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Digging deeply into God’s Word in Fiji
“Like farming, you dig a lot, you plant a lot, and the more you’re going to get. It’s the same thing in God’s word: you dig a lot, you’re going to get a lot out of it.” – Veresa Colata, Langham-trained Elder, Fiji. Veresa Colata lives in Nukubolu Village in Fiji, a small community, home…
Read MoreLangham Preaching Indonesia translates 17 books for remote pastors
LPUKI’s Media Producer Vic Marsay recently chatted to Hamdani Tedja, Langham Preaching’s Coordinator for Indonesia. So far, over 6,000 preachers in Indonesia have been trained by Langham. VM: Tell me about yourself and your role with Langham Preaching HT: I’ve been with Langham since 2010, the first time Langham Preaching came to Indonesia. I took…
Read More‘I want to see the light in the harshest darkness’: putting theology into practice in Greece
Greece is a major gateway into Europe, with 80% of migration flowing through its borders. Where there is migration, traffickers follow. Approximately 40,000 women and children aged 12-25 are trafficked in Greece every year. One Langham Graduate is using her platform as a professor at the Greek Bible College (GBC), Athens, to speak up for…
Read MoreSecond Edition of Groundbreaking Africa Bible Commentary Released
After more than seven years in the making, the revised edition of the Africa Bible Commentary was officially released last month. It’s been produced in partnership with Langham Publishing and HarperCollins Christian Publishing. This edition is a one-volume commentary on the whole Bible, produced by African scholars, now extensively revised and updated to address today’s…
Read More“It’s been a privilege and joy to walk the PhD journey with so many scholars”
In June we bade a fond farewell to our dear colleagues and friends Liz and Malcolm McGregor, who served faithfully as Langham Scholar Care Coordinators for 20 years between them. The McGregors, now in their mid- 70s, were missionaries with SIM in Ethiopia, during a time of famine and civil war in the 80s/90s. Yet…
Read MoreSharing Gospel hope with the people of Ukraine
Vitaliy Filip is from a small town called Sambir in Ukraine. He serves as a youth pastor in his local church and also teaches at the Lviv Theological Seminary, where he uses and highly values the Slavic Bible Commentary, developed by Langham Literature. When the war broke out in 2022, his church and seminary began a…
Read More‘We’re witnessing significant growth across Africa despite many challenges’
Our dear brother Femi Adeleye, Director for Langham Preaching Africa, shared major encouragements, issues and requests for prayer on our Langham Live call last month. Simon Foulds (SF), LPUKI Supporter Development Manager: Can you tell us where you are at the moment? Femi Adeleye (FA), Langham Preaching Africa Director: I am in Ghana, where I’ve…
Read MorePreaching training impacts congregations in Fiji
Steven Simpson is an Elder at his local Brethren church in Fiji. He grew up in the church, and over time took on various roles starting with singing and later moved into the Eldership role leading the congregation. Responding to God’s call Prior to becoming an Elder and preaching, Steven had received no training. He…
Read More‘God is more powerful’: Sharing the Gospel in Taiwan
Langham author Tony Chuang explains why sharing the Gospel in Taiwan (which is steeped in folk religion) needs to address daily needs and show God as more powerful than traditional deities: As a first grader, I had the same daily after-school routine. My grandma would remind me to greet the ancestors before I could play…
Read More“When God has a plan, He brings it to completion, no matter how impossible it looks!”
Last year, a group of Langham supporters from the UK travelled to Egypt for an extraordinary trip to see Langham’s work first-hand. They visited an evangelical seminary, and heard presentations from former and current Scholars, including D*, who is studying in the US. This is an edited version of her story: Around ten years ago,…
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