Daniel,
India
says fanatics attacked one of our pastor's and threatened him. He was
the first Christian in this village and he has 60 new believers.
Every believer has been told to reconvert or their homes will be
burned.
Maricarmen, Castellon, Spain has followed Jesus for 24 years, teaches children and is in the mission committee. Anamaria, Moquegua, Peru counsels young mothers. André in Gabon is a pastor, missionary and teacher. Darling, Argentina is looking for help in work with drug-addicts.
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9th February, 2010
John Henry Newman,
1801-1890 said, "God has created me to do some definite service. He has
committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have
my mission. I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in
the next. I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons.
He has not created me for nothing. I shall do good. I shall do His
work. I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place
even while not intending it if I only keep His commandments. Therefore
I will trust Him. Whatever, wherever I am, I can never be thrown away.
If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him; if in perplexity, my
perplexity may serve him; if I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him.
He does nothing in vain. He know what He is about. He may take away my
friends, He may throw me among strangers, He may make me feel desolate,
even make my spirit sink and hide my future from me. Still, He knows
what He is about."
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Johnny Auguste, Haiti
is suddenly the father of 21 children who have all lost their parents in the earthquake, even though his own
home is unusable. He says he loves his new job and says thanks for the funds sent over to help the children. See full story on
January 26th. More photos
Yao N'Guettier, Ivory Coast says my
wife and I are passionate to do marriage counseling. Márcio,
Cachoeiras de Macacu, Brazil
says we welcome people to do mission here and we want to
send people to you.
David
Armadà of EMSI Mision, Spain says a container full of medical equipment and
medicines has left for Burkina
Faso
to equip the team of 35 surgeons, doctors, nurses, dentists and helpers
who are taking the gospel and free treatment to hundreds of
poor
children at Easter.
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us what you are doing
Oscar,Mexico says I met
Christ a year ago and he changed my life, the Christian family is
beautiful. Etienne, 40, is studying
theology in Banfora, Burkina
Faso. Alejandra wants to find a French
speaking church in Biel,
Switzerland. Eydel, Honduras
is happy to find this page and all the help.
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us what you are doing
5th February, 2010
Inam,
Montgomerywalla, Pakistan says I love my people and
especially those who love the Lord. Thank you for your free School
of Mission, 15 people with very limited
in literacy have learned so much and improved their
relationship with the Lord.
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us what you are doing
A
grandfather has written two beautiful little books about Jesus for
small children in English, Spanish, Hindi, Russian and Vietnamese. Free
from here.
Henri
Nouwen
writes, "Often we want to be able to see into the future
and say,
"How will next year be for me? Where will I be five or ten years from
now?" There are no answers to these questions. Mostly we have just
enough light to see what we have to do in the coming hour or
the
following day. The art of living is to enjoy what we can see and not
complain about what remains in the dark. When we are able to take the
next step and trust that we will have enough light for the
step
that follows, we can walk through life with joy and be surprised at how
far we go. Let's rejoice in the little light we carry and not ask for
the great beam that would take all shadows away."
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Bertin has a church and Bible
School in Holland,
wants to use our free
studies. Pedro
works in hospitals in Argentina,
wants to work with us. Justus
works in telecoms in Kenya
and wants to do the free studies.
3rd February, 2010 Eddie
Brito says I could not watch the suffering on TV and just
pray so I came to Haiti. I am a volunteer in the hospital, paying for
medicine and talking to the victims about God’s love. See my photos here.
Huge numbers of orphans and injured children are still outside the
hospital, everything is very difficult. Doctors sleep on dirty
floors, very exhausted and emotionally broken. Doctors and nurses
please come, we have a safe place for you. Goods and toys can come in
tax free, but will the millions raised ever arrive here?
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us what you are doing
Les
Norman, the editor says to send help fast through Eddie in
Haiti phone Western Union with your credit
card. In the UK is it Freephone 0800 833 833. Then e-mail
him with the number.
