Uganda: Pentecostal Assemblies of God
We had a very successful and exciting workshop in Uganda with the Council of Bishops of the Pentecostal Assemblies of God. This growing denomination of …
How Do You Define Success?
Yoseph is a 38-year-old Ethiopian man, who is married with three beautiful daughters. Yoseph owns his own home, has a number of rental units, and …
Beauty in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa is a beautiful city of close to four million people, sitting at about 8000 feet above sea level. It is a city of …
Heartbreaking and Backbreaking
On Saturday morning, I worked with my students on their income and expenditure analysis and the budget that they formed for their family (we work …
“I had to come to Africa to hear an American woman speak about ‘Work as Worship’!”
“I had to come to Africa to hear an American woman speak about ‘Work as Worship’!” This was a quote from an El Salvadorian woman …
“Church begins on Monday…
“Church begins on Monday…Sunday is garage time.” This is a quote from a Kenyan Marketplace Minister. This is one of many analogies that we hear …
Replication…and a request for Africa Study Bibles
On Saturday, I leave for a longer trip (six weeks) to East Africa, starting in Tanzania, then to Kenya, then to Ethiopia. It feels like …
Muddy Water
This past Friday was the second Work as Worship Retreat, put on by RightNow Media. While I was disappointed that my church decided not to …
Frustrated Eagerness
“I want to tell you how this has changed me. You need to hear the details.” She said this to me with an urgency, while …
This Is Your Morning
I have left Liberia and am now in Cameroon. I am writing this on the road (Sunday morning) as we are traveling from Douala, the …