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.
Click 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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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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Comment by Les Norman, the editorPhilippe
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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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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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.
Audio Pot says they have 1000's of free audio programs for 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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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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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.
How to send funds to Johnny in Haiti or via DCI
 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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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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us what you are doing
18th February, 2010
 Fred
Lozo, Texas, USA, 68, with Engineers
Without Borders
says I like to encourage young pastors with advice on community
development and how to use materials, tools and manpower to build their
own homes. I built my own home and erected a windmill without any help
so it can be done. My website.
Yohan,
India
wants to start a school for poor children. Francisco, Alicante,
Spain
has a sailing boat and gets to talk about the Lord to visitors. Juan
has a Christian networking website
in Peru.
Ruben is raising a new church in
San Luis, Argentina.
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17th February, 2010
 Felly
Nsungu, DR Congo
says that a faithful friend is a strong defence and he that has found
one has found a treasure. Thank you because people right across Africa
are being blessed by your strong network of support, it's somewhere to
share trials and triumphs. When you see that you’re not alone,
then life’s challenges are not so daunting anymore.
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Silvia is to open a rehab
centre in Spain
sent by her church in Brazil. Marco
works in a School of Mission in North Chile
for all Latin America. Kwakye Frank is in his final year
at University of Winneba, Ghana
and a youth pastor. Paulo, Brazil wants to know
all about mission in France.
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us what you are doing
16th February, 2010
 Ben Wanyonyi has started a School
of Mission for up to 400 pastors that he met in Western Kenya even though he lives
in the UK.
Mirian is the pastor of 4,300
children in Maua, Brazil,
many of them are poor and suffer violence from their parents, website.
Haja Hope is doing 3 months
missions training to go to Níger.
Jose, Peru wants to find a
way to take God's Word to Algeria.
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15th February, 2010
 John Ling, Myanmar has now published Pastor
Eric C Madisson's classic book 'You
Can Find God's Best' in the Chin
language. Click for free downloads in English,
Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian, Chin
and for Urdu on CD or in a book, ask by e-mail.
Beth has a church in Japan, another for
Filipinos, supports missions in North Africa and interested in China. Luis
Valdez in Bolivia
has an online supervised DCI Bible School. Jose
Luis, Mexico
wants to preach in Cuba. Amenyenou, from Togo, pastor in Ivory Coast leads
a Bible School.
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13th February, 2010
Silvia
Vergara, Chile says 2,200 young people
attended CIMA 2010 [You Tube] in Argentina with
famous Chinese author of Celestial Man, Brother
Yun. In March I hope to start one or two DCI free Schools
of Mission here in Valparaíso.
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Juliana in Brazil is looking
for an English language course. Alberto
works with young people and women in prison in Cordoba, Argentina and does
workshops for young addicts. Augustine
does mission in north Nigeria.
Henry, Peru gives 3000
magazines to children every 8 weeks, fotos.
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us what you are doing
12th February, 2010
Mah Malachie, Ivory Coast says I am very happy
with rice buying, selling and cooking business sponsored by The
DCI Fund to support the School
of Mission and new churches here in Danane. Big photos.
 Rolando
Canazas back in Lima, Peru
says I feel very sad and tired because I can't get anyone to help the
native peoples of Rio Santiago where floods destroyed homes, crops and
left thousands of young and old without basic services, night is very
cold. All you see are lines of people waiting for food or clothes. Video
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us what is happening with you
11th February, 2010
 Ojie
Solitario says on Monday we opened a School
of Mission in Panabo City, Philippines with 14 students, ages
14-26, the context really bring a "big bang" in me.
 This week David
Norman, Jessica and Hannah are in KL and then Tangerang,
Indonesia to visit Yoppi, the HQ of DCI Asia.
DCI people from the UK, Myrt and Rhonda are going to Michael's village
in Malawi in March to see the clinic being built there and to make
plans for future work. Colin and Lynne are going to Haiti and Cuba in
July.
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us what is happening with you
10th February, 2010
 Daniel,
India
says fanatics attacked one of our pastor's and threatened him. He was
the first Christian in this village and he has 60 new
believers.
Every believer has been told to reconvert or their homes will
be
burned.
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us what is happening with you
Maricarmen, Castellon, Spain has followed
Jesus for 24 years, teaches children and is in the mission committee. Anamaria,
Moquegua, Peru
counsels young mothers. André in Gabon is a pastor,
missionary and teacher. Darling, Argentina is looking
for help in work with drug-addicts.
