- Memorial and Thanksgiving Service for John Stott, St. Paul's Cathedral, January 13, 2012
January 26, 2012
London, UK – January 23, 2012 A life that still speaks; a vision that inspires.
The majestic stone columns and arches of St. Paul’s Cathedral glowed in the honeyed light of the winter sunshine, while Christopher Wren’s great dome resounded to the music of organ, orchestra, choir and two thousand voices [...] - Scholarship and Compassion
Living out the ‘Missio Dei’January 25, 2012
by Elaine Vaden, JSM-Langham Scholars
A woman we’ll call Faith returned to Moldova from years of servitude in Turkey, Israel and Serbia, where she had been abused and mistreated as the victim of traffickers and pimps. Her suffering had really started when the authorities in Moldova removed her and her six siblings from her parents, due [...] - Coming & Going:
Strategic Moves in Indian MissionJanuary 18, 2012
By Paul Windsor, Langham Preaching
Alex and Joyte, Langham Preaching, India
Alex and Joyte are part of a new move of God. They are two of the thousands of people who have responded to God’s call and moved across India, or into neighbouring countries, as mission workers. They have learned new languages. They have moved into new [...]
- Africa Bible Commentary Has Wings!
January 7, 2012
By Isobel Stevenson, Langham Literature
Langham played a large part in the production of the 1,600 page Africa Bible Commentary that was launched with great fanfare in 2006. What has happened to it since then? A lot! It is not just flying off the shelves but around the world.
More than 130,000 copies are [...] - War and peace: How one person can make a difference
December 21, 2011
by Ian Shaw, Langham Partnership, UK
Isaac Mbabazilecturer at the University ShalomBunia, Democratic Republic of Congo
Meeting Isaac Mbabazi is a stark reminder of ‘Africa’s World War’, little reported in the West, but which in the years after 1998 has claimed over 5 million lives, either casualties or those dying of the disease and starvation which have [...]
- The Burmese Challenge
December 13, 2011
by Colin Macpherson, Langham Literature
From Langham Literature News
How do you begin to meet the Christian literature needs in one of the world’s most restricted countries? Imagine trying to publish and sell Christian books in a context where telephones are rare, the Internet is restricted, email is too expensive for the average person, and travel from [...]
- In Remembrance of Stephen Mutuku Sesi (28 July 1958-3 November 2011)
December 9, 2011
Dr Stephen Sesi
We sadly record the passing of a member of the Langham FLS family, Dr. Stephen Sesi who died on Thursday, November 3rd in Houston, Texas, USA, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Stephen was born in a non-Christian home, but through the witness of his mother, who became a Christian in 1966, [...]
- Langham Literature helps pastors in Togo
December 8, 2011
Arnold Akueson
Arnold Akueson, a lay preacher with the Methodist Church of Togo, has benefited from the support that Langham Literature has given the church through their library grant programme. Togo is a country where evangelical protestant theological and Biblical books in French are both difficult to find and prohibitively expensive. In situations where [...]
- A new start in Cambodia
September 26, 2011
Colin Macpherson, Langham Literature Cambodia, what comes to mind when hearing this name? Perhaps ancient temples, Buddhism, humanitarian aid, poverty, corruption, Hollywood adoptions, the Ho Chi Minh trail, carpet bombing are some of the possibilities. In reality, present day Cambodia boasts a growing population of nearly 14 [...] - The seed is bearing fruit: Growth in Langham Preaching Colombia
August 19, 2011
Dionisio Orjuela and Igor Améstegui
Igor Améstegui (right), Latin American coordinator, handing over books sets for the team coordinated by Dionisio Orjuela (left).
Over the past 10 years, the church in Colombia has not been growing in numbers as it did in previous decades. Some of the reasons for this include the prevalence of [...]