Not surprisingly, the greatest humanitarian and economic needs is also found in those areas least penetrated by the Gospel. Cultures without Christ decay in every regard. Mango, Togo, West Africa is in northern Togo, just inside the 10/40 window. I…
Praying for Miss Mango (Continued)
My family and I have decided to call the little girl in this picture “Miss Mango.” (You may recall that I speculated that she might be an angel – – I personally took this picture in a recent trip to…
Children and the Snakes That Will Bite Them
I had a lot of reasons to smile in this picture. (I’m the one with a light complexion). But, the center of my joy was because the children I’m was with were near the Carolyn Kempton Memorial Hospital, where all…
Is This Little Girl an Angel? Maybe.
I saw this little girl in Mango, Togo, West Africa last week. She lives in abject poverty. If she doesn’t have AIDS, she knows people who do. The odds that she will grow up with both her parents in good…
Outbreak! News from Zambia
One of the missions projects our church has supported is the missions work that Cornerstone church of Ames is doing in Zambia. When I came home from church today, I saw this update on their blog. For many reasons, we…
No Time to Step Back on Missions
There may be a temptation in 2009 to be less aggressive in missions given the recession. But, remember, our situation is still vastly better than most of the world and most of human history. The people to whom Jesus gave…
A Local Church is Not a Local Church (Again)
I recently made a concise post on this point. Here is the associated radio spot. With a very busy schedule these days, that involves a bit of traveling, sometimes I ask myself why not just do the minimum? It would…
The Church in Germany
Click here to watch a fascinating video about a man who came from Germany to attend the Sovereign Grace Pastor’s College. If you love history and missions, and you want to be be encouraged, don’t miss this one.
Hope Children’s Center in Africa
One of the missions projects our church is involved in is the Hope Children’s Center in Africa. Jeff Dodge (who preached to the Bricks last Spring) posted this update from his current trip to Africa. Today I had a reminder…
How To Dedicate a Child to the Lord
Many evangelical churches today have “baby dedication.” Of course, there are others who do infant baptism. In this post, Molly Piper describes the kind of attitude that parents should consistently cultivate regarding the future of their children. Her son Orison…