The Martha Clinic has recently hosted a 10 day training workshop (pictured) in community health evangelism (CHE), a programme which has been running very successfully in several African countries over recent years.
Posted by John and Poppy Spens, 17 days ago
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The new clinic is going really well.
Patient numbers are rising, especially of ante-natal mothers. We are really pleased at this because the rate of maternal deaths in Southern Sudan is thought to be the highest in the world.
We now have a solar vaccine fridge so that we can carry out routine immunisations. It took a year to get here and be installed but we are now delighted that it is ready for use.
The new clinic building is superb and the staff are very hard working and competent – I have never worked with such a committed team.
Posted by John and Poppy Spens, 20 days ago
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I have spent a fait bit of my time writing recently. Whilst researching some stuff I stumbled across this quote from Tom Sine – and loved it.
“When Jesus began teaching he made it clear that his new empire would be unlike any empire the world had ever seen. It came on a donkey’s back. It’s imperial council was comprised of a handful of unemployed fishermen, a couple of IRS agents, a prostitute and some hangers on.
Posted by Colin Corbridge, 23 days ago
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CMS Ireland’s Regional Mission Partner for Mid Africa, Niall Manogue, has recently returned from a visit to Burundi, where he spent time with CMS Ireland’s partners in Gitega and Matana Dioceses.
During his visit he had the opportunity to meet Archbishop Bernard Ntahoturi and they took the chance to discuss why the growing partnership between Ireland and Burundi is proving to be significant.
You can listen to an extract of their time together here or read on for Niall’s reflections on his visit.
After a one week delay, the fifth Hosing and Population census got under way at midnight on Monday 21st April. Everyone was recorded where they were sleeping that night. The results will be very significant and will be preparatory for the referendum on the future of Southern Sudan, to be organised in 2011.
Posted by John and Poppy Spens, 24 days ago
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The road to Mongo is notoriously bad! In the dry season it is a very bumpy journey; in the rainy season it is sometimes impassable.
I drove the road earlier today in order to visit the new Primary School building that is being constructed in Mongo, funded by Connor Diocese, through CMS Ireland.
Posted by John and Poppy Spens, 24 days ago
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It’s my first visit to Jordan and my third visit to Egypt as CMS Ireland Regional Mission Partner. Find out what my plans are – where I’ll be visiting and who I’ll be meeting during my visit.
I would greatly value your prayers for the visit, specifically for a time of spiritual refreshment for over 20 CMS Mission Partners attending the retreat in Jordan which includes CMS Ireland Mission Partners David and Gillian Maganda and family. Then also for my visit to Egypt and specifically for my meetings with the Bishop, the Irish Ambassador, Rajkumar and Primila in Port Said as well as the various project visits.
Posted by David Gough, 25 days ago
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Like so many things, buying Good News Bibles in Yei is extremely difficult. In fact, there are none anywhere. Our challenge was that we wanted to present each of our 102 new students with a Good News Bible hardback which we use in morning devotions each day.
We did some research and tracked some down in Uganda. A price was negotiated but they would not deliver until paid.
A quick email to friends in our home church secured a cheque payable to the Bible Society UK.
They then emailed Uganda and the Bibles were delivered to Missionary Aviation Fellowship.
MAF flew them up to us free of charge on 15th April and we handed them out in a special ceremony on 17th April when our vicar Rev David Williams was visiting.
It was a great occasion, for which we give thanks to all those who helped in one way or another.
Posted by John and Poppy Spens, 26 days ago
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For a moment I caught a glimpse of the power of uncountable numbers of people from every nation before God’s throne worshiping from their hearts. Christianity is not a middle class white Western world social construct. This God we are worshiping is God over all the earth He has made. The reality of that can seem distant in our busy media full lives, but man, I have been struck forcefully (yet) again of who are God is, and indeed how blessed I am to know him and work with His people here.
Posted by Rory Wilson, 27 days ago
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Despite the widespread security concerns in the run up to the recent elections in Nepal, the day itself passed reasonably peacefully and saw a huge turnout across the country.
Whilst the relative success of the process came as a surprise to most observers, an even greater shock has been caused by the results of the polls, which have seen the Maoist Party securing 120 seats so far.
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