would you like to join our... ?

Friends, recently I received an invitation to join a new association for ministry leaders  which was being called together to facilitate relationships, accountability,  training, conferences,  to share resources....

"After Birth Abortion"

Brace yourselves. We’re reaching the next stage, as predicted by Francis Schaeffer a generation ago. Now the experts tell us that after-birth abortion is ethical.   After-birth abortion should be considered late-term...

Responses to How to Help?

Friends, Thanks for the comments on "How to Help?"  We have posted three below.  John King raises some excellent questions.  How would you respond?  



From Larry Bennet...

How to help?

Friends,   Jesus said that ministering to the least is ministering to Him.   Love what Roland & Heidi Baker do ( www.irismin.org ).   They take in orphans and teach all of their national leaders, no matter how...

Musings on an old conundrum...

Friends, a few days past we shared some musings on the old conundrum of the nature of freewill, destiny and the character of God.  These things matter!  When William Carey spoke of his plans to go to India, the church...

Ania & Ira

Greetings Friends, "My name is Ania, I am 20 years old. Before coming to Christ, my life was a nightmare. Our mother was a drunk,& my sister Ira & I were given wine at 6 years at her parties. We often spent...

In the Pamirs

Friends,

Some recent pictures from Sergey in Tajikistan.  

He came to Jesus while in prison and continues to serve the prison church there.  

This fall two men came out of prison and returned to their home villages...

Jesus among the Least

October 2011, Hello Friends, The team in Tajikistan was asked some questions about the girls who are coming to Jesus out of prostitution: 

1) The girls live in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.  

2) They...

Prophecy, Conviction & Covenant

Friends, Could we ask some questions about prophesies and proclamations that see natural disasters as the judgment of God on a people or a nation?  Could we suggest this testifies to a deficient understanding of the Old...

Disaster = Judgement?

Friends, the recent earthquakes, hurricanes and flooding in the US have become fodder for another round of "God is judging" announcements from various religious leaders and self proclaimed prophets.  This piece has...