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December 2007 - Pastor James - JUSTIFIED!
"The Maasai Blanket"
illustration of
justification by
faith - and adoption:
"A man will be justified
by faith when, excluded
from righteousness
of works, he by the
righteousness of
Christ, and clothed
in it, appears in
the sight of God
not as a sinner,
but as righteous."
- John Calvin
"The Maasai Blanket"
illustration of
justification by
faith - and adoption:
"A man will be justified
by faith when, excluded
from righteousness
of works, he by the
righteousness of
Christ, and clothed
in it, appears in
the sight of God
not as a sinner,
but as righteous."
- John Calvin
AFRICA PHOTO ALBUM
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Intrepid pilot of aeroplanes? I flew VIP Pat Loller -
head of the Navigator Women's UK ministry - and
my colleague Sarah Cox to Western Kenya. We
strayed off course, got lost in (then) hostile
Tanzanian airspace and barely made it back to
Nairobi on petrol fumes. Moral: Don't trust anyold
idiot who's waving a pilot's license around!
head of the Navigator Women's UK ministry - and
my colleague Sarah Cox to Western Kenya. We
strayed off course, got lost in (then) hostile
Tanzanian airspace and barely made it back to
Nairobi on petrol fumes. Moral: Don't trust anyold
idiot who's waving a pilot's license around!
On an outing to Keekorok, Becky and I had to wait f
for over an hour to take off - until a large herd of
elephants moved off the grass airstrip. Imagine
that at Chicago O'Hare - "Sorry, but our takeoff has
been delayed indefinitely due to elephants on the
runway."
for over an hour to take off - until a large herd of
elephants moved off the grass airstrip. Imagine
that at Chicago O'Hare - "Sorry, but our takeoff has
been delayed indefinitely due to elephants on the
runway."
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La Grâce Pour l'Afrique - Abidjan, Ivory Coast - Missionary
Training College - January 2008. This was the first use of the
newly completed French translation of Grace for Africa.
Training College - January 2008. This was the first use of the
newly completed French translation of Grace for Africa.
Pastor James -
ADOPTED!
"Behold, what
manner of love
the Father has
lavished on us -
that we should be
called the
children of God -
and that is what
we are!"
- 1 John 3:1
ADOPTED!
"Behold, what
manner of love
the Father has
lavished on us -
that we should be
called the
children of God -
and that is what
we are!"
- 1 John 3:1
Kenya 1993 - 2003
AIM Conference Dec 2007
Live & Nomena Rakotomalala -
Youth for Christ in Mahajanga. In
2003 we had three conferences
on the Island: With AIM staff in
the captiol, Antananarivo; with
Reformed Church pastors in the
coastal city of Toamasina; and
with a mixed national/ missionary
group in Mahajanga in the NW.
Youth for Christ in Mahajanga. In
2003 we had three conferences
on the Island: With AIM staff in
the captiol, Antananarivo; with
Reformed Church pastors in the
coastal city of Toamasina; and
with a mixed national/ missionary
group in Mahajanga in the NW.
Below: In November 2006, we returned to Madagascar to teach
the newly completed translation of SONSHIP for Africa (Ny Maha-
Zanaka) into Malagasi via interpreters. Final editing in prepar-
aration for printing is underway - Becky's major project.
the newly completed translation of SONSHIP for Africa (Ny Maha-
Zanaka) into Malagasi via interpreters. Final editing in prepar-
aration for printing is underway - Becky's major project.
► ETHIOPIA ◄
► CÔTE d'IVOIRE ◄
► NIGER ◄
► UGANDA ◄
► MADAGASCAR ◄
► KENYA ◄
1973 - 1977
1973 - 1977
► TANZANIA ◄
"Mada" is the "Big Red Island" off the SE coast of Africa - native
population: Indonesian. Language: Malagasy - linguistically kin
(90%) to the language of S. Borneo.
population: Indonesian. Language: Malagasy - linguistically kin
(90%) to the language of S. Borneo.
For you aviators out there: A DREAM 172 - the French
Cessna "Rheems Rocket" - 210 HP Continental w. constant
speed prop - nose heavy. Not FAA approved in USA.
Cessna "Rheems Rocket" - 210 HP Continental w. constant
speed prop - nose heavy. Not FAA approved in USA.
The ART - AFRICA RENEWAL TEAM of World Harvest Mission
L to R: The Talley Family - Jeff, Kyle, Esther & Janet
The Longs - Johnny & Becky
The Brown Family - Gail, Alan, Eddie & Katie
Team Retreat at Turtle Bay - Kenya Coast 2001
Not present: Scott & Lynea McDowell - our Sonship trainers
who were working at Daystar University in Nairobi at the time.
L to R: The Talley Family - Jeff, Kyle, Esther & Janet
The Longs - Johnny & Becky
The Brown Family - Gail, Alan, Eddie & Katie
Team Retreat at Turtle Bay - Kenya Coast 2001
Not present: Scott & Lynea McDowell - our Sonship trainers
who were working at Daystar University in Nairobi at the time.
SONSHIP for Africa Teacher Training Seminar (to certify
trainers) - World Concern Africa offices - 2003. Included
were the first two Kenyan missionaries to the Island of
Lamu on the Kenya coast. World Concern uses S4A as
part of its in-house staff training.
trainers) - World Concern Africa offices - 2003. Included
were the first two Kenyan missionaries to the Island of
Lamu on the Kenya coast. World Concern uses S4A as
part of its in-house staff training.
Farewell ceremony for the Longs at the Africa Inland Church
in Namanga, Kenya - on the Tanzania border.
in Namanga, Kenya - on the Tanzania border.
Becky teaches 'Ligenet' (Sonship)
for a group of women in Addis
Ababa. The blessing was such they
begged her to return.
for a group of women in Addis
Ababa. The blessing was such they
begged her to return.
A few highlights ....
from our ministry in Africa - past & present
from our ministry in Africa - past & present
When I compare my life and
ministry to that of Dr. Berhanu
Habte, I think of that old hymn -
"Am I A Soldier of the Cross"
and ask myself, "AM I? OR, AM
I JUST A CHEAP PLASTIC
IMITATION."
ministry to that of Dr. Berhanu
Habte, I think of that old hymn -
"Am I A Soldier of the Cross"
and ask myself, "AM I? OR, AM
I JUST A CHEAP PLASTIC
IMITATION."
Berhanu was one of the only men I've ever known who could
have (but didn't) say with Paul, "I laboured more than them all,
yet not I, but the grace of God within me." I wish I could have
been a fly on the wall at the Gates when Berhanu was welcomed
home. JUBILATE!
have (but didn't) say with Paul, "I laboured more than them all,
yet not I, but the grace of God within me." I wish I could have
been a fly on the wall at the Gates when Berhanu was welcomed
home. JUBILATE!