From Movements.net by Steve Addison: India Christianity made it to India during or soon after the apostolic age. There is good reason to believe it was the Apostle Thomas who brought it there. There have been followers of Jesus in India for 2,000 years. Today Christians account for less than 3% of the population, but …
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Helping the poor and caring for the creation often go hand in hand. From Scott Sabin of Plant With Purpose: The Connection Between the Poor and the Earth. Here are a couple quotes: I frequently get asked how we, as Christians, choose between caring for the poor and caring for creation, as if we have …
One of the most significant influences that directed me into missionary service (my family served with ReachGlobal---the international mission of the Evangelical Free Church of America---from 2002 to 2008) was when we purchased a copy of Operation World back in the early days of our marriage. This book is a day-by-day prayer guide to the …
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If you could choose between having a cell phone, and having a toilet in or near your home, which would you choose? I think I could live without the cell phone. From Yahoo News/Associated Press: India: Land of many cell phones, fewer toilets. MUMBAI, India – The Mumbai slum of Rafiq Nagar has no clean …
Here's my explanation for the six-week hiatus in blog entries: For more than a year, my wife and I have been talking and praying about leaving the mission field and moving back to the United States. We have been in Bucharest, Romania, since January 2003, where I have been serving as the grades 7-12 science …
You hear in the news that the dollar continues to decline against the euro. So what? From Christianity Today: The dollar's falling value translates into a pay cut for many American missionaries, who receive funding for their work from church and denominational budgets and from the gifts of supporting Christians. According to the U.S. Center …
At the end of our Christmas program (see the previous post), gifts were distributed to the children in attendance. These gifts came from Samaritan's Purse, a Christian relief and evangelism organization. The gifts were wrapped in shoeboxes, and were marked for boys or girls, and with an age. I saw many children who were really …
Tonight (Sunday night) our church in Bucharest, Biserica Evanghelică Liberă Trinitatea (Trinity Evangelical Free Church), had its Christmas program. It was much like many Christmas Eve services I've been at in the U.S., with traditional Christmas carols and a short message. The candlelight carol was an old, traditional Romanian song, "O ce veste minunată" ("O …
The following is from our e-mail update, sent this week to those who support us with their prayers and giving. Dear Family and Friends in Christ, “But the Lord said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of …
Being that we live in Romania, here are a few thoughts about European demographics: The population of many Eastern European countries is declining. This is due not only to low birthrates but also to high emigration rates. Many young, educated Romanians, for example, desire to move either to Western Europe or to the United States. …
Here is an information letter I send to Christian scientists scientists who are Christians who I think might be interested in supporting us in our ministry in Romania. Feel free to pass it on to people who have a passion for "science, science education, and the gospel." intro.pdf Grace and Peace
My wife and I are missionaries in Romania with the Evangelical Free Church of America International Mission. We send out an e-mail update to our friends and supporters every couple of weeks. Here is part of our update for this week: Dear Family and Friends in Christ, The Mission of Bucharest Christian Academy “BCA exists …
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