Darwin, Ecuador shows
Christian films on a giant screen. Jimoh,
Nigeria
says I have finished my political science degree and want to
be pastor. Louis Bertrand says
bonjour from Gabon.
Mariana, Romania says I want
to follow the School of Mission and
find a Pentecostal Church in Italy.
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us what you are doing
1st February, 2010
May the people of Zebulun prosper in their travels.
May the people of Issachar prosper at home in their tents. Deuteronomy 33.18 NLT
Zebulun
were the people with the call to lead, to go first which is exactly
what they did. On the other hand Issachar were quite different, they
were the people who knew the signs of the times and what to do. Zebulun
traveled, Issachar stayed home and both were blessed. In the same way
some in our network travel and take God's love to the lost, the last
and the least and some of us are called to stay home to help the others
to go safely and responsibly. So whoever you feel that you are most
like there is a blessing to be received and it is yours for the asking
in Jesus' name. Les
Norman, the editor
Leaders of
the DCI
Schools of Mission or training centres linked to us should
see this page to apply for
sponsorship to
go to unreached peoples and to start new projects of church planting,
training and blessing the poor.
30th January, 2010
Paul
Lee, Nairobi, Kenya
says after 14 years in Africa following the call of God to “Build Me
the Church that will bring millions into My presence in the Word and
power” we can now see numerous Training Centers, churches,
kindergartens, literature production, microfinancing and radio
broadcasts in seven African states.
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us what you are doing
Rolando Canazas, Peru
says continual heavy rain here has left total
destruction of
homes and crops in the Amazon tribes where my colleague Henry works,
things are very difficult up there.
Les
Norman, the editor says to send help fast through Rolando in
Lima phone Western Union with your credit
card. In the UK is it Freephone 0800 833 833. Then e-mail
him with the number.
29th January, 2010
Virgilio
Zaballos, Spain
says we visited a new church and found one of those prosperity gospel
places but you have never seen or heard anything like this one, it was
money, money, money from start to finish, no exaggeration. My
son
walked out half way. Never again !
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Comment
from Les Norman, the editor. Virgilio you should
have left too! In all these places sooner or later, usually sooner,
money moves upwards from the poor
to the leaders under relentless
pressure and promises of wealth in return. God certainly prospers His
people but this is all the wrong way round for me. Avoid, leave!
Ranledis
Perez, Cuba
says we have opened three new cell meetings, we are doing mission in a
place 110 kms away, we just made 15 new benches for the church and
people are already eating tomatoes from our plantation.
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Ralph D. Winter, founder of the US Center for World Mission said
in
mission you can go, send or mobilise, but if you have a choice then
choose mobilising people because it is very strategic to mobilise ten
(or a thousand) people to go in place of one - you.
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27th January, 2010
Albert at Africa
Youth Ministries, Uganda
say join us short or long term for soccer, volleyball, basketball,
netball, tennis, table tennis as mission. We need your used
balls
and equipment please.
Amistade
says I have been in prison for 45 days waiting for
eight
witnesses to clear my name. I have been very depressed but after people
prayed for me I felt twice the presence of the Lord. I feel peace, I
can stand it now. Prison is a special time to open my heart to love and
hope, it's an opportunity to learn and mature.
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us what you are doing
26th January, 2010
Did
you see that 8 year old, Kiki, in Haiti on
the TV? They rescued him
after eight days trapped in a collapsed building. He was OK,
his sister too
but his brother had died beside him. The reporter asked him how he
survived when he could not move and with no food and water?
The boy looked into
the camera and said, "God helped me." I tell you, the faith of this
child is worth more than all those celebrity atheists
put together.
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Antonio
says Jesus
got him free of drugs
and he is going to follow him from now on.
Magdalena,
Nicaragua
is looking for more news
from Latinoamerica. Bruno
Gbofoun is doing mission
at home in Cotonou, Bénin.
Gessi,
Brazil
is
happy with the materials he finds here.
