Missionary Minds

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.

With the hype bubbling around the brand-new iPhone 15, MyBroadband, a top African blog, reported the cost in terms of the average worker’s salary. According to their research, a South African employee must save...

Seth Meyers tells of a reconnaissance trip he and his family made to Mozambique to investigate potential mission fields in the rural areas.

Infertility frames the whole story of the Bible and vexes countless couples with the burden of a barren womb, empty arms, and an aching heart. Of all the severe tests of faith that God sent to our forefathers, childlessness has been one of the most common and most difficult What does the Bible have to say about IVF?

Boti Seth speaks to us about the three traits he would want to see his children embody.

In many African countries, if you were to throw a rock it would be hard-pressed to find the ground before hitting someone who professes to be a Christian. According to the renowned statistical data website, Satista, as of 2023 countries like Zambia, Seychelles, Rwanda, Congo, Namibia, and Lesotho boast over 90% of the population who claim to be Christians. Compare this to their latest available data on the top six states in America; Utah at 79%, North Dakota at 67%, Alabama at 63%, Louisiana at 61%, Oklahoma at 59%, and Mississippi at 59%. The trends of the Western world often act as harbingers for the future of Africa. What can we expect as we look at the landscape?

According to Business Tech in May 2023, South Africa saves at a shockingly low level compared to its market peers.  You can determine savings rates by subtracting the consumption costs from your income and then dividing it again by your income. For example, if you make R10,000 a month and spend R9,000 that month, your savings rate is 10%.  Countries like Brazil, South Korea, the United States, the Eurozone and India all have savings rates above 10%. South Africa’s savings rate is 1%.