TheJourney in Africa

Saturday Shots and Stories

  Saturday,  23 May 2015 Nairobi, Kenya   Currently church groups are wary of venturing into many parts of the world where we work. Due to the ongoing South Sudanese war,  we only recommend that groups consider going to the two SS locations we have field personnel:  Taposa Land and Dinka Rek Country. Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya (scene of …

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Perseverance

  A word from Curt The highlighted red text was written last week: As you read this, we are flying into western Ethiopia. We’ll spend the next week in refugee camps of Gambela Region. We need you persevering in prayer. When you pray, you are holding the rope. When you hold the rope, we’re willing to go down in the …

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Though dead, he speaketh still . . .

A word from Curt Today is a travel day Up Country. Upcountry is that part of Uganda above the Nile River. It’s Wild. Open. Rustic. Beautiful. Frustrating. Pray for Charlie, Shane, and me as we travel. I can’t wait to show Shane Wilber this spot on the road north.   David Platt is the new leader of our organization, the …

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The Most Popular Birthday and My Reading List

Reading friends, Today is a brief blog. I’ve been sick all week with a viral digestive bug.  Pray for healing.  I leave Saturday for a trip Up Country with my home church in Louisiana. Two things are on my mind and heart: One: Birthdays in South Sudan Two:  Books I’ve been reading.   Birthdays  We’re working on Visas for an …

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Come on in, Mr. Johnson

Author note:  We recently ran this post and many of you enjoyed it. My new colleague, J.D. Hull, went to meet Mr. Johnson and the excellent photos included here show his artistic eye and touch. In addition to photography, J.D. is an excellent writer.  You can follow his blog at http://www.jdhblog.net/. A Word from Curt Providence. It’s a good word. A …

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Different Mother, Same Father

3 Key Prayer Points: Our home church, Dry Creek Baptist (La), arrives on May 7 for a week among their people group, the Kakwa. Curt and DeDe as they plan a late May trip to the Gambela region of Ethiopia. Wisdom and safety as we choose where to go in the coming months.               …

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Footin’

  A word from Curt Africans call it “Footing.” It’s a verb.  As in “I’m footing today.” I’ve discovered that to really know Africa, one must “go footing.” Or as we’d say back home in the land of the pines and missing g’s, Footin.     I grew up at the dead end of a one mile gravel road. Daddy …

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11 South Sudanese Churches you can pray for

You may not have any desire to come to South Sudan and its borderlands. But that doesn’t mean you cannot pray. You can pray for these churches and pastors from your prayer closet in America. But be warned:  these strategic leaders and churches may capture your heart and you’ll find yourself on an airplane bound for Africa. You were warned. …

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Saturday Shots from The Sojourn

A word from Curt Sojourner It defines a person making a temporary stay. It goes along with the Swahili word for white men, Mzungu. Mzungu means “always moving about.” i.e. a sojourner. Below are photos from our current sojourn. Enjoy!   P.S. A Picture is truly worth a thousand words. Maybe more.         Will you join us …

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Holding the Rope: How you can be involved

 We call it “Holding the rope.” This saying goes back to the first Baptist missionary, William Carey. Before leaving for Asia, he told his fellow believers, “If you’ll hold the rope, I’ll go down in the well.” We are dependent on our friends in America for prayer and encouragement.   Sunday Prayer Points 1. Please pray for Daniella Jeremiadoss who …

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3 People Groups you must know about

  Chadan is an IMB cluster focusing on the over 100 Unreached and Unengaged People Groups of South Sudan and southern Chad. Here are three people groups you can pray for:   The Meera live in the semi-desert Majara region of Chad. The Meera* of Chad presently have no believers. Their strategic crossroads town is 100% Muslim. They have newly …

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The Things that Matter

Question: what’s the most precious material possession you’ve lost? Reply here or in form at end of post. . . .  it was a reminder that the things in life that matter aren’t things.   I stared at the Ethiopian security worker as she removed my knife out of its case. “You cannot take that with you.” She handed the …

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“Her Name was Mary” Guest Blog by DeDe Iles

    Wow. That’s what I thought when I read this story by my wife, DeDe. It is powerful, full of insight, and written in the concise eloquent style of my wife. With her permission, I am sharing it with you. Enjoy. Reflect. Worship.   By DeDe Iles   My third Easter abroad. There is strangeness to holidays spent in …

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Fishing on Sunday

If you missed last week’s story, “Fishermen” last week, you can read it here.  Scroll down to see our top four prayer needs. Fishing on Sunday It’s Easter. And fishing season is still open. Following our leader’s mantra, we’re all called to be fishers of men. Even on Sunday. Especially Easter Sunday. Will you pray for Sunday? Sunday is an …

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