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Category: Africa

One Woman’s Quest

Friday, 24 August 2018 by Dawn Jewell
Goading local writers is a task Joanna Ilboudo takes seriously. “I always start with this shocking phrase: ‘Please don’t die without sharing your God-given idea for future generations!'” Not surprisingly, writers in her August workshop have started penning articles. Joanna has doggedly pursued a vision to multiply Christian writers in Burkina Faso for nearly three
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  • Published in Africa, Christian writer, editorial, MAI, training, writing
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A Western Trainer’s Take on Global Christian Publishing

Thursday, 12 July 2018 by Dawn Jewell
By Tony Collins, MAI trainer and editor at large for SPCK/IVP, based in London. It’s all too easy for Westerners to assume that the twin focal points of Christian publishing, the USA and Britain, define what is happening worldwide in Christian books. Look a little closer, and you would be amazed at the diversity, energy
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  • Published in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, training
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LittWorld: A feast at the global dinner table

Tuesday, 08 May 2018 by Dawn Jewell
By John Maust, MAI President Nigerian author Pusonnam Yiri lowered his voice in the noisy room.  His listeners around the table leaned forward, not to miss a word. “I compare the LittWorld conference to a big family Christmas dinner with family members attending from around the world,” he said intently. “I met people from many
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  • Published in Africa, John Maust, LittWorld, Littworld 2018
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Exploring good vs. evil in Christian fantasy

Thursday, 12 April 2018 by Dawn Jewell
Interview with award-winning author Joan Campbell Learn how author Joan Campbell of South Africa got started writing fantasy novels for young adults. Her first novel, Chains of Gwyndorr, won a gold medal for young adult fiction in the 2017 Illumination Book Awards. Recently the MAI trainer was interviewed about how her family and faith journey
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  • Published in Africa, Christian writer, Uncategorized, writing, writing fiction, writing for children
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Blast Off!

Tuesday, 20 February 2018 by Dawn Jewell
This children’s activity was submitted as an entry in our LittWorld 2018 writing contest. “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” -Psalm 19:1 By Alison van Tonder, South Africa YOU’VE GOT MAIL!                           ARE YOU
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  • Published in Africa, Uncategorized, writing contest, writing for children
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Egypt: God’s Word for a Troubled World

Tuesday, 13 February 2018 by Dawn Jewell
MAI welcomes Ramez Atallah, general director of the Bible Society of Egypt, as a keynote speaker at LittWorld 2018, our world conference of Christian publishing. Ramez was born in Egypt and immigrated with his family to Canada where he came to know the Lord personally and was discipled through the ministry of the InterVarsity Christian
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The trickle-down effect of LittWorld

Tuesday, 06 February 2018 by Dawn Jewell
By John Maust, MAI President “On December 28 I visited a small printing house with one small machine left by a missionary in a small village,” said Jean-Pasteur Katavo, the Congolese pastor featured in our lead article. “I freely shared with them ideas gleaned at LittWorld to help them strengthen their philosophy of ministry.” I
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  • Published in Africa, John Maust, LittWorld, Littworld 2018, Uncategorized
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“Daddy, please rescue me!” Trauma healing for the DRC

Tuesday, 06 February 2018 by Dawn Jewell
His teenage son’s desperate voice haunted Kasereka day and night. Nightmarish images of the boy being executed tormented him. Kasereka had narrowly escaped when rebel militia broke into his home in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a couple years ago. But as he fled, Kasereka could hear his teenage son crying: “Daddy, please rescue
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Ten Key Outcomes of MAI Ministry

Monday, 12 June 2017 by Dawn Jewell
In the last 14 months, MAI ministry has yielded these outcomes: 1. Trainings in 22 countries for 370 publishing staff and writers, representing more than 90 different publishing houses 2. Our first-ever screenwriting workshop, involving 10 writers from a closed Asian country 3. Launch of Christian publisher training in Italy in partnership with the Geneva
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Writing goes places where we cannot

Tuesday, 30 May 2017 by Dawn Jewell
“We now see that writing is a way to serve the Lord,” said a young man after MAI training. “Writing can reach people in places where we ourselves cannot go.” Last year he and friends in a closed country of Southeast Asia formed the first Christian publisher in their nation, an exciting outcome of our
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  • Published in Africa, Asia, Europe, John Maust, Latin America, MAI, Middle East, training
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