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MWINIKA PROVERB #13

March 21, 2011

“Munkholo ophilivila eyano otjiye itthu dha muhataate.” (The caterpillar’s mouth is red because of what his deceased grandfather ate.) You are what you are because of who your ancestors were. In the past you find an explanation for the present. Application: Adam and Eve sinned and their sin affects us to this day. We find […]

CAN I SEE SOME IDENTIFICATION?

March 19, 2011

We have all had someone ask to see our identification. Whether it is an official at a border crossing wanting to see our passport or someone in the checkout line of the supermarket wanting to see our driver’s license, having proper identification is important. The same is true when we think about our relationship to […]

THE ORIGIN OF THE DIFFERENT RACES

March 19, 2011

There are lots of folk stories around the world on the origin of the races and Africa is no exception. Each story provides some reason for why things are the way they are in relation to race. In Nigeria they tell of a god who was making humans and baking them. He got drunk and […]

WEEK 4 UPDATE

March 17, 2011

Wow! 16 lessons done already. Time is flying. There is still a long way to go but, by God’s grace, things are moving. It rained quite a bit this week but none of our sessions were affected. All of the sessions this week were well attended. Attendance seems to be creeping up ever so slowly. […]

MINISTRY TOOL – TIMELINE

March 17, 2011

Every day before we start the teaching we hang up a timeline. The locals call it “the map of years.” We use it as a tool to help orientate the audience to what section of the scripture we are talking about and to develop the idea of a progression through a storyline. In a ministry […]

VISITORS FROM TOWN

March 17, 2011

We had a visit on Wednesday and Thursday from some friends from town. We have several Mozambican leaders who have been meeting regularly with some colleagues in town. They have been studying together through some material on how to teach God’s word chronologically. Since we are in the midst of teaching they wanted to come […]

MWINIKA PROVERB #12

March 17, 2011

Mooro khonthaala. (Fire cannot be reversed.) When something is burned it is burned. It cannot be UN-burned. It is similar to us saying that someone “burned his bridges.” Application: We used this in the lessons this week to teach that the effects of sin cannot be undone. Once Adam and Eve sinned and were kicked […]

SCHIZOPHRENIA

March 12, 2011

I am hearing voices… lots of voices… my own voice everywhere I go…ahhh! These days, all over the village, I hear myself talking. With the mp3 players being distributed each week my voice (and Francois’) is being heard all over the place. It is quite often that I pass a house and can hear my […]

MINISTRY TOOL – MP3 PLAYERS

March 12, 2011

One of the main tools we have been using for reviewing the teaching are mp3 players. We have about 17 used mp3 players in circulation. We record each teaching session and at the end of the week then load them onto the machines along with the previous lessons and the audio of the related scriptures. […]

A TOUR OF THE MINISTRY WORKSHOP

March 12, 2011

There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes of what we are doing. Some of the more prominent tools of our trade you are already familiar with, tools like translation, teaching and literacy. But there are other less prominent tools that we are using that also have an important role. Let us take […]