- 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 [...]
- 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 [...]
- 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 [...]
- 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 many [...]
- 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 million people. Life for these people in the [...] - 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 disunity [...]
- Janet of Sierra Leone
August 18, 2011
Emmanuel Oladipo tells the story of Janet Koroma: “Janet has something in common with Jeremiah: she entered the ministry against her will. But rather than protesting that she was only a youth, she protested that she was only a woman – and a poorly trained one at that. “Janet did not complete high school. Her [...]
- Two Becoming One in Sri Lanka
August 18, 2011
An island nation blighted by thirty years of civil war and terrorist activity, Sri Lanka is a country with two ethnic peoples. There are the Tamil people who are Hindu and the Singhala people who are Buddhist. Religion and ethnicity stick together. Singhala-Hindu and Tamil-Buddhist are not combinations that happen very readily. But guess what?! [...]
- Local Leaders Shining in Pakistan
August 18, 2011
Pakistan is a country living in the global headlines for all the wrong reasons. And yet it is home to one of the longest running Langham Preaching programmes in the world. A feature of the movement is the number of respected senior leaders who are involved. Dr Pervaiz Sultan (St Thomas, Karachi) has been committed [...]
- Quotes from Guyana
August 18, 2011
Ninety people from across the denominations gathered in Georgetown for a Level Two seminar. Here are some comments from those attendees: A night-watchman, off to work at the end of each day: “Losing a little sleep is no problem compared to the spiritual strength I am receiving. My time and strength is from God and [...]