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Here at the college, we have many great modules considering the things necessary for Church planting. Language learning, Bible-teaching curriculums, basic translation procedures, and living with limited technology are all things I expected to learn before coming here. What I…
Having (hopefully) given you some insight into what Senegal is like, we can now move onto the promised sequel to the previous blog. With as much beauty as Senegal has, there is also a great need for the gospel there….
Having had the past two weeks be fuller with experiences than a sardine-tin, it is hard to know where to start sharing! My purpose for travelling to Senegal was to get an idea of what the West-African mission field looks…
Recently we have gone through quite a few exciting modules. I’ll give you just a brief insight into a few of these – just one paragraph, or one picture. Make sure you check out the last one for a special…
To fall with the door into the house, understanding culture is vital to effective communication. And if that sentence made sense to you, you are probably either Dutch or Afrikaans. Because “falling with door into the house” is an idiom…
Last week included two interesting events. First, there’s a trip coming up to Senegal, which we had a meeting about. Secondly, someone who is involved with leadership in West-Africa visited us. The Senegal trip will be an “exposure trip”. That…
A few weeks ago we went on a four-day survival camp. If you are wondering why this is part of missions training, remember a few things. First, the people groups we want to work with are unreached because they are…
This week I came back from my family visit in South Africa. I had a wonderful and relaxing time with family and friends. But while I was in Potchefstroom, I also helped at Bafenyi – a local, Christian charity. I…
Recently* I finished the first of three years of Bible college. I would like to take this opportunity to look back at a year which has been a wonderful blessing and real joy to go through. *Recently being a few…
Coming back to the Netherlands has been a much larger adjustment than I expected it to be. I just did not realise how much I had grown accustomed to the local sub-culture we had at North Cotes College. What’s more,…