Missionary Minds

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 unre...

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 da...

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, th...

Should societies have heroes? Should nations esteem and applaud the greatest men and women within their borders? Reputation Poll International certainly thinks so.  In January of this year, this global reputation firm released its 2023 list of the 100 Most Reputable Africans. The register presents individuals that model integrity, impact, and visibility. These men and women come from a variety of...

One of the arguments people use to minimize the sinfulness of modern-day polygamy—especially in Africa—is the apparent blind eye God has towards it in the Old Testament. John Reisinger writes: “There is no instance in the Old Testament Scripture that suggests, in any way, that polygamy was a sin. This does not prove that polygamy was not a sin, but it does prove that God never treated it as a sin....

This is not the first time Howard-Browne has promoted revival in Africa. For decades he’s been preaching prosperity on the continent, boasting of converts that have come in the tens of thousands and sometimes in hundreds of thousands. For example, in May of 2005 near Durban, South Africa, his ministry claimed that more than 286,000 people gave their lives to Jesus. They even keep a soul-counter on...

This week, two severe natural disasters struck the continent of Africa. In the northern African country of Libya, flooding caused by torrential rainstorms has claimed the lives of at least 150 people. Authorities have called Libyan cities like Derna, with a population of over 100,000 people, to be a “disaster zone”. Mudslides and continuous rainfall have plunged buildings and entire neighbourhoods...

After Micah Colbert decides to leave the mission field on the advice of counsel for the safety of his daughter, he struggles to come to terms with adapting back to normal life. Listen to find out what he learned and how to counsel returning missionaries in similar situations.

The literacy of a nation is strongly correlated with the Gross Domestic Product of that nation. For African nations to have the highest chance of growth and success it is important that they educate both their men and their women.

How should we think about the word 'obey,' being removed from many of the wedding vows in the modern era? Does it matter? Is it antiquated? What does the bible say about a wife's obedience to her husband? Find out all this and more in this episode of Missionary Minds!

In the early morning of August 31, flames erupted out in a five-story building in the CBD of Johannesburg, South Africa, eventually killing seventy-four people, including children, in one of the worst fire tragedies in recent memory. Some of the charred remains of bodies were laid in the public streets. Residents, family members, and media outlets immediately expressed outrage, believing that the...

Listen as Seth Meyers recounts the traumatic event in which his family suffered at the hands of criminals whilst in the mission field. (Part 2)

Late last year, Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera vowed to crack down on the corruption and bribery so common in his nation. Chakwera took office in 2020 after becoming the first African opposition leader to defeat an incumbent in a return of a fraudulent election.

Listen as Seth Meyers recounts the traumatic event in which his family suffered at the hands of criminals whilst in the mission field.

Recent presidential elections in Zimbabwe have once again been encumbered by accusations of blatant and gigantic fraud. The official polls have declared Emmerson Mnangagwa the winner, making him president for another five years. This will be his second term in office... In 1980, Zimbabwe gained independence and changed its name from Rhodesia. Since that time, the ZANU-PF political party has kept a...

Learn about missionaries who are striving for Christ against discouraging challenges.

A recent article in the Guardian tells of a gynaecologist in Benin and the journey that led her to push for abortion rights in her country. As the story goes, a young pregnant lady had come to her for the abortion of her unwanted baby. At the time, most abortions were illegal in the country of Benin, so the young gynaecologist urged the girl to keep the baby. Some days later the doctor saw the you...

If there was less crime, security guards would lose their jobs. Without significant theft, steel manufacturers and welders would have no work because citizens would have no need for burglar bars on their doors and windows. The profits of businesses that sell razor wire, security cameras, stun guns, and padlocks would plummet. Brick masons who build security walls would lose their livelihoods. Coul...

Learn about the missionary journey of Micah Colbert and the intricacies of his decision to leave the mission field.