http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/ Posting from a family called by God as servants in Sudan. Copyright 2012 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:59:13 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.11 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I just returned from Northeast India. In NEI, I was invited to participate as the speaker to a Spiritual Life Conference. I spoke about discipleship. I was able to meet with our SIM NEI personnel, the director and the personnel... http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2010/10/trip_to_india.php http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2010/10/trip_to_india.php Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:59:13 -0600 Please see our newsletter at click for pdf... http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2009/11/new_november_20.php http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2009/11/new_november_20.php Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:07:10 -0600 Have a look at this incredible celebration! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9ONY5q5FS4 Following three years of hard work, more than thirty adult students were able to graduate from our Basic Education Learning Center in Atar, South Sudan. Where Was the Video Taken? In Atar... http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2009/06/have_a_look_at.php http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2009/06/have_a_look_at.php Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:28:13 -0600 Hi from Chris in southern Sudan. I'm finishing up a 1-week trip. Thought I'd share some blessings I've had in the last few days. Please pray for Bev as she takes care of the house, the boys, and does her... http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2009/02/10_blessings_fr.php http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2009/02/10_blessings_fr.php Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:56:06 -0600 I picked up "The Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium" (Lacy & Danziger, Little, Brown, & Co, 1999) and was amazed to realize that this place of organized trade, agriculture, and learning is... http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2009/02/1000ad.php http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2009/02/1000ad.php Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:35:37 -0600 • We had a fantastic Spiritual Life Conference attended by over 100 people. Our entire team emptied out of Sudan (50 people). There were about 5 flights in one week. We managed to put everyone up in local guesthouses.... http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2009/01/sim_sudan_team.php http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2009/01/sim_sudan_team.php Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:29:49 -0600 I urgently needed to get in touch with someone at ACROSS, a partner agency. I was given the number of one of the leaders whose name was Scott. I called Scott and he answered the phone. He seemed slow... http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2009/01/funny_story_abo.php http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2009/01/funny_story_abo.php Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:24:03 -0600 Prayer Requests for the Crowders (7 November 2008) 1. A place to live - with Bev's travel to the US in Nov/Dec, Chris's travel to Sudan and an all-hands Spiritual Life Conference in January, we will not have time to... http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2008/11/prayer_requests.php http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2008/11/prayer_requests.php Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:17:50 -0600 1. Please pray for a financial situation regarding the support of some of our missionaries. Pray that Chris would have godly financial wisdom. 2. Praise the Lord with our friends the Faders who are building a bridge over the Yabus... http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2008/09/crowders_report.php http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2008/09/crowders_report.php Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:19:17 -0600 Date: Thursday, August 21, 2008, 1:55 AM Dear Friends, We joyfully announce the birth of our son, Jonathan Lee Crowder. He and Beverly are both doing well. Jonathan was born at Nairobi Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya just after noon on... http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2008/08/birth_announcem.php http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2008/08/birth_announcem.php Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:16:21 -0600 Dear Friends, Well, we made it back to Africa! The Tale of the Journey Monday the 16th, After we cleaned the house, dispensed of all our belongings, locked the door and climbed into the truck, Bev looked over at me... http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2008/06/second_term_beg.php http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2008/06/second_term_beg.php Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:05 -0600 1. Pray for God to speak through Chris as he preaches on Sunday March 2 at Stonebrook Church in Smyrna 2. Pray for our colleague Phalice Vanderpol as she finishes her 3rd week in Sudan at the Yabus base. Pray... http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2008/02/prayer_reqs_for.php http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2008/02/prayer_reqs_for.php Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:14:26 -0600 http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2008/02/new_video_youtu.php http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2008/02/new_video_youtu.php Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:40:45 -0600 Dear Friends, The bitter wind blasted me nearly sideways, ruffling the hood of my parka. Was I going to make it? With cold-stiffened fingers, I retrieved my receipt and my cash. A short dash, a fumble with the keys, and... http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2008/01/how_are_the_cro_1.php http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2008/01/how_are_the_cro_1.php Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:51:58 -0600 The next thing is quite a bit sadder. Do you remember the quad bike (ATV) that we were able to fly into Yabus? We had just sold it to our Yabus colleagues when it met with an accident. It... http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2007/12/atv_fire.php http://www.crowdersinafrica.com/archives/2007/12/atv_fire.php Sat, 08 Dec 2007 12:50:24 -0600