Zack on September 22nd, 2009

One of the things that Stephanie and I love about our new church home is the intense emphasis on national and international missions. The Summit Church has a vision to plant 1,000 churches in the next 40 years — most of them in un-reached countries around the world. That’s right: one thousand churches One vehicle [...]

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Zack on August 11th, 2009

You may have never noticed it before, but on the right sidebar of this blog, there’s an “Un-reached People Group Of The Day” banner…

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Zack on March 18th, 2009

Need something to focus your prayer life? Here’s one: Seven Christians detained based on suspicion of being Christian…

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Zack on November 13th, 2008

I just came across yet another article about child labor in Uzbekistan*. Here’s how it starts: Despite signing two international treaties and adopting domestic legislation prohibiting the use of child labor, Uzbekistan continued to rely on a “state-orchestrated mass mobilization of children to bring in the 2008 cotton harvest,” a new report has found. By [...]

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Zack on September 17th, 2008

My good friend Tricia and her husband just moved to Thailand with hopes of seeing children come to know Christ. It’s especially interesting for me to read about their adventures because a couple of years ago I was with Tricia in Central Asia for a year and we learned a lot from each other as [...]

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Zack on September 16th, 2008

Take a minute and read this article about human rights in Uzbekistan, a country of 30 million people run by a ruthless murderer. Here’s an excerpt: The case against Turgunov sends a chilling message to other activists that working for justice is a dangerous business in Uzbekistan. Despite the recent release of several other activists, [...]

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Zack on August 22nd, 2008

I posted another round of photos from my time in Uzbekistan (Read the original post here about where these are coming from). As I said before, I will gladly sell these to you in any format for any price, and all profits will go to supporting the Kingdom of Jesus in Central Asia. See the [...]

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