I promised to write about things that I found interesting and one of those is the act of driving in a foreign country. Most people I meet over here are friendly and outgoing with all of the time in the world to relax and get to know you……….that is until they get on a motorbike or behind the wheel of a car. At this
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Paul the “Timothy”
Thanks again for following along on this incredible journey with me as I travel throughout east Africa and visit with our staff here at Barry Wood Ministries. One of our main goals here at BWM is to spread the message of Christ using Discipleship through a process in which we train our men to look for and raise up “Timothy’s”, following in the example
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There’s Just Something about that NAME! Acts 3 and 4 Intro: Jesus is risen. His disciples are witnesses of this unprecedented event in history. Jesus has not only risen from among the dead, but he has kept his promise-he sent his Spirit to indwell, empower and instill his abiding presence among his people the church. A new age has dawned; a new people
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Acts Chapter Two Who are the Cretans? Acts 2:11 Acts 2:11 “Cretans and Arabs-we hear them in our own tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God” Note: Jews from all the world were at Pentecost and witnesses to the coming of the Holy Spirit. Even Cretan Jews were there. Explain: Who are the Cretans? Crete is a large island in the south Mediterranean
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Last year and early this year the West Pokot area in Kenya was suffering through Terrible drought conditions. BWM Country Director for Kenya Pius Kuto and his Timothy Samuel Nakwa have spent much time in this very arid, semi-desert, highland area where the local villagers have been suffering greatly due to this lack of rain. The local tribes are very nomadic and rely
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Well here goes, my first blog post ever. I am sitting in a coffee shop/internet café in Mbale, Uganda, and have no clue what to write about. The electricity in town is out again but the gentle roar of the generator just outside the front door provides enough electricity to power the Wi-Fi router and run the TV’s that are blaring out a poorly
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En’Geno Rabbi Center Complete
Construction on the En’Geno Rabbi Center, or Pastor Training Center, located just a few miles away from the Oloololo Gate to the Maasai Mara Game Park has finally been completed. The center will feature a library or Biblical reference and training materials, WiFi, working restroom and shower facilities and will be used to spread the Word of God and provide Biblical teaching to the
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Several of our staff have begun to train with a new portable media distribution system from Renew World Outreach, called the LightStream. This technology allows our Pastors and Disciple Leaders to create a full featured “digital library” from which Gospel media can be shared on mobile devices in an off-the-grid environment without depending on access to internet or electricity. Pictured on the left are
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The Power To See It Through 1st Corinthians 9:24-27 The Apostle Paul compares our life in Christ to a marathon race, like ancient runners coming into the Coliseum to finish the race before Caesar, who gives the winner the wreath (crown) of victory. Three ideas are here for us to consider: I. We must run the race with DIRECTION 9:24 “a prize” vS. 25
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The birth, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus was well foretold by the prophets of the Old Testament. None better on Jesus’ birth than in Isaiah 9:6. The prophets of old were inspired by the Holy Spirit to reveal God’s plan for man. They listened to God and they were not afraid to stand the test of a prophet and so they spoke. They were
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