Dear John, Greetings. The mission program that we came for here in Mwansabombwe has been very successful. This is a place where the palace for the Paramount Chief Kazembe of the Lunda people of Luapula Province is. We were only about 400m away from the palace to the place where we have been lodging. Mwansabombwe […]
Praying for the world Week 27 Church-Planting Movements, Insider Movements, Discipleship Movements During the last 25 years, thousands of new followers of Christ have been born among peoples who were historically starved of the gospel. These mass turnings to Christ happen through ‘Church-Planting Movements’ (CPMs), ‘Insider Movements’ or ‘Discipleship Movements.’ They take many forms, and […]
Buddhism The idea of Buddhism—and Hinduism—as a ‘religion’ is at least partly an invention of early Western explorers and missionaries. Only later was the concept taken up by Buddhists themselves. Almost everywhere Buddhism appears (mostly south-east and east Asia) Buddhist ideas are woven into a much wider tapestry of belief, ritual, filial piety and morality. […]
Praying for the world Week 25 Displaced people 68.5 million people have been forced to leave their homes worldwide: 40 million have fled somewhere else in their own country 25.4 million have left their country as refugees 3.1 million are seeking asylum and argue they can never return home. Of the 25 million who have […]
Praying for the world Week 24 Catholicism Half of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics live in the Americas; a quarter in Europe; the rest are evenly divided between Africa and Asia. Catholicism is the biggest Christian bloc but is slowly declining as a percentage of the world and of the Church. Some trends: Traditional Catholic […]
The Orthodox Church Various major challenges confront the global Orthodox Church. The need for renewal: after a long history of rigid traditionalism, over the last decades an increasing number of Orthodox theologians and priests have been advocating for internal renewal on various levels (worship, Scriptural engagement, missional activity etc). Renewal would address both nominalism and […]
Praying for the world Week 22 Children at risk The world has taken strides in recent years to improve children’s lives. Far fewer are dying from the preventable diseases of childhood. Around 90% have access to primary school. However, millions of children are at risk of serious harm: Neglect: Risk is increased by poverty, alcohol […]
18 May 2022. John Rowse writes: Dear Praying Friends, My Quick Update Here is the latest from our dear friend, Moses Makanta. I’ve highlighted some key prayer points. Do pray that he will find some time to rest. He receives many phone calls, sometimes up to midnight. Pray that the Lord will uphold him, and […]
A Big Shock The staff of Casa Vida received some shocking news recently concerning the Organisation’s budget for the next twelve months. The Child Welfare Department in Timor has allocated significantly fewer funds to Casa Vida than in previous financial periods. This considerably reduced government funding has placed Casa Vida in a critical position. They […]
