18th March, 2010
Rolando Canazas, Peru
says this week I am starting a long journey by road and canoe in the
River Santiago region of Amazonas with Henry, a native Huambisa
believer to open six new free Schools of Mission in six Amazon villages.
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Lorena, Patagonia says our social network here teaches the community and makes leaders. Milton says I am a youth leader in El Salvador, maybe go into missions one day. François, Douala, Cameroon says I am the leader of New Life in Jesus for All. Sister Caritas, Uganda says I am the founder of Holy Family Vocational Orphanage in Nazigo Kayunga.
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17th March, 2010
Juan and Rosa, France,
82, says we feel greatly blessed by the Lord when he adds one more day
to our already long lives, for His honour and glory. Our thanksgiving
seems so weak and inadequate compared to the favour He gives us at the
dawn of every new day.
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16th March, 2010
Moses Aringo, Lilongwe, Malawi says last week we went 100 kms to Mchinji to start a new church for a School of Mission
student. Our Easter convention is in Karonga where a new church
started a year ago, people from Lilongwe, Mzuzu and Zambia are coming.
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Francisco says I want to help victims of violence in Colombia. Herminia, Argentina, says I'm a missionary to children in Paraguay. Justice, Ghana says I assist the poor and deprived to bring the Lord to them. Etienne, Bangui, CAR says I study theology and hope to go into missions.
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15th March, 2010
Johnny Auguste, Haiti
says our 21 orphans are frightened to go to school or to be inside when
the aftershocks come. I tremble for nothing too but I pretend to
be strong for the children. I am looking for a psychologist for us all.
I pay a teacher, the lessons help the kids to forget their
parents.
Read more from Johnny below and on the previous page. DCI
is helping to house and feed the orphan children and you can join us if you
wish.
Santha says e-mail me, I want Christian friends. Alonso, Mexico says two of us give out leaflets about Jesus on the buses. Yves Ayité says we are fine after our Togo elections brought some violence we don't want. Francisco says I will use the free School of Mission in Rep Dominicana.
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13th March, 2010
Wisnael De Souza, Paraíba, Brazil says thanks for the School of Mission, here are the photos of our first graduation.
Jules Wazeng, Lubumbashi, RD Congo, says we opened another free School of Mission in Likasi, 120 kms away with 26 students.
Gaston Mamang, Central African Rep says we have a School of Mission in Bangui and we want to do projects for the poor.
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Delma, Bolivia is moving to Camiri to take God's word to the University and professionals. Sandra, Pereira, Colombia has a week of prayer for the world. Gnangoran, Mali trains pastors for new churches in unreached villages. Antonio, RJ, Brazil uses sport and God's word to help children.
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12th March, 2010
Hannah Hurnard
couldn't find God, hated Sundays and wished she was dead but later she
wrote the classic book Hind's Feet on High Places here in English and Spanish. This most beautiful story of the journey of faith explains Song of Songs so simply that you long for the same experience. Read on Google Books For serious Bible students Watchman Nee, Song of Songs commentary is unique and incomparable.
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Pinned by Yoppi, Indonesia:
See March 9, it cost $600 to operate on Adri in Papua who was
knocked off his motorbike by a car which did not stop, he might need
metal pins which will be terribly expensive.
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us what is happening with you
11th March, 2010

David Armada, Spain says on the 26th an EMSI team of 37 surgeons, nurses and helpers go for the 8th time to Burkina Faso, the world's 3rd poorest nation to give free treatment to thousands of poor children. More here.
Pinned by Oscar Hiroshi Ynami: Our church in Mie Ken Suzuka Shi, Japan has people from Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and Japan, the first Congress is in July/August.
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Parra Fecunda, Spain say click to see our really popular, modern Blog in Spanish with music, films and lots of free things for all Christian youth especially Catholics. We can see the Lord working.
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10th March, 2010
So
many terrible things like Haiti and Chile happen along with all the
personal tragedies that make such an unwelcome entrance in life that we
start wondering whether the few things we do ourselves make any sense.
