We have been having a neighborhood Bible study for a few months. We passed out flyers to some of the neighbors and several of the neighbors put out yard signs the day before our meeting time. We are praying that over time more neighbors will want to join us. A couple weeks ago we organized […]
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The former witch doctor’s eyes shone. Go-between to the spirit world for his people, he had been greatly feared. Then Bedada came to Eduka, the witch doctor’s village. Bedada was a trainee in the church-planting training led by Belay, an Ethiopian staff member. This training, “Multiplying Churches and Communities” or “MC2,” is being used with
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This past month we launched a new mobile discipleship training system called Nuvo. Nuvo is a practical approach to sharing the gospel. It is a journey to being used by God in bringing about transformation in lives and in communities around the world. It is a group discovery-driven approach to discipleship that is mobile-centric with abundant
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After 4 years Jessica is graduating from the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois on May 13, 2017. She will graduate with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL). She plans to remain in Chicago and continue her various ministry involvements while. She has loved leading Bible studies and
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Krishna Nath grew up a Hindu. Despite a life of regular worship, he sensed continuous emptiness in his heart. At age 18, he married and then became the father of two children, but still, peace eluded him. Eventually, he left his family and became a Hindu priest. Still he did not find peace. In August,
The 1,500th language of the JESUS film is Daasanach, spoken by the Daasanach people in Ethiopia, South Sudan and Kenya. Today, yet another group of people can see and hear the gospel in their own language. To God be the glory! This is a remarkable example of the body of Christ working together! I hope
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Our leaders in Vietnam have been conducting training with a large denomination that is recognized by the government. They have seen changed lives and churches planted. More trainings are requested and to legitimize the training, the denomination has asked the government to publish the Cru materials. This way our leaders won’t experience limitations from authorities. Two
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I recently was in Ethiopia to train national church planting leaders from several countries in Africa and the Middle East. A leader who overseas the countries in the northwest part of Africa, typically called Francophone Africa because French is the predominant trade language, shared with me about the way God is working in Côte d’Ivoire,
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Georgia, a country at the intersection of Europe and Asia, is a former Soviet republic that’s home to Caucasus Mountain villages and Black Sea beaches. It’s famous for Vardzia, a sprawling cave monastery dating to the 12th century, and the ancient wine-growing region Kakheti. The capital, Tbilisi, is known for the diverse architecture and mazelike,
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Thirty-three leaders representing 22 countries from the continent of Africa and the Middle East gathered for 3 days for training and planning. The time was spent identifying important topics and issues, then working in small groups and sharing from their leadership experiences, peer learning, best practices and group decisions.
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