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Ana and Farida discover their talents

The sisters Ana and Farida have not been attending school for a long time. They work to help their family. When staff from the local project step in to help, the sisters are given new opportunities.

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How to make existing church activities more mission-oriented 

Setting up a missionary initiative can feel like a big step. But opening your doors to the local community doesn’t have to be a huge effort. Consultant Petra de Jong-Heins offers seven practical ideas. 

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Sign Language Day

Sign language minister Martin Visser will be celebrating International Sign Language Day on 23 September. It turns out that sign language is an enrichment for hearing people too!

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How God lives amongst the people of Albania

In a situation where there is a shortage of everything, can you ‘just’ pray for food, health and money? Mdw’er Wilma de Vries often wonders about this. She takes us along on her encounters.

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Growth and confidence in South Africa

The churches in KwaNdebele and Venda are very consciously taking responsibility for their missionary calling and their independence. There are developments that give cause for hope for the future!

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Church service with the crew of the hospital ship Prins Willem Alexander

Mankeer Church

The deepest motivation behind my work is the desire for God’s Word to touch people and bring them closer to Him and to one another. In all the so-called ‘flawed churches’ mentioned, we focus primarily on the core, on the main ….

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19-year-old Wideline has been rescued

Wideline, from Haiti, works as a domestic servant. Until she receives help that changes her life. "You are heroes," she says.

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Coffee mugs: Dining with Theodoor

How evangelists set out with coffee

How do you connect with the people around you? Many evangelists do so over a cup of coffee: they head to the market or seek out local spots. Evangelists from Naarden, Amsterdam and Echt share their approach.

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Mission along the path of greatest resistance

In the endless taiga, just south of the Arctic Circle, lies the small village of Turochansk. Evangelist Yevgeny Shchirsky lives and works in this remote area: "Not going is not an option."

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Mr Chaudhary and his wife are sitting on a stool

An education is better than child marriage in Nepal

Mr Chaudhary attended a training course on the consequences of dowries and child marriage. He is now determined to protect his children from these practices.

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The deputies are standing in the courtyard of Nij Abbey

What can we learn from pioneers in small villages?

Members of the evangelism committee travelled to the north of the country and visited a farm in Groningen and an abbey in Friesland. What can we learn from the pioneers in these places?

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A new cooker to preserve the forest

The organisation A Rocha is committed to protecting the rainforest and has therefore installed a new stove for Mrs Poenque. Why a stove, of all things?

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