» See Jos, Nigeria and surroundings on Google Earth
March 14, 2010 15:49 from Kids' Doc in Jos
(reposted from my old blog site; first posted 5 Oct 2008) Until earlier this year, you would not see much if you looked for Jos on Google Earth. It was barely more than a smudge on the very low resolution satellite photos. That has changed..

» Ushahidi to map conflict in Jos, Nigeria
March 10, 2010 15:14 from Kids' Doc in Jos
I’ve been interested in Ushahidi for some time now but had never gotten around to installing it. If you haven’t heard of it yet, Ushahidi is a web-based, community-oriented tool for mapping events. It has been used for tracking civil unres..

» Pray for Christians under attack in Jos
March 8, 2010 22:43 from Kids' Doc in Jos
Another massacre raises the stakes as Nigerian Christians face temptation of hatred and revenge “Be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.” In the early hours yesterday, a large group of militants attacked settlements near Jo..

» Prayer letter, March
March 3, 2010 15:02 from David and Debbie
Dear praying friends, We send you greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus. Thank you for being a source of encouragement to us through your faithful prayers and financial support. The Chad outreach was successful. They were kept safe on th..

» Miracle Healing
March 3, 2010 13:17 from Dustin In Nigeria
I have a God glorifying testimony to share with you.  Six months ago I traveled to the North, which is 95% Muslim, to visit 10 Nigerian 'church-planting' missionaries to offer encouragement and see how we can help with their church plants...

» Watching the world: Which way is Turkey going?
March 2, 2010 18:10 from Kids' Doc in Jos
This entry marks something of a new side of this blog, as I comment on articles and issues in our current world and not necessarily in Nigeria. Turkey is of great importance to Europe and the West, though I rarely pay enough attention to w..

» Magic, the occult and power struggle in Nigeria
February 23, 2010 01:55 from Kids' Doc in Jos
This article by Johannes Harnischfeger describes the deadly seriousness of the occult (witches, magic, witch hunts, and so on) in Nigerian society. It also reflects the decay of the country's morale. The support of sharia law in northern N..

» February update
February 20, 2010 11:00 from David and Debbie
Dear friends, Greetings from hot and humid Kagoro. While most of you have been experiencing one of your worst winters for many years, we are having an early hot season. Thankfully, it still cools down a bit in the evenings which is a help. ..

» A Week of Free Medical Care
February 16, 2010 11:05 from Dustin In Nigeria
Last week a colleague and I traveled to southwest Nigeria to team up with an organization called FamilyCare, which provides free medical care to rural villages.  Working with local governments, hospitals, and churches FamilyCare sets up mo..

» The Blessings of Ministry
February 14, 2010 09:41 from The Brods Abroad
I want to start by thanking you for your prayers over the past few weeks. I took off for the Republic of Cameroun Feb. 4th and returned safely Feb. 12th. Cameroun is east of Nigeria and runs almost the whole length of Nigeria from Lake Cha..

» Video of Amos' arrival home
February 4, 2010 00:01 from Erin's Entry
Here is the video of Jamie and Aaron Ivey picking up their son from the airport after he arrived from Haiti (see story in my previous blog posts). Grab a tissue! And just imagine how our Heavenly Father welcomes us home and into His arms w..

» Time to Condemn Murder
January 30, 2010 22:37 from Kids' Doc in Jos
True followers of Christ must unite to condemn murder. While the Church has sometimes divided over what constitutes “just war,” acceptable “collateral damage” and defensive measures, there is no room for argument or controversy when it com..

» Thoughts on the recent religious-tribal warfare in Jos
January 28, 2010 21:03 from Kids' Doc in Jos
In Kuru Karama, a former mining village and Muslim enclave in a Christian district south of Jos, [Nigeria,] attackers who killed more than 150 villagers disposed of the bodies systematically. Corpses were stuffed in water wells, pits, and ..

» Amos, orphan from Haiti, arrives in Texas
January 24, 2010 18:50 from Erin's Entry
My two previous posts introduced you to the Ivey family and their long journey in bringing Amos home from Haiti. Here's another chapter to the story..... Adopted Haitian Boy Arrives in Austin http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/news/local/Adopte..

» Link to Aaron's video to his son in Haiti
January 22, 2010 18:12 from Erin's Entry
For those of you who receive my posts via subscription, for some reason the video won't show up. So here is the link... it's very powerful - watch!! :-) The girl in the video is Story - who has already been adopted and is living with the Iv..

