Redeeming the Time and Reaching Our Readers

By John Maust Just before some borders were closed to control the spread of the coronavirus, MAI held a series of productive trainings in West Africa. Staff member Ramon Rocha III co-led MAI-Africa workshops for Christian publishers and writers in Nigeria, Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire in early March. Some 52 Christian booksellers and publishers attended
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Mexico: 23 year-old blogger offers hope to young women

“You are not alone.” Clouds of self-doubt nearly kept Pamela Trujillo Fernández from joining our writer workshop in Puebla, Mexico, this June. “I was forgetting my call and no matter how hard I tried, I could not get unstuck,” wrote the 23-year-old university student with a blog for young women. “But in the end I
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Every Writer Is a World

MAI presented its “Lifetime Training Award” to author Miriam Adeney at the LittWorld 2018 conference in Singapore. Authors and publishing staff from 52 nations stood and applauded the prolific author for equipping Christian leaders to think and write from a biblical worldview for five decades in dozens of nations. We asked Miriam to describe what
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Think Locally, Write Globally

LittWorld sparks fresh vision Oct 28 to Nov 2, 2018 “Sometimes we yearn for Christian books but can’t find one. Please pray that God would allow Christian bookstores to open in our country,” wrote Noelle, who joined our recent LittWorld conference in Singapore. Christianity isn’t recognized in Noelle’s (a pseudonym) homeland, where vocal witness for
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Pray for MAI

China: Easing of Pressures The Chinese government is tightening pressure on Christian activity. Pray for increased religious freedom in China, and for protection and wisdom for MAI publishing and writing colleagues in the country. (See BBC article on church crackdown) Africa: “Mini-LittWorld” Pray for God’s leading in preparations for a continent-wide training conference for Christian
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The Word Made Fresh in 52 Nations: LittWorld 2018

“LittWorld provides me a global family of Christian writers and publishers,” said journalist Lekan Otufodunrin of  Nigeria. “I came back better equipped for ministry to Christian journalists and other publishers in my own country and beyond.” Lekan, online editor of The Nation newspaper in Lagos, was one of 250 publishing staff and writers from 52
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Ten Key Outcomes of MAI Ministry

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

“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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What are the qualities of a good editor?

What are the qualities of a good editor? Veteran editor Silvia Justino shares a few insights in this interview with MAI. She is editorial director of Mundo Cristão, one of the largest Christian publishers in Brazil. Can you describe the context in which an editor does his or her work? The work of editing is
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¿Cuáles son las características de un buen editor?

¿Cuáles son las características de un buen editor? La editora Silvia Justino cita algunas en esta entrevista con MAI.  Gerente del departamento editorial de Mundo Cristão, una de las principales editoriales cristianas del país, posee experiencia como docente en cursos para escritores, editores y profesionales del ámbito editorial. ¿Cuál es el contexto en el cual el
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