Christian Web Trends Blog

The following is a guest post by Molly Bail, co-founder of Springs of Hope Kenya. The Internet has been such an awesome blessing to us, and the people we serve in Kenya. I really do not know how missionaries managed without the ability to access and friends, family and supporters and let them know what [...]

I remember as a kid praying in our evening prayers for the Raths and Millie’s, two missionary families. Back then we almost never knew how they were doing or what life was like on a day-to-day basis. The Internet has changed all that. We’re looking for people to guest blog about how the Internet has impacted their short or long-term missions work, and we look back at some guest posts from last year.

One news article about an online missions trip and another story about one million souls saved through a network of evangelistic websites.

Brian Kirschenbaum, who served as a missionary to Slovakia as a part of Campus Crusade for Christ for 9 years, writes about how the Internet was both a blessing and a challenge to his ministry.

Brother Eugene a missionary in the Tibet region of Western China writes about how creating a website and blogging have helped him connect with supporters and share the Gospel.

The Internet brings together Christian pastors and ministries in Burundi, Rwanda, South Africa, Congo (RDC), Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia for missions work.

Blogging while on a short-term missions trip can be a great way to keep people back home up to date and praying, and their comments can be a great source of encouragement to those on the missions trip.

Karl Beaudry, former technical director for Impact International, writes about how the Internet has greatly enhanced the radio ministry of this missions organization.

Guest blogger and former (and future) missionary John Fraser writes about how blogging helped him keep in touch with family, friends and supporters while serving in Hungary.

OurChurch.Com is looking for past and present missionaries who would like to be guest bloggers this month and write articles about how they have used the Internet to improve the effectiveness of their ministry.