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	<description>Jeff &#38; Heather Pubols in Africa</description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t believe everything you see on TV</title>
		<link>http://www.thepubols.com/2011/12/29/lesson-1-dont-believe-everything-you-see-on-tv/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The one country I&#8217;m afraid to go to is yours.&#8221;  A Kenyan friend and I had been talking about some of our cross-cultural experiences when she came out and told me this.  I laughed.
Our conversation just previous to this had been on some of our favorite TV shows.  Then I told her, &#8220;You&#8217;ve watched too [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Praying for DRC</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 11:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
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DR Congo Poll: What You Need to Know
Click here if you cannot view the video above.
On November 28 the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will have an election for president and members of parliament.
This recent prayer item was posted on a Wycliffe web site:
Pray for God’s hand to clearly be seen in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is persecution good?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Photo by Adam Jeske
Story by Adam Jeske
Is persecution good for Christians?” Alemayehu mused. The silence that followed suggested the question was all too real for him as he remembered the days of communism in Ethiopia.
The Communist government, known as the Derg, barred churches, which included most evangelical churches, and harassed and mistreated many Christians during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bible is My Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1984, Communist leaders in Ethiopia told a Christian named Dereje Tilahun to leave his job as a land surveyor and begin work as a political cadre (communist activist) within the Communist government.
“I said, ‘No.  You are atheist. I believe in God, so how can I join with you?’” he explained. “We had to speak [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Partners in Translation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Dr. Haileyesus Engedashet and Dr. Daniel Hankore are both
Bible translation consultants in Ethiopia. Photo by Adam Jeske

“Dir biabir anbesa yasir.”
“If all the spiders work together to make a web, they can capture a lion.”
-Ethiopian proverb
At first glance, Dr. Daniel Hankore and Dr. Haileyesus Engedashet may seem like unlikely partners in Bible translation work.  They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten books to read to learn more about Africa</title>
		<link>http://www.thepubols.com/2011/10/21/ten-books-to-read-to-learn-more-about-africa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
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If you&#8217;ve ever wanted to learn more about Africa but weren&#8217;t sure where to begin, I recommend 10 books from a variety of genres to help you get started.
Christian Perspectives
Africa Bible Commentary: More than 70 different African theologians have contributed to this reference book. It can be a great tool to use while doing personal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six things to have with you on trips in Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Here&#8217;s a list of six of things you may not think of that I suggest you have with you on a trip to most sub-Saharan African countries:

Passport photos: I always carry at least four passport photos with me.  You  may need these for any number of things&#8211;a visa application, a government permit you didn&#8217;t know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dynamics of language use</title>
		<link>http://www.thepubols.com/2011/10/17/dynamics-of-language-use/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
 other African languages

 Afrikaans

 Arabic

 English

 French

 Portuguese

 Spanish

 Swahili

This map shows the official languages of the countries in Africa.
I used to think that a national or official language of a country was the language that everyone in that country knew.  What I&#8217;ve learned since I started working for Wycliffe is that the reality [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nighttime Traffic in Benin</title>
		<link>http://www.thepubols.com/2011/10/14/nighttime-traffic-in-benin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
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I took this short video from the hotel where I stayed for several days while I was in Cotonou, Benin in August.  You&#8217;ll notice that there are a lot of motorbikes on the road.  This is one of the most popular means of transport.  The motorbike taxis, called Zemijans, will take you just about any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Driving on the &#8220;right&#8221; side of the road</title>
		<link>http://www.thepubols.com/2011/10/12/which-side/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
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When we moved to Kenya in 2009, one of the challenges was learning to drive on the left.  The most difficult parts of that transition were learning to feel the edge of the road and remembering to pick the correct lane when turning onto new roads. It&#8217;s a skill we were thankful to have already [...]]]></description>
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