Strategies for Training, Missions and Ministry
As part of a practical exercise in listening to the Holy Spirit is going out into the town and finding a person of peace (Luke 10:6). Before going out in groups of three people they went they prayed seeking the Holy Spirit’s revelation about the people whom God wanted them to meet. More than fifty…
Let me share a brief confession. I graduated from a Christian university with a Bachelor’s degree in business and computer science. I was also a devout Christian and entered seminary to do a master’s degree. I was convinced at the time that it was only a matter of time before the Christian religion could be…
Recently, I was teaching in the Kale Heywet School of Missions in Durame, Ethiopia. I was impressed with the students there, their eagerness to learn, but more importantly their closeness with God. As students they were not simply learning strategies or compiling knowledge, but exercising their faith in spiritual disciplines. Daily Schedule 3:00-5:00am Morning…
During rainy season in Cambodia our showers are fast and violent. It will rarely rain for hours on end, but usually strong weather systems move across Cambodia rapidly. They are often preceded by violent wind storms; many which whip up micro-tornadoes. Our Kracheh children’s center was hit by a micro-tornado a few years ago and…
Excerpt from book “Fire on the Mountains” by Ramond J. Davis, published in 1980. ISBN: 0919470-03-3 The history of the beginnings of SIM work in Ethiopia from the 1920’s. “While [Diasa] was sitting there, he noticed the chief of all witch doctors in Wallamo seated not far from him. This witch doctor was a peculiar…
Enoch, or Henok in Ethiopian, is a missionary evangelist who has served God in many remote areas of Ethiopia. Five years ago he served in a desert region which borders Somalia. While he was serving there by evangelizing and trying to plant a new church he heard the Holy Spirit speak to him clearly. The…
Just by seeing this title with the word “prayer” in it I think will limit the number of people who will bother to read this blog. While, as Christians, we talk about “prayer” regularly, how many of us really pray? I mean, actually stop what you are doing, sit down, or kneel, or even more…
I was shocked, just like the nation and much of the world, at the bombing of the Boston Marathon. In the first video feed I saw an elderly runner fall off his feet, likely hit my shrapnel. My eyes fixated on him. People didn’t know what to do. They didn’t know what happened. Yet, in…
Your Global Impact: 20 feet Over the last few years I have been thinking and praying a lot about what it takes to impact a nation. I have considered traditional strategies as well as the internet and the power of the digital word being broadcast out through so many channels like YouTube, Facebook, Word Press…
A year ago I sent out a short e-mail to all my friends and supporters. In that e-mail I listed three urgent requests I had. While hundreds got the news, and no doubt prayed for help, I had very few responses. A couple of people recommended a friend or two for the job, but I…