Mauritius and the ICT pillar

One of the laments that I have had through the years is the incredible sluggishness with which many African countries have embraced information and communication technology (ICT). I have for several years envisioned the possibilities of a thriving business process outsourcing (BPO) business in Africa akin to that of India, especially for the Francophone [...]

A Plentiful Harvest: Opportunities Increase in China

With approximately twenty percent of the world’s population – and one-third of the world’s non-Christian population – living in China, the mission field in that country can seem overwhelming. Yet as Bible publishers, relief organizations, and book sellers are finding, the harvests are plenty.

Darfur roundup

Darfur is a mess:

UN is calling for urgent actions as ration cuts continue in Darfur: millions of displaced Sudanese in Darfur are facing their third month of ration cuts due to violence and attacks on trucking convoys.
Political moves: Ethiopia PM & Dutch minister, Arab League chief in for talks, France asked to help.
UN agencies warn [...]

No peace in Chad

Chadian rebels (central northern Africa, largely unreached) attack towns, claim major victories. The government says the rebellion will fall apart. European peacekeepers are deployed. Read more in this collection of articles.

Forced child labor in Uzbekistan

A brief letter to the New York Times highlights the ongoing situation of enforced child labor to hand-pick cotton in Uzbekistan. Read it online.

Uzbek customs service seizes Christian literature

The Uzbek custom service has seized a large batch of Christian literature owned by the Biblical Society. A total of 3,495 brochures in Uzbek written in Cyrillic and 1,495 in Roman script and 1,995 brochures in Karakalpak which were destined for missionaries were seized. Read more.

The Chinese are Coming

Christianity in Europe has been in decline since the 18th century Enlightenment. Today many churches stand empty or are converted to restaurants, clubs and even mosques. By contrast the church in China is experiencing phenomenal growth and there are an estimated 70 million to 100 million Chinese Christians today. Will the Chinese come to Europe’s aid and how will Europeans respond to an Asian proclamation of the gospel?

Introductory Post - Jason Benedict

I cut my teeth on missions in West Africa, where my wife and I were involved in leadership training and church planting.  In 1994 while working in large urban slums in Abidjan we encountered unreached peoples from the African Sahel and began developing strategies to reach them.  It was in this laboratory that we began [...]

Dusty Paths and Thirsty Souls

The Hausa Bible is fueling church growth in West Africa

Survey of West Africa: Peoples Summarized

Adamawa-Ubangi
The entire cluster is found largely within Nigeria. The largest groups include the Mumuye (545k), Yungur and Vere. The vast majority are ethnoreligionists, but there are small numbers of Christians among them. Three of the smaller groups are least-reached: the Awak, Kugama, and Magdhi.
Anglo-American
Several thousand American expatriates are to be found in Liberia and Niger.
Anglo-Celt
Over [...]