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us what you are doing
Ongoing news from Haiti . . Haiti's worst earthquake in 200 years has taken the
lives of over 150,000 people.Our School
of Mission partner Johnny Auguste and his family
live near the worst affected zone.
Johnny Auguste, Haiti says I am saved by grace, I was sent to a Port
Au
Prince hotel for a
14 day seminar but they suddenly postponed it and I left. Next
day this hotel
fell down and over 300 people were lost. I don't have
any news of my parents, I have lost friends from work and many pastors,
Christian friends and relatives. My colleague Patrick has lost
his boss
at the UN. We don't sleep inside because of the many aftershocks.
Updates
I
have been to Port au Prince to take things to some victims. In Les
Cayes now to visit our mission. Patrick is in Leogane where 90% of the
buildings are destroyed. My brother in law lost 2 of his 3 sons and I
still have no news of other close family. I will look and
look
for them. I have found my brother and my mother. 18-01-2010
We
don't go in to our jobs because the building was destroyed, our house
in Miragoane is dangerous to live or sleep in so we will go to Les
Cayes which is quiet and has more peace. 20-1-2010
Les Norman, the editor says our best way to send donations to Johnny in
Haiti is to phone Western Union with your credit
card. In the UK is it Freephone 0800 833 833 and WU have reduced their
fees for Haiti. Send to Johnny Auguste
and send the MTCN number to miesht@gmail.com
Yesterday there was another 6.1 earthquake at 6.03 am just as
we were praying together, and now we have to leave our home. So many
orphan children are coming to us, we can't take any in, all we can do
is give them meals and there is not enough money for that. The
banks are all closed, life is very hard for all here, thanks for your
prayers. My thanks to all nations who want to help Haiti, urgent aid is
needed, we wait for the government and NGO's to come. 21-01-10
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us what you see
25th January, 2010
John
Ling says he visited 500 young people in prison in Myanmar,
all under 17 years old. 70% had been caught stealing, all but
two
are Buddhists. We took food and juice, shared the gospel, taught
them songs and left leaflets to read. All are still so very
young
and their hearts are open. The army officers there made the visit
enjoyable. The prisoners need food, vitamins, medicines and clothes.
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us what you are doing
Mayatchi
Soulé is a missionary in Sotouboua in Togo. Alphonse
San-Fei leads intercession, worship and mission in Berberati,
Central
African Rep. Carmen Jimenez in Venezuela is looking
for a Bible School there.
Mbembi
says please bring God's word and love to the Pygmies in the great
equatorial forests of RD
Congo. Ana says for a year she has been
adapting the DCI free School
of Mission for Argentina.
Alexandre 25, is a youth leader in
Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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us what you are doing
22nd January, 2010
George Purkweri, Lira, Ugandasays we held your own DCI Christmas party here
instead of in the UK. We
welcomed 930 blind, lame, AIDS victims, orphans, widows and
destitute people. Everyone had nice food, drinks and gifts and knows
there is a God and Saviour who loves them.
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us what you are doing
It's faith
that works in young believers to bring them into God as the
basis for their living, and love
which enables them to labour on despite pressures and
exhaustion and hope
which keeps them enduring when enjoyment turns to suffering, from 1
Thess 1, 1-3.
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Premjit Konthoujam, Manipur, India
says we long to translate your training materials into Manipuri, they
are very effective, practical and easy to understand for the students
on our residential short term course. My desire is to reach both
unreached peoples and the traditional churches here.
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us what you are doing
John Garang Chol, Sudan says these
materials are really driving my life and ministry, mission open
days Khartoum and Abyei 26-30 Jan. Paul works
in mission in India
with youngsters and students. David Lecca in Peru writes and
publishes Christian leaflets, says to send him yours.
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us what you are doing
20th January, 2010 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President
of Liberia
said every Liberian should remember that for every bottle of whisky
they buy that money could be spent on a bag of rice that would feed
about 100 Liberian children.
Josue says I am an evangelist in
Aflao, Ghana.
Debora Fontana says I am an
evangelist in Lyon, France.
