Missionary Minds

The command for Christians to make disciples is so well-known that few people may actually give thought to how a missionary should actually go about doing it when they are in the field. Listen to Boti Paul share some helpful insights on the process of making disciple-making disciples.

"How else is the man to prove that he can provide for his future wife than to give a payment up front? If talk is cheap, and if there are doubts about the man’s commitment, it seems wise to expect the man to pay up, thus proving he can work hard, save and attain a goal he has set out to achieve."

By Tim Cantrell: Right now in South Africa is one of those rare moments of national unity where black and white, rich and poor are all sporting their Springbok colours as we cheer on our rugby team’s heroic attempt at another world cup. When we begin each game singing our national anthem (originally a Xhosa Christian revival hymn), it climaxes with that rallying cry: “Let us live and strive for freedom in South Africa, our land!” But where does human freedom even come from in the first place?

"...Congressman James also recognized that while the story of South Africa is one of hope, he believes the ANC (that is, the ruling African National Congress) is no longer the party of Nelson Mandela. This is because the party is “motivated by perpetuating a system of elite capture built on corruption and increasing government dependence through its national democratic revolution.” Mr. James bemoans South Africa’s increasing relationship with Communist China and Putin’s Russia."

In this episode Boti Paul discusses the issue of lobola as he lays the foundations for the discussion on whether or not a Christian should practice lobola.

Turn on the news and you will be inundated with headlines about wars and rumours of wars. According to WiseVoter.com, there are 32 countries currently involved in conflicts of various kinds, wreaking havoc on their economies and their populace. Some of the African nations that bear the misery of making this list are Algeria, Benin, and Burkina Faso among others which are all enduring terrorist insurgencies. Countries like the Central African Republic and Ethiopia are dealing with Civil Wars. With war being a constant reality it would be wise for Christians to be equipped with a Biblical understanding of how nations should evaluate their participation in a war.

Last Saturday, October 7th, marked the beginning of a new war in Israel. Hamas terrorists from Gaza used drones to drop bombs on border posts, neutralising the first line of defence. That was followed by over 2200 rockets that were fired into Israel, overwhelming Israel’s Iron Dome defence system, some rockets hitting Tel Aviv. The third phase of the attack was thousands of terrorists who breached the border fence and came into Israel in cars, trucks, and motorcycles. Just five kilometres from the border, about 1000 young Israelis were attending an all-night rave. The terrorists surrounded them and opened fire, murdering over 260 young people. Others were rounded up and taken back into Gaza as hostages.

Karni and Boti Seth interact over some cautions surrounding missions strategies given by Phil Hunt

Though there are also over one million Yao in Mozambique, the 2.5 million Yao in Malawi are considered to be more unreached. This means that two thousand years after Christ’s death on the cross, there are still whole people groups in spiritual darkness like the Yao that are .5% evangelical and 1% Christian. On Joshua Project’s website, the Yao are a bright red dot. They are frontier. They are unreached.

The one relationship that exists for everyone who has ever existed... the parental one. Whether alive or passed on, whether present or absent. Today we learn from Boti Paul what it means to make a parent happy and how to do so.