When people are still starving in this world, when wars drag on in
distant lands, when countless people in our cities find plentiful drugs
but no homes and a million and one orphans look for help, our own
activities and abilities can feel futile. This may paralyze and depress
us but unlike Superman we are not called to save the world, solve
all problems, and help everybody but each of us has a unique call
of God - firstly to Him, then to our families, our work and if we will
listen carefully in quietness, a call to somewhere or someone in our
world. We have to keep asking the Holy Spirit to help us to see clearly
what our call is, and not do more but never less, and to give us the
strength to live out our gifting trusting God that our prayer,
friendship, giving and sending will empower others and so make both
them and us effective. It is very true that DCI is the work of a lot of
people each doing a little yet being faithful to a small task heals the
unspoken fears of many of us and in turn relieves many ills of this
age. We have Henri
Nouwen, Bread for the Journey to thank for the original inspiration behind this thought .
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Graham and Ursula Crosbie, UK are following the call of God to help plant Hope Church in multi-faith, multi-cultural, concrete and traffic filled Newham, London's East End. More on the DCI Blog.
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9th March, 2010
Yoppi, Indonesia says our missionary in Papua,
Adri, was hit by a car while riding his motorbike, he is in hospital
with his right shoulder is badly broken, the car drove away.
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Silvia says in Chile
the government is helping people and the churches are taking food,
clothes, medicines and supplies to people who lost everything in the
earthquake and tsunami. We feel the call to seek God more deeply and
pray for another revival like Chile 1909.
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us what you are doing
8th March, 2010
Felly Nsungu, RD Congo says Alain Nteté, a professor in our School of Mission
was arrested in church by the soldiers who wanted $1000 to release
him but he refused, after 24 hours in a cell they let him go.
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Pinned by Graham Crosbie, UK: Click for 21 excellent free teaching sessions in Spanish from John Piper, one of America's best.
Hamilton, Venezuela says I am just back from Haiti, the need there is immense, let's do all we can. Sandra says please tell me about Mauritania. Rigoberto from Mexico in England is looking for contacts in the UK. Juan has launched the Time of Hope blog in Spanish.
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6th March, 2010
David and Jessica Norman have been to Indonesia to see where these web pages are made in Yoppi's home. We also saw the children's centre, fruit trees and fish farm. Click for photos.
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Ndite, Douala, Cameroon works in prayer, training,mission to unreached people. Rafael, Dominica wants to open a free School of Mission. Melody has a farm near Augusta, USA for missions people on medical leave or holiday, 7065132034. Jose, Argentina says click to hear his music.
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5th March, 2010
George Purkweri, Uganda says the great evangelist Ben Okeng from Lira has died suddenly as a hero on the field in Congo
where he had gone to preach Christ. He trained me as a young boy
in how to live a holy life and to serve God. He loved me so much.
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For Haiti read this travel advice and click for resources in Creole.
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us what you have found to help readers
4th March, 2010
Daniel V, India says in Karnataka we baptised 13 people and 27 more are waiting for the next baptism service.
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Johnny Auguste in Les Cayes, Haiti
says we and the 21 orphan children have come through the weekend's
deadly floods, they were frightened by the height of the water.
DCI
is helping to house and feed the children and you can join us if you
wish.
How to send funds to Johnny in Haiti or via DCI
Sarwar Masih, Pakistan says we have started a new church at Bhobhtian with 110 people immediately coming and over 1000 families in the area.
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Pinned by Paul Garratt, New Zealand. Click here for hundreds of free French language MP3 Christian songs.
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3rd March, 2010
John Ling says the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Myanmar celebrates a 25th Silver Jubilee on 24-29 March in Falam Town, Chin State. We will give away your You Can Find God's Best book to all pastors and leaders.
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Mah Malachie, Ivory Coast says two years ago violent wind destroyed our church, now people meet to pray in my living room or outside. Our DCI small business sells rice to rebuild.
