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Based in Managua, reaching out to Nicaragua: Christ for the City International.

Shine

No Church Without a Vision

Empowering the local church through outreaches, leadership & pastoral training.

Churches

No Person Without Hope

Transforming Nicaragua by transforming lives.

Churches

Partner.

Join Nathan & Amber in sharing the love of Christ.

Shine

Pray.

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Churches

Support.

Nathan & Amber aren't alone; behind the scenes there's a TEAM of supporters.

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Archive for 'Christian Life' Category

How Do You View Missions?

Jun 5th, 2008 by Nathan | 0

I was reading through some old blog entries and I found an interesting quote from a post I did on the book Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell:
“Missions then is less about the transportation of God from one place to another and more about the identification of a God who is already there. It is [...]

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What is Missional Living?

Jun 1st, 2008 by Nathan | 1

[I wrote this on a blog that was later merged into Missions Minded.]
Every week I wait patiently for my favorite podcast to download in iTunes. (And by waiting patiently I mean clicking “Refresh” only every other minute.) The podcast is the sermon audio from The Village Church in Dallas. Matt Chandler is [...]

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Love Your Little Neighbor

Apr 22nd, 2008 by Nathan | 2

On the final evening of every short-term mission trip we have a “debriefing” meeting. It’s a chance for everyone on the team to think back on their experiences from the week — to share, reflect, and prepare for re-entry into American culture.
We encourage each team member to think of one story — one person [...]

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Managua Mentioned in “Death by Suburbia” Message?

Apr 7th, 2008 by Nathan | 3

It seems odd that Managua, Nicaragua would pop up in a sermon about the dangers of American, suburban culture, but wouldn’t you know it did last weekend. In a message at The Villlage Church (one of my favorite weekly podcasts), guest speaker Barry Keldie describes an experience he had on a mission trip to [...]

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Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger

Feb 4th, 2008 by Nathan | 0

I read a terrific books a couple of months ago, Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger, but never went into much detail about it on the blog. I want to pull an excerpt from the book that paints a picture of how much of the world lives today — including a large percentage [...]

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On the Couch, Preparing to Rejoin the Crash

Dec 6th, 2007 by Amber and Nathan | 2

Amber and I have had a wonderful time this week “on the couch.”  No, we’re not in counseling.  Per se.  We’re in a “Debrief and Reentry” program for missionaries at the Center for Intercultural Training (CIT) in Rutherfordton, NC.  (I’ll get to the rejoining the crash part in a minute.)
We’ve had some wonderful discussions this week [...]

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Writer’s Block, Other Challenges from the Mission Field

May 27th, 2007 by Nathan | 1

It’s funny that during the times when we’re the busiest - when so much is going on, so many big life changes - we can’t think of anything worth writing about.  
The last two weeks have been two of the busiest - and toughest - since we’ve been here.  And our family arrives in less than [...]

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