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A joyous Sunday in an Ethiopian church
It’s hard to believe that I am more than halfway through my stay in this amazing city. Today was the joy of preaching a new church in the south area of Addis. They meet in a tent and it is a hopping church! The church in Ethiopia (non-Orthodox) is not very old because communism left in 1997. In the Assemblies…
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Three Days to Ethiopia
In typical fashion, just before a trip it gets the busiest. This week leading up to the trip to Ethiopia has been insane. I wanted to take a moment to simply say again THANK YOU to all who gave so generously toward this trip to Ethiopia. It has been so amazing to see this all come together. Thank you for…
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20 for 20
Over the past few weeks I have posted occasionally on Facebook and Twitter about my trip to Africa. More details are HERE. I am so grateful to those who have given and all who will pray this September when I go to Ethiopia. I am incredibly close to completing my fundraising for the plane ticket. Here is the challenge: If…
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Tested by Fire
Over the past several weeks we have been in prayer for a missionary friends who has battled for his life. There are so many spiritual elements in the equation and the prayers of the saints have truly carried on a spiritual war. So much is at stake. It’s the life of a missionary. It’s a closed country. It’s the lives…
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Living Dead isn’t just for young adults
I was in a pastors meeting today being introduced to a missionary with an incredible story. He and his wife are giving their lives to missions work in Asia. Both were previously married, their children are adults, they weren’t saved until just a few years ago, but in that time they kept in motion when it came to praying and…
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Shake off the coma
The friend we have been praying for is experiencing miracle after miracle. He is making astounding leaps in recovery. Even doctors are calling it a miracle. The Church needs to wake up out of its coma and stay awake. To PRAY for closed countries. To PRAY for missionaries and churches in closed countries. To not give up in prayer. To ask…
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Even the enemy makes tactical errors
We have spent the past week in a new level of intercessory prayer, and it is a call to an ongoing battle. A missionary friend was struck down by an illness last Monday and was in a coma most of the week. Doctors scrambled to diagnose the issue, but an ever widening circle of friends and acquaintances began lifting up…
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The Beauty and Ugliness of Cities
In our trip to the Tenderloin in San Francisco, the beauty and ugliness of a city hits you in the face quickly. Living in Minneapolis, I realize this as well. Every city has its “gorgeous” side that shows up on TV during “game day.” New Orleans is like this. TV crews at the Super Bowl will show you Bourbon Street…
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San Francisco, the Tenderloin, and the Supreme Court
We were in San Francisco the same week as the Supreme Court made two key rulings on gay marriage. Several people set me texts or messages asking how things were going in light of that decision. Some of the messages I didn’t get for a little while because we had lousy cell reception in the Tenderloin. Go figure. Here is…
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Scariest Thought About the Tenderloin
As we leave San Francisco, we have joy in our hearts. God is doing such an amazing work in the Tenderloin district through wonderful ministries like City Impact. Here is the scariest thought, though. What would this place look like WITHOUT the salt and light of the Church? It’s rough now. It’s a bit scary now. But without great people…
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