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Every Tongue

Mark and Laura Woodward, supporting Bible translation in Tanzania

Why I won’t be tipping cold water over my head

Anyone who has been on social media in North America or Europe over the past few days cannot help but have seen the phenomenon that involves people filming themselves tipping ice-cold water over their heads, apparently to raise awareness and/or money for charity. Although the details vary, the first step is generally that someone is challenged by a friend, to either give $100 to charity, or to tip a bucket of ice-cold water over their head…

Posted in Mark, Culture, Justice, Mission Tagged Aid, Charity, Development, Finance, Fundraising, Poverty, Water, Wealth, Western culture 5 Comments

What’s wrong with Tanzania?

On the train from Mbeya to Dar es Salaam this week it was fun to bump in to some of the backpackers for whom the TAZARA train seems to be an essential part of their African adventures. I was interested to hear their perspectives of Tanzania, as well as Zambia, Malawi and South Africa that they had travelled through.

Posted in Mark, Africa, Culture, Justice, Tanzania Tagged Africa, Development, Economics, Tanzania, Western culture 7 Comments

First World Problems

The following video, made by Everyone Matters, is entitled “First World Problems read by Third World People”. Personally I don’t like the terms first and third world, but I think the video does a good job of juxtaposing the very different realities of day to day life in different parts of our world.

Posted in Mark, Justice, Mission Tagged Africa, Asia, Development, Justice, Mission, Poverty, Problems, The West, Water Leave a comment

Good News for the Poor?

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the Lord’s favor has come.”

Posted in Life, Mark, Africa, Bible, Church, Justice, Mission, Tanzania, Theology Tagged Gospel, Jesus, Poverty, Tanzania, Wealth Leave a comment

Economic Crisis?

News of economic bailouts and financial crises in Europe seem a little strange to me here in rural Tanzania. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but there is something incongruous about extremely rich people dressed in nice clothes discussing how to preserve the banking system and stave off financial collapse…

Posted in Mark, Africa, Justice, Tanzania, Theology Tagged Economics, Finance, Greed, Jesus, Justice, Selfishness 1 Comment
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