About Brian
I am a follower of Jesus, blessed with a wife, two children, and a call to serve God wherever He leads. For 12 years, we were missionaries, with me serving as a missionary journalist sharing stories of His work in South Africa and around the world. When we moved back to the USA, Tracy and the kids returned to normal work, and I continued serving remotely in missions. I am now returning to working outside missions, but ministry will always be part of our family's lives in Christ.
Part of TEN3’s dream is to enable Africans not only to follow the model of godly computer training but also to replicate it.
In 2000, a pastor* from another African country traveled hundreds of miles to Jos because he shared that dream. Continue reading →
One of the joys of visiting Christians in other cultures is hearing their style of worship. Whether a familiar tune with foreign words or voices or a new song reflecting their musical heritage, their music always reminds me of Revelation’s promise of a great multitude from every tongue, tribe and nation worshiping together in Heaven.
Here are five songs performed by the staff members of the ECWA Information and Computer Sciences Institute. Some were recorded during their morning devotions, while others were part of the school’s 20th anniversary celebrations.
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Starfruit.
Its very name is beguiling. I’ve seen it every week at the grocery store and often been intrigued. It has such an interesting, exotic appearance, with its five peaked lobes stretching along its shiny, yellow body. I always wondered what it was like, but never enough to try it. The other day, though, Karen noticed it, laughed, and asked what it was.
“Well, that’s a starfruit, and you cut it into slices that look like stars. We can get one and try it.”
“No, Daddy; I just wondered what it was. We don’t need to try it.”
It went in the cart anyway. Continue reading →
The Heffron Family 