“Sometimes when we are called to obey, the fear does not subside and we are expected to move against the fear. One must choose to do it afraid.” –Elizabeth Elliot
I have only one pair of good boots. I seldom get to use them, but they were the first thing I packed. For fifteen days I [...]
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Move Against the Fear – By Mike Delorenzo
So We Do Not Lose Heart -By Bruce Rossington
Muhammad Ali once boasted: ‘I float like a butterfly, but I sting like a bee’. I was reminded of these words as I sat listening to Phanuel’s interview. I was beginning to think that I had become desensitized to what happened here in 1994, but the softness of his voice and the apparent absence of [...]
Shake Hands with the Devil
In 1994, one million Rwandans were killed in the span of three months. Killed not by a bomb or weapon of mass destruction, but by a million weapons of small destruction, garden tools mostly. Killed not so much by an army, like the genocide of WW2, but neighbor turning against neighbor.
This is a hard fact [...]
Little by Little, The Basket Fills Up: Gathering Disciples among the Mwani of Mozambique
A revealing article on the least-reached Mwani people of Northern Mozambique
written by Mike Saum
1648 words
At the end of a long walk through Mocimbao da Praia and Mwani life, one might neglect to notice the small church building – a modest house of mud walls, thatched roof, and earthen floors. There is no banner or marquee, no milling crowd outside, but inside gather the faithful few – 10 believers out of 100,000 Mwani.
I Am The Enemy
Article on a visit to a North African country.
“But the decision to sing was costly.”
869 words
Anonymous
Note: This article has been approved for publication by the NR REO.
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Seeing A Way Out
“Your people must know more than theory,” Ngari says. “They need to know what they can do.”
A Christ in the Chaos article by
Andi Clinard
752 words
Blurring the Lines
Christ in the Chaos Project
Article highlighting the contrasts in Kenya stemming from the election violence, and how the act of “forgiveness” stands in contrast as well.
By Andi Clinard
1275 Words
“True forgiving, Mama Hannah says, means going back.”
Church in Rift Valley Houses IDPs
Christ in the Chaos project article
by Shel Arensen
710 words
Fleeing Kenyans seek refuge from tribal killings in a church in the Rift Valley.
Quote: “The police promised to increase the number of officers patrolling the surrounding area. The ranch owners knew this might not be enough. “
Rising from the Ashes
Christ in the Chaos Project
Story about Pastor Steven Munyambu whose house was destroyed in Kenya’s post-election crisis. He tells about his journey of forgiveness for the young men who did it.
By Andi Clinard
1115 Words
Little Moments in Lopit
Short essay from a TIMO missionary in southern Sudan. Reflections on her ministry.
By Andi Clinard
386 words