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Monday, 06 February 2012 20:20 |
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Meditation: So We Can Share with Others |
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Monday, 06 February 2012 19:25 |
“GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD” (Matthew 6:11)
By Rev. Cornelis Pronk as referenced in Winter 2012
Saving sinners is Christ's greatest concern. But it is not His only concern. He is not only interested in the well-being of our souls, but also of our bodies. When a great crowd followed Jesus because they had seen Him perform miracles of healing, the Savior, realizing it was getting late, asked, “Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?” (John 6:5). Knowing that their... |
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Foreword: Withstanding the Tide of Secularism |
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Monday, 06 February 2012 19:23 |
By Rick Postma as referenced in Winter 2012
It doesn’t seem that long ago that news headlines highlighted an embattled Martha Stewart defending her brand from ethical challenges as media types wrestled with a slow day at the office. Fast forward to the present and the headlines are tripping over themselves – Famine in East Africa; Libya’s Gaddafi and loyalists executed; Tunisian Islamists claim victory; Syria attacks dissidents; Economy falters in the USA; Looming Greece bankruptcy... |
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Somalia Update: Partnering with MedAir in Somaliland |
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Wednesday, 25 January 2012 03:10 |
 By John Otten as referenced in Winter2012
Since news that eastern Africa was facing a crisis reached North America, the response has been tremendous. Word & Deed alone received over $300,000 from our faithful and concerned supporters, $270,000 of which qualified for Canadian International Development Agency(CIDA) fund matching. We have chosen to send part of these funds to Word & Deed Holland, who is partnering with MedAir in Somaliland. (The remainder of the funds will be used once we have... |
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Fall 2011 |
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Tuesday, 13 December 2011 20:40 |
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Meditation: Breakthrough for Africa |
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Tuesday, 13 December 2011 19:31 |
By Dr. A. J. deVisser as referenced in Fall 2011Cush shall hasten to stretch out her hands to God. (Psalm 68:31b)
A unique passage in the book of Acts is the report about the conversion of the man from Africa (Acts 8:26-40). He was an important official in his country. He was the minister of finance, serving under Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians. Although the man had a powerful position in his home country, he was also a bit of a tragic figure: he was a eunuch, which meant that he was... |
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Foreword: Hunger in the Horn of Africa |
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Tuesday, 13 December 2011 19:25 |
By Rick Postma as referenced in Fall 2011
In normal times, when Somalis meet on the road, they don’t ask each other where they come from but to whom they are related. Allegiance starts with immediate family and then moves to extended family, sub-clans and ultimately to a clan family (there are five clan families in all of Somalia). Children as young as eight years of age are expected to recite the family’s male genealogy at least 10 generations back. But these aren’t normal times.
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