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When Two Bikes Split a Church
The Powerful Effect of an Act of Generosity
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When my wife and I entered Mozambique in 1993, the United Nations listed it as the poorest country in the world. We had been exposed to poverty before, but nothing prepared us for... |
Localization and Globalization
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Signs of globalization can be found in many places. I have a friend in Zambia who is a retired pastor, now living in a rural village with no running water or electricity. However, he has a cell...
We Can Do It!
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About a year ago I was asked to speak in a small church in Kampala, Uganda. I had been there for other meetings and was asked to preach on a Sunday morning. Normally I decline such invitations,...
When Two Bikes Split a Church
The powerful effect of an act of generosity
Tags: dependency, local resources
Christopher Little
When my wife and I entered Mozambique in 1993, the United Nations listed it as the poorest country in the world. We had been exposed to poverty before, but nothing prepared us...
Don’t Chase Buffaloes
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Reprinted with permission from the January 1994 issue of Evangelical Missions Quarterly, Box 794, Wheaton, Ill. 60189
The following story was told to me following a 1992 seminar in Capetown,...
It’s Time To Get Serious About The Cycle Of Dependency in Africa
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(Reprinted by permission from the April 1993 issue of Evangelical Missions Quarterly, Box 794, Wheaton, Ill. 60189.)
Some time ago I learned about a missionary to Africa who gave more than 20...
Cutting the Apron Strings
Here's how churches can move from depending on mission agencies to relying on themselves -with some suggestions to minimize the pain.
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(Reprinted with permission from the Evangelical Missions Quarterly - Jan. 1994, Box 794, Wheaton, Ill. 60189)
Several decades ago, Nicholas Bhengu, the leader of the Assemblies of God in South...