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I’m the proud mother of a 22-year-old who just graduated from university.  Yes I know I don’t look old enough to have a son that’s 22.  (Okay, who just rolled their eyes and laughed?) In those 22 years, my husband and I have found that being parents can be a challenging, rewarding, frustrating, fun, incredible…

Last month, my friend Dora at the Chinese Coordination Centre for World Evangelization sent out a link to an article by Peter Lin. The article was intended as thoughts for the Lenten season but I found the subject especially meaningful and thought you might too. The article, entitled “Suffering and Glory”, chronicles Mr. Lin’s experiences…

I have just seen the movie ‘The Devil Wore Prada’ – probably two years after everyone else! What a character Miranda is: a highly successful CEO of a large fashion house; exceedingly elegant; driven by ambition; super efficient; focused on reaching deadlines and getting everyone else to do the same; busy to the point of…

Robyn is the vice-chair of the Lausanne Movement and is blogging this month for the Towards 2010 blog. A few years ago I watched as my ten year old grandson adroitly juggled five or six balls in the air.  I thought it looked quite easy so I asked: ‘Could I have a try?’  I started…

On the wall of my office is a large “clock of clocks” – with nine different clocks within it, you know the type – with different time zones from around the world.  My sister gave it for me for my birthday (thanks Ruth!).The clock and other resources help me know what time it is when…

Naomi Frizzell is Director of Communications for The Lausanne Movement and also serves as the Managing Editor for www.LausanneWorldPulse.com.    March represents a transition for the Cape Town 2010 blog.  This month and through the rest of the year, we’ll feature many different Lausanne voices – sharing their thoughts, ideas, encouragement and challenges.  I invite you…

As we come to the end of this year, which has passed all too quickly, I look back on the twelve months of 2008 with a sense of profound gratitude to God.  I am particularly grateful for His hand of blessing upon the work of the Lausanne Movement.Here at my office in Boston, I have…

Four years ago, when I became the Chairman of the Lausanne Movement, we made the commitment that the leadership for Lausanne would reflect the demographic, theological, and cultural realities of the global church.  In order to accomplish this, it was obvious that we needed to be intentional about making appointments to the Lausanne leadership that…

Following are two messages from Tammy Wise, Doug's assistant and long-time friend of the Birdsall family, sent Friday afternoon, 30 May.   (#1, sent at 4:00 p.m. Eastern) Dear Friends:   Doug called from the hospital; the surgery got started later in the day than anticipated.  The surgery began at 2:30 p.m. and is expected…

Thank you for your encouraging notes and expressions of support and love for my wife Jeanie and me. This week Jeanie and I met with a cardiothoracic surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital.  He has determined that she must have heart surgery next Thursday (29 May) to remove the tumor that is in the pulmonary artery…

Thank you so much for your prayers on behalf of my wife, Jeanie. We are grateful for the many expressions of love that have been a source of strength and encouragement. Let me bring you up to date.  After a wonderful ten-day trip to Jerusalem and Cairo in April, we returned home in good spirits…

Recently our Lausanne III: Cape Town 2010 Programme Committee Chairman, Ramez Atallah from Cairo, and our Program Director, Joshua Wathanga from Nairobi, convened a consultation in Oxford, England.  That same week our Lausanne International Director, Lindsay Brown, gathered together the International Deputy Directors from twelve regions around the world.Two things struck me during the days…

Greetings from Boston.  Earlier this month I had the privilege of visiting church and ministry leaders in Asia.  This trip to Asia came just after a week of meetings in Oxford, UK in preparation for Lausanne III: Cape Town 2010.During my time in Asia, I met with pastors and church planters in Karuizawa, Japan and…

Greetings! These days have been busy with travel and wonderful times of connecting with brothers and sisters from around the world. Last month, I was in Oxford for a very fruitful and enjoyable week of meetings in preparation for Lausanne III: Cape Town 2010.  Ramez Atallah did a masterful job of facilitating a team of…

These are very exciting days for Lausanne. The Lausanne Theology Working Group has just completed its consultation in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and recently the first meeting of the Resource Mobilization Working Group convened in Washington, DC.  Also, a meeting of Lausanne younger leaders was held this month in South Africa.Additionally, Robyn Claydon convened a conference…

A couple of weeks ago, I was in Malaysia to meet with Bishop Hwa Yung and the Participant Selection Committee for Lausanne III, The Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization (Cape Town 2010).  The Congress will be held 16-25 October 2010 – less than 1000 days – in Cape Town, South Africa. During our days…

One of the most exciting trends in communications is immediacy.  Twenty-eight years ago when we began our missionary career in Tokyo, in order to communicate with you I would have dictated a letter to my assistant who would type it, print it, slip it in an envelope and send it in the post.  Depending on…

From “almost killed” … to seeing hope in a new-born baby … to 48 Christians from places of conflict dancing to “If I Had a Hammer”… (what kind of  Forum on World Evangelization was this?) … We must not attach God’s name carelessly to our involvements, as if we see what God sees.  Yet certain…

Daily updates were made throughout the 2004 Forum in Pattaya, Thailand. These updates were made available online as well as in print to the forum participants. They have been made available on the Lausanne website to convey the progression of thought and events at the 2004 Forum. In addition, a Daily Blog was posted online, providing one individual’s…

Daily updates were made throughout the 2004 Forum in Pattaya, Thailand. These updates were made available online as well as in print to the forum participants. They have been made available on the Lausanne website to convey the progression of thought and events at the 2004 Forum. In addition, a Daily Blog was posted online, providing one individual’s…