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9th
September, 2009
 Henri Nouwen
says that when we enter into solitude to be alone with God, we quickly
discover that without the many distractions of our daily lives that
fill our silence, we feel anxious and tense. When nobody speaks to us,
calls on us, or needs our help, we start feeling like nobodies. Then we
begin wondering whether we are useful, valuable, or significant at all.
Our tendency is to leave this fearful solitude quickly and get busy
again. Click
for some answers
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Comment:
Yoppi Margianto,
Indonesia
Thanks for reminding me of the words of John the Baptist who
said, "He must increase, but I must decrease." Who among us can compare
with John's hidden life in the wilderness, but in fact, God used this
"nobody" to prepare the way for Jesus and his salvation and glory.
8th September, 2009
 Mah Malachie from Ivory Coast says my School
of Mission
students come very far and now cannot even find pennies to copy the
lessons so I have stopped to look for a little money. After the war
everything is so expensive, rents, water and electricity. We will start
again soon.
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Comment: Les Norman, DCI England
Mah,
poverty is deepening all over the developing world but keep your eyes
on Jesus, ask Him for wisdom and for creative, new, different ways of
keeping going with or without money and He will show you a way such as creating
jobs. People can make notes by hand instead of buying copies
for example. It is possible to run a free School
of Mission
in the open air at no cost if necessary but I understand about
transport and food. The life of faith through prayer is one lesson that
all of us, students and leaders alike have to learn.
Stay in
touch, we will not leave you alone.
7th September, 2009
 People
we know in Burkina Faso are struggling to
cope after deadly floods left 150,000 people
homeless, BBC photos here
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 Our
friends in Indonesia where these pages are
made have been hit by a massive earthquake bringing death, destruction
and fear BBC video here. See Psalm 46, 1,2 and 10
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your comment
 Susan King in the UK has sent this brilliant not to be missed 4 minute
video with music by Delirious about the lost, the
last and the least.
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6th September, 2009
 Prem Thapa in Nepal is walking 8 hours from the
road to take the gospel to 500 unreached people who are waiting for him
in Pahad.
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 Luc Segura in Nîmes, France wants to contact pastors
and people in mission in Russia who speak French.
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5th
September, 2009
 Johnny
Auguste in Haiti
saw parents crying at the 3rd graduation of his free DCI
School of Mission
because their kids who had been lost in drugs and prostitution were
getting their diplomas. Even the United Nations even sent
their
congratulations for nation building.
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4th September, 2009
Ranledis
Perez en Camaguey, Cuba
says that the behaviour of the 60 to 100 young baseball players who
have decided to follow Jesus is not the best. Some are
delinquents, others are alcoholics, robbers and ex-convicts just like Nicky
Cruz and the Cross and Switchblade gangs
of New York but the respect they give to God, to his word and
to me is astonishing. Click to see the DCI sponsored baseball tournament.
Comment:
Les Norman, England
I can easily
visualize your young people because in the
80's Pilar and I spent years with Remar after Miguel Diez came to
faith
and began preaching to street people in Spain which had a plague of
drugs and crime. Hundreds quickly decided to follow Jesus and we ate,
slept and travelled with these wild people who were like lambs and
listened to Bible teaching for hours. Some became outstanding leaders
but sadly many later died of AIDS. Today
Miguel cares for 30,000 poor people in 56 nations.
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3rd September, 2009
 Our
friend Marion
Male has a fantastic Bible
School in Labasa, Fiji. Click to see her new NCTC primary school for children.
No better contact for you in Fiji.
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ABOUT THE EDITOR
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Norman is a journalist, writer and a fund manager with the
DCI Trust, serving the lost, the last and the least of the
world. Since 1977
he has been following the call of Christ. He is
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