Yves Ayité Gaba, Togo says we
launched our Bible Institute and have 12 students.
Yoppi Margianto, Indonesia says my friend Steve has a 800 member church
in Yahukimo for Momuna people from the list of the
unreached peoples. His senior Simon was the first to bring the gospel
to the Momuna. Yahukimo is our poorest town where
even young people have died of malnutrition and there are still people
there who live in trees.
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Margarita
Moreno and the churches in Quibdo,
Colombia
made 200 children smile when they all received a Christmas
present. Edwin
Freire says the big struggle in
Ecuador
is against idolatry. Djoi Michel is a
pastor 25 kms from the nearest town Vakon, Benin.
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us what you are doing
16th January, 2010
Over
Christmas people in DCI literally fed
the 5000 by
taking food, drinks, gifts, music, drama, clowns and a big smile to
some of the poorest men, women and children in the world. Click here to the photo album
or click on the country names to see some very beautiful faces from Congo,
Cuba, Haiti, Indonesia, Liberia, Malawi,
Nepal, Papua, Peru Villages, Peru Children and Uganda.
See our revised Banking for
the Poor page for how to run a successful scheme and for a
list of many new providers of micro-credit capital.
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George Purkweri, Lira, Uganda
says after 6 months training in tailoring most of the 67 young ladies I
took in from the streets, the refugee camps and those who were
prostitutes are now following Jesus Christ and some have their own
sewing machines to make clean money.
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us what you are doing
Bokobana leads Youth in Action in Togo. Mbaya
Ese in France
is looking for a free Bible School in UK or Germany. Alexander
De Leon in Guatemala
says thanks for all the information.
13th January, 2010 First revealed on this page in March 2009 the BBC has now shocked
the
world with a TV documentary where witch-doctors openly reveal the
extent of child sacrifice in Uganda. BBC page and video here and the
Uganda Observer here
Add a Comment Lekoto, Benin does mission
and ladies micro-credit says these pages are helpful. Clerisse,
Brazil
asks for contacts to share God's love with lepers. Sunny
Ntia directs Ambassadors World Outreach Nigeria and Uganda
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us what you are doing
12th January, 2010
Urs
Scharnowski, Switzerland says this is a 'must
read' short article: Ten Types of Emerging Church
That Will No Longer Upset Your Grandfather. In English
or Spanish.
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Yona
Mwanza, Tanzania says big rain and big flood never
happened before, many houses falling, people have no place
to stay, some are dying, we have big hunger, we need your support and
prayers.
Miguel Diez, Spain
says
the Ivory Coast First Lady spoke at our Remar Congress and opened doors for us to
help many needy children. Alfredo
Roldan, Colombia says
Biblioparques is
a game that teaches the Bible. Lintang
Suminar Sari, Indonesia says I am freed from the
power of darkness with all its pain, now I am ready to serve the Lord.
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us what you are doing
Martín has a mission in Yucatán, México. Pangmashi
Benardbut runs a mission and training program in Cameroon. Christina
says to send her information on Muslims in France and people in
mission in Grenoble.
Click
here to see a forthcoming Wikipedia article
on our work, researched and written independently of ourselves as part
of academic studies requested by the prestigious Fuller
Seminary in the USA.
DCI
has never been a fund-raising organisation nor do we make appeals, send
out magazines or ask for offerings, rather we are a gathering point for
people who feel called to giving for the benefit of the last, the lost
and the least of the world. As Pastor Oswald Smith famously said in the
1930's, "If you can't go yourself, then for God's sake, send someone
else."
ABOUT THE EDITOR
Les
Norman is a journalist, writer and a fund manager with the
DCI Fund, serving the lost, the last and the least of the world. Since
1977 he has been following the call of Christ. He is married to Pilar
and they have three grown up children.
A
grandfather has written two beautiful little books about Jesus for
small children in English, Spanish, Hindi, Russian and Vietnamese. 
Did
you see that 8 year old, Kiki, in Haiti 
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