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Moses Aringo says the Schools of Mission in Myombe, Zambia and Hewe, Malawi are doing well, the people with goats from the goat bank are very happy and will see an end to poverty. One man has opened a church in Kanyerere with 17 members.
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Miguel, Paula, Silvia and many others from Chile, shaken by the earthquake and tsunami all asking for prayer and aid for Chile's people.
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March 2nd 2010
Silvia in Valparaiso, Chile, the editor of our Spanish edition says we are OK after the
8.8 earthquake and tsunami, the
Lord protected us, the earthquake was a terrific experience, my 4th
time. Our home has some cracks and broken things but over 800
people died, others are injured or still trapped. Please pray for
Chile's people. BBC Video
Felly, our editor in RD Congo
says 20 churches in Ngiri and Makala were destroyed last week by
soldiers under orders. Same thing happened last November and here in
Kinshasa we ask ourselves who will be next?
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March 1st, 2010

Johnny
Auguste in Haiti
says I have started a plantation which will provide food for
the
21 orphans in my family and food to give or sell to others. I am also
doing business start-up seminars with some Banking
for the Poor funds to give the poor women hope and a
future. More photos
Les
Norman, the editor says sudden death and destruction hit Les
Cayes
as 1.5m of flood water swept through precisely where Johnny has taken
the children and his own family for refuge from the earthquake
damage and aftershocks.We have no news since. BBC Video shows the misery.
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here to join us in helping Johnny's 21 children, all orphans.
Elias, Peru, says I am a
guitarist, love missions, done some and want to go further. Haruna
says I am with YWAM in Koutiala, Mali.
Martin from Argentina is in
missions in Paraguay.
Sanjith, Canada is looking
for a free degree level Bible course.
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us what you are doing
27th February, 2010
Philippe
Ouedraogo says that I have been elected
as Vice-President of the AoG's 4000 churches in Burkina Faso. You know that since
1984 your training, support, friendship and prayers have brought me to
this.
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us what you are doing
Comment
by Les Norman, the editor
Philippe
is one of our oldest friends. We saw this day coming way back in 1984
and send him our warmest congratulations on this well deserved
recognition of years of hard work. Philippe has some 7000 poor
children in 70 schools as well as churches, projects for the poor and
training.
Biak in Myanmar
says I am going to Chin State to hold a Youth Bible training, then hold
a conference and visit 15 churches by train, bus or on foot.
May
God show me mercy on the journey and use me.
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us what you are doing
26th February, 2010
George
Purkweri, Lira, Uganda says he thanks God for
taking him as a destitute boy and raising him to work with the poor
with micro-loans of money, pigs,
chickens and goats, the party
for the poor, free
training,
a rescue centre for young prostitutes, 38 churches
for the
poor and radio programs. Everyone here takes from the poor
rather
than give to them so I receive a respect that I do
not deserve. The credit goes to God and to you people for
raising
me to this level. I remain simple and serving.
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us what you are doing

Ruth Morris in London says that the free
Pray As You Go daily 10 minute podcast is now
available in Portuguese as well as
English.

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teachers to stimulate classroom discussion on the big questions of life.
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25th February, 2010
Chris Chatteris reviews Invictus
and says his home South Africa
in 1995 was an exhilarating place to be if you were on the side of the
angels but for many on the losing political side it was a place and
time of nameless terrors. Nelson Mandela saw the 1995 Rugby
World Cup as a unique opportunity to fight these fears.
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Ananta in Orissa, India says he trains
village pastors and workers. Theophile leads the Horeb training
centre in Abidjan, Ivory
Coast. Evelio says La Guajira, Colombia
has a great revival for worship going on. Dominique
in Haiti
says we will do well to create jobs for young people.
