Several years ago, Stone Hill was a forgotten squatters’ camp outside Durbanville, South Africa. But now…
From the Archives: Adventures in Africa – Learning in the Lion’s Den
This article was originally published in the March 2002 edition of ITMI Monthly. It was re-printed in the November 2016 edition as part of a “From the Archives” series commemorating ITMI’s 35th Anniversary. Some background: on July 25, 1993, twenty minutes after the Sunday evening service had begun at St. James Church in Cape Town, three terrorist […]
Can a Church that Meets in a Piggery Expect to Grow?
Could that church feasibly expect to attract attendees from outside the faith? Other faiths?
In this article:
Why a church would even meet where pigs used to live.
3 keys to the growth of the “piggery” church.
The amazing growth rate of this unconventional church.
What led to one woman’s incredible change of heart.
An Unusual Visual Aid Leads to a Salvation on the Barotse Plains of Zambia
We were in the Barotse Plains, where witchcraft and ancestral worship has been a part of the Lozi and Luvale peoples for millennia. On my recent mission to these people I came across a…
Dear Team: A Surprising Difference Between Barotse Plains Villages
It was a discovery that surprised me. There just isn’t that much space west of the Zambezi River in Zambia. There aren’t that many people there. Yes, there are several hundred thousand villagers spread out amongst plethora of small villages that dot the desolate land mass wedged between the river and the Angola border. But still, they all pretty much live the same, eat the same and display many of the same beautiful physical features. And yet they…
3 Everyday Outreach Opportunities in Onseepkans
For many of the people from the communities in Northern Cape, South Africa, it is an unreachable dream that their circumstances will ever improve. A better life is for someone else – not them. There’s nothing they can do to change their circumstances.
Our Clean Water Project is Back!
A few years ago, the plight of the Zambian villages isolated between Zambezi River and the Angola border came to our attention. They were so remote that they lacked most of the necessities for life, but the most concerning was their lack of access to water.
Dear Team: You Sure See A Lot of Strange Things When You’re a Missionary
Being a missionary sure exposes you to a lot of strangeness. Strange cultures. Strange customs. Strange perceptions. Strange ethics. Strange multiplied. It’s true even for the missionaries in big city areas. The strangeness multiplies exponentially as you move further from the densely populated areas into the bush.
Charl’s New Opportunity
Which country holds the historical record for the most zeros on a printed note? Hint: the title photo is a well-known feature on the border of this country. The answer is…
Everyone Needs to Experience the Joy of Giving – Even the Most Needy
“I’ve been drinking too much,” the young man stammered in broken English. “treating women bad. Not like you say,” he motioned toward ITMI’s Johan Leach. It was clear his message was hitting home. The men of the remote village in Zambia sat in the shade, listening intently as…
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