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9th February, 2010
 John Henry Newman,
1801-1890 said, "God has created me to do some definite service. He has
committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have
my mission. I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in
the next. I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons.
He has not created me for nothing. I shall do good. I shall do His
work. I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place
even while not intending it if I only keep His commandments. Therefore
I will trust Him. Whatever, wherever I am, I can never be thrown away.
If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him; if in perplexity, my
perplexity may serve him; if I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him.
He does nothing in vain. He know what He is about. He may take away my
friends, He may throw me among strangers, He may make me feel desolate,
even make my spirit sink and hide my future from me. Still, He knows
what He is about."
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8th February, 2010
Johnny Auguste, Haiti
is suddenly the father of 21 children who have all lost their
parents in the earthquake, even though his own
home is unusable. He says he loves his new job and says thanks for the
funds sent over to help the children. See full story on
January 26th. More photos
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How to send funds to Johnny in Haiti
Daniel,
India says after our Mercy Home
pastor JM baptized 58 Hindu men and women he was taken to the police
station, beaten brutally and put in hospital.
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Yao N'Guettier, Ivory Coast says my
wife and I are passionate to do marriage counseling. Márcio,
Cachoeiras de Macacu, Brazil
says we welcome people to do mission here and we want to
send people to you.
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6th February, 2010
 David
Armadà of EMSI Mision, Spain says a container full of medical equipment and
medicines has left for Burkina
Faso
to equip the team of 35 surgeons, doctors, nurses, dentists and helpers
who are taking the gospel and free treatment to hundreds of
poor
children at Easter.
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us what you are doing
Oscar, Mexico says I met
Christ a year ago and he changed my life, the Christian family is
beautiful. Etienne, 40, is studying
theology in Banfora, Burkina
Faso. Alejandra wants to find a French
speaking church in Biel,
Switzerland. Eydel, Honduras
is happy to find this page and all the help.
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5th February, 2010
 Inam,
Montgomerywalla, Pakistan says I love my people and
especially those who love the Lord. Thank you for your free School
of Mission, 15 people with very limited
in literacy have learned so much and improved their
relationship with the Lord.
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 A
grandfather has written two beautiful little books about Jesus for
small children in English, Spanish, Hindi, Russian and Vietnamese. Free
from here.
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4th February, 2010
 Henri
Nouwen
writes, "Often we want to be able to see into the future
and say,
"How will next year be for me? Where will I be five or ten years from
now?" There are no answers to these questions. Mostly we have just
enough light to see what we have to do in the coming hour or
the
following day. The art of living is to enjoy what we can see and not
complain about what remains in the dark. When we are able to take the
next step and trust that we will have enough light for the
step
that follows, we can walk through life with joy and be surprised at how
far we go. Let's rejoice in the little light we carry and not ask for
the great beam that would take all shadows away."
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Bertin has a church and Bible
School in Holland,
wants to use our free
studies. Pedro
works in hospitals in Argentina,
wants to work with us. Justus
works in telecoms in Kenya
and wants to do the free studies.
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us what you are doing
3rd February, 2010
 Eddie
Brito says I could not watch the suffering on TV and just
pray so I came to Haiti. I am a volunteer in the hospital, paying for
medicine and talking to the victims about God’s love. See my photos here.
Huge numbers of orphans and injured children are still outside the
hospital, everything is very difficult. Doctors sleep on dirty
floors, very exhausted and emotionally broken. Doctors and nurses
please come, we have a safe place for you. Goods and toys can come in
tax free, but will the millions raised ever arrive here?
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Free four 90 minute bible
study materials here with biblical teaching about
money and possessions from a very reliable source - Stewardship
in the UK
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2nd February, 2010
Free full colour evangelistic leaflets in easy-English and African-French also in Swahili,
Portuguese and Fulani. Ask for them here
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Darwin, Ecuador shows
Christian films on a giant screen. Jimoh,
Nigeria
says I have finished my political science degree and want to
be pastor. Louis Bertrand says
bonjour from Gabon.
Mariana, Romania says I want
to follow the School of Mission and
find a Pentecostal Church in Italy.
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ABOUT THE EDITOR
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1977 he has been following the call of Christ. He is married to Pilar
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