I am pleased to announce that the second annualMeasuring the State of Disaster of Disaster Philanthropy report has been released. The report, a joint effort of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy andFoundation Center, represents a global effort to track, document, and record philanthropicRead more…
Bhutanese Refugees Are Killing Themselves at an Astonishing Rate
A compelling article has just come out in the Atlantic regarding the tragically high suicide rate among Bhutanese-Nepali refugees. I’ve been saying for a few years that this group has a higher suicide rate than most. Now here are theRead more…
Working together changes lives
“European countries becoming more ethnically diverse because of immigration is not a new phenomenon but churches and mission groups becoming more aware of migrants is something to be grateful for.” Migration in Europe is multifaceted. There is no ‘typical immigrant’Read more…
Blessing the Nations Among Us
A web tutorial for walking a local church or ministry group through the various elements of how to research, find and minister the life of Christ to a diaspora people group in their community.
Best of the Web: Bhutanese-Nepali Refugees Related Information
Today, I’d like to just provide an annotated list of some intriguing articles related to Bhutanese-Nepali refugees (in some cases more generally about refugees). I spend time regularly scouring the web for news and information relevant to these people andRead more…
Diaspora Mission and its opportunities in Europe
Diapora Mission and its opportunities in Europe
Stories from the roadside – South Asians in Greece
The sun was shining brightly as I stepped out of Athens ‘Evangelismos’ metro station on my way to the Pakistan consulate which is located in the very center of the Greek capital, just across from the German consulate. As IRead more…
Migration and Europe: A regional and analytical brief
Darrell Jackson is Director of the Nova Research Centre & Lecturer in European Studies at Redcliffe College in Gloucester, England. He is Director of the Lausanne Researchers’ Network and Researcher in European Mission and Evangelism at the Conference of EuropeanRead more…
Resettlement programme for refugees in Nepal passes 40,000 mark: Missional Reflections
For those of you engaged in ministry among Bhutanese-Nepali refugees, I would appreciate your reflections on the missional implications of this benchmark. I have provided several very important considerations here: http://codylorance.blogspot.com/2010/12/resettlement-programme-for-refugees-in.html
Christocentric Satsang: Fruit of the Spirit Mantra
The following mantra has proved especially useful in soul care or pastoral ministry in addition to its value in corporate worship. The content of the mantra is taken from Galatians 5:22-23 and constitutes a prayer of God’s blessing of anotherRead more…