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us what you are doing
24th February, 2010
Felix
Corley at Forum 18 says Kazakhstan fined
Zhanna-Tereza, with 6 children and no job, 100 times the minimum
monthly wage for having a worship service in her home for women
and children. Police said they discovered an illegal religious
community.
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Les and Pilar Norman, the editors,
are in Valencia, Spain
from March 28th to April 3rd, e-mail if you would like to meet with us.
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23rd February, 2010
Jules Wazeng says thank you
for the books and Bibles he received from The
DCI Fund for his Schools of Mission in Lubumbashi, DR Congo. Here's the photos.
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Jessica
Yeoh
says we went to see where these web pages are made in Indonesia. We had
a most eye-opening time seeing how people
live, work and sleep, lepers were coming up to the car to beg, clothes
were being washed in a filthy river. You really feel humbled, ashamed
and blessed all at the same time. We visited the fish farm and a
children's centre in the slums that The
DCI Fund helped to start and then in
bizarre contrast we had lunch in a modern city centre shopping mall.
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22nd February, 2010
Ranledis Perez says to click for photos of his weekend in
Camaguey, Cuba.
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Les Norman, the editor says watch
out for e-mails from criminals disguised as charities or NGO's
asking for money for Haiti. BBC story.
Izaias in Rio, Brazil wants help to
learn Haiti Creole. Reuben in India says the DCI
teaching materials are simple to understand and effective to
use. Eduardo
is a pastor in Tucuman, Argentina
says DCI is a great blessing, he's praying for us. Vilma
in Nicaragua
says hello to everyone.
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us what you are doing
21st February, 2010
Johnny Auguste, Haiti
says I have rented a house for my 21 orphan children as the rains have
come and we can't sleep outside. The aid is still in Port au Prince but
we are miles away. Aftershocks keep coming. I sleep and eat
with the kids as some are still in shock. God will help us as they
don't have anyone and all government services are destroyed.
DCI
is helping to house and feed the children and you can join us if you
wish.
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EasyBibles is printing Gospel
booklets in 82 languages and
posting them free to the world's poorest nations
particularly Africa for field testing and feedback before
printing
large quantities at low prices.
In India
Hau Shoute and his wife do school
ministry to the Hindus. Vera
Lucia is a 5th year social service student and a pastor in Brazil. Désiré
Etien Marcel, Ivory
Coast leads the Christ, Hope of the Nations Mission.
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us what you are doing
20th February, 2010
If you are looking for ways to understand and
reach Muslim neighbours here is a brilliant
website of free resources in Arabic, French and
English.
Mah Malachi, Ivory Coast says all the new churches started by the School
of Mission in Danane had a meeting, we baptized 9
people, shared the Eucharist and gave meals to the poor. It was
wonderful.
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us what you are doing
Edisson, Ecuador is
developing small plantations for 2000 poor Guayaquil families. Matias,
Argentina
is interested in the 10/40 window where the lost and poor of the world
mostly live.
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us what you are doing
19th February, 2010
Pasteur Bertín, 44, is opening a School
of Mission in Deventer, Holland in April and wants to join
DCI.
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us what you are doing
Comment
by Les Norman, the editor
Well
done Bertín, God bless and help you, it is no easy thing to
serve in
deeply secular Europe. We think that if we can help a native pastor to
go down the road to take God's word and His love to an unreached people
then we do well, and if he takes others that is even better, and if
they then cross the language or culture barrier and go where things are
much less comfortable, then we really have succeeded. And through the free
Schools of Mission program this is what has happened in
thousands of places all over the world since 1987.
Gloria directs a home for
poor children in Mexicali, Mexico.
Carlos has the Bible in 12
languages on 12 web radio stations. Nicholas
is a youth leader Ghana. Joel is serving the Sundanes
Muslims in West Java, Indonesia.
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ABOUT THE EDITOR
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Norman 60, is a journalist, writer and a fund manager for the
DCI Fund, focussing on the lost, the last and the least of the world. Since
1977 he has been following the call of Christ. He is married to Pilar
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