Dave Gullett

The last member of an ancient tribe that has inhabited an Indian island chain for around 65,000 years has died, a group that campaigns for the protection of indigenous peoples has said.

Ancient tribe becomes extinct as last member dies – CNN.com.

“Ten Americans who tried to take 33 Haitian children out of the country last week without the government’s consent have been charged with child abduction and criminal conspiracy”

These people aren’t missionaries. Taking children without permission or approval, no matter what the motive, is kidnapping, abduction or trafficking.

None of those are a work of the Spirit.

Not at all.

via Haiti Charges Americans With Child Abduction – NYTimes.com.

“I drove home tired and content, but mostly in awe. And someday, when someone else gets to do what I have done, I will hold their face in my hands and tell them sternly, “Remember this. Remember what this feels like.””

Read the rest at 6YearMed: Beneath the Sun

via Challies

For the people of Haiti, it still isn’t over.

Haiti three weeks later – The Big Picture – Boston.com.

From James White:

“I am, unashamedly, a book man.

You may have expected me to say a “reading” man, which would also be true. As St. Cyprian of Carthage wrote, “Be assiduous in prayer and reading. In the one you speak to God. In the other God speaks to you.” But for me, it’s not just about reading – it’s about books.

I agree with the monk in Normandy who, in 1170, wrote that “A monastery without a library is like a castle without an armory. Our library is our armory.” This means we should engage in building it, fortifying it, at every opportunity.

When I was in graduate school, I recall one of my professors saying that we should have a line-item in our budget for books. That building a good library is one of the most important things we can do in ministry and for impact.”

from Serious Times – Blog via Challies.com