» Nigeria... Haiti... God is there
January 22, 2010 16:12 from Erin's Entry
Nigeria: If you haven't heard, there has been rioting, killing, and destruction in Jos, Nigeria (where I lived for 4 years) since last Sunday. I won't go into the details of why this is going on here - but you can check http://bbc.com/ for..

» Troz kriegsähnlichen Zuständen liebe ich das Plateau
January 21, 2010 15:56 from Corinne's Erlebnisse in Nigeria
Seit Tagen wollte ich über kürzlich vergangene Erlebnisse schreiben, wie schön sie waren und wie ich sie genossen habe. Doch nun drängt sich etwas anderes in den Vordergrund, etwas Hässliches und Dunkles, nichts was echten Abenteuerwert ha..

» I Had Visitors!
January 18, 2010 09:40 from Dustin In Nigeria
After being away from friends and family now for 9 months I was incredibly blessed to have my dad and good family friend David pay me a visit.  For the first time I had the chance for someone back home to step in my shoes and get a taste o..

» January update
January 12, 2010 08:16 from David and Debbie
Dear friends, May you grow in the knowledge of our Lord this year. SIM Conference We are looking forward to the annual SIM conference at Miango this year (6-10 Jan.). The speakers are Charles and Hilary Price from the People’s Church, Toron..

» Questions from a student to a missionary doctor
January 4, 2010 21:54 from Kids' Doc in Jos
A student doing research on medical missions has written me to ask some questions. I figure I’ll answer them here, in case anyone else is interested and to make it easy for me to answer similar questions in the future. So here are your que..

» Praying for a special Miracle
December 29, 2009 19:03 from Erin's Entry
The above picture was taken in January 2008, when Miracle was 2 months old. She had just been dedicated to the Lord at church. Nigerians put eye make-up on babies for special occasions. :-) Please read the story below about Miracle. Some o..

» Merry Christmas!
December 29, 2009 09:31 from Dustin In Nigeria
As you can imagine Christmas for me this year was a little different than usual.  Although I missed family, cold weather, and good food the desire to be home wasn't as bad as I expected. With no lights hanging from houses, Christmas trees ..

» Wenn es weihnachtet
December 21, 2009 20:16 from Corinne's Erlebnisse in Nigeria
Heute war ein sehr bewegender Tag. Eine weitere Weihnachtsparty stand auf dem Programm, die dritte innerhalb der letzten fünf Tage. Aus diesem Grund hielt sich meine Begeisterung in Grenzen, als ich heute morgen meine Beine aus dem Bett sch..

» Please be gentle
December 21, 2009 17:35 from Erin's Entry
For many, the Christmas season is a jumble of emotions. We think of where we were this time last year, what our hopes were, dreams were, expectations were... Some of you have lost people very close to you and you can't wait until Christmas ..

» Christmas in Nigeria
December 15, 2009 17:25 from Kids' Doc in Jos
What is Christmas like in Nigeria? Well, Nigeria is a big country with many cultures and climates. But you can get some idea of Christmas in Nigeria from my older blog, at Christmas in Nigeria . I wrote it in 2005 and since then many Nigeri..

» Us with Dr and Mrs Shelly
December 8, 2009 08:32 from David and Debbie

» December update
December 8, 2009 08:28 from David and Debbie
Dear friends, We send you greetings in the Name of our Lord. Thank you for praying for the baccalaureate service. David was asked to preach at that and it went well. The graduation service also went well with 105 students graduating in the ..

» Join Me on an Outreach!
December 1, 2009 16:07 from Dustin In Nigeria
Below is a photo journal of the most recent outreach/church plant I went on.  While not all my trips are this adventures, this should give you a good idea of what a film outreach looks like. Day 1: Finished packing the 4Runner with all the..

» Sesame Corn
November 28, 2009 20:59 from Mama's Choice Chop
( Saralynn : Let me preface this by saying that I don't have the recipe on hand for this dish. My mom makes it often, but she is away from her recipe box for a few months, so we tried to figure out a non-exact version for me to make at Tha..

» Weltmeister
November 17, 2009 15:30 from Corinne's Erlebnisse in Nigeria
Seit letztem Sonntagabend gehöre ich zu den prominenten Personen dieses Planeten. Telefonanrufe mit Glückwünschen, Emails, die vor Begeisterung nur so sprühen, Gratulationen noch und nöcher und Auftritte im Fernsehen. Es ist ein gutes Gefü..