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Comment on Brain Boogers by steve harris

steve harris — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:44:53 +0000

Brian/Jami….just listened to the “podcast” now, a week after you uploaded it. Nice job, Jami, and a wonderful voice picture of your ministry, your struggles, your victories, and your “realness.” I found myself mentally traveling with you in your descriptions. Well done.

Listening to it, I also became angry at my own apathy and American isolationism. It is a reminder that you and our other friends with AIM are on the front lines of battle, each day, shields leveled, swords drawn. Oh, we have it here, but we have our enclaves of the local body to run to each week. How pathetic we must seem to you all as we battle over church splits, what is the correct Bible translation, Calvinist or Armenian, and other seemingly useless church minutia/blather.

“Lord give me the right perspective, to keep eternity’s values in view.”

Thanks again for your encouragement through personal testimony, and for focused vision to fight the battle here, and to better pray for you.

Comment on Cole’s Kiswahili Debut by tana

tana — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 07:45:44 +0000

oh my, could i love this anymore??
no. no i couldn’t.
-tana

Comment on Cole’s Kiswahili Debut by Leah Pena

Leah Pena — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 02:02:19 +0000

Jami,

I love it!! I can see so much of you in him…how precious!

Comment on Birdbrain by Dan Mosby

Dan Mosby — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:22:02 +0000

Thanks for sharing your heart Jami; it’s especially easy to loose sight of how much we have in this country compared to much of the world. And I’m relieved (after reading your blog) that you weren’t sampling birdbrains with Evans in the photo.

Comment on Birdbrain by Kellie

Kellie — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:13:54 +0000

I’m glad you sent this one out. One year, that is hard to believe.

And I’m [sort of] a little freaked out right now. I have just been thinking the exact same thing the last couple of days.

I bought my first iPhone Thurs. I can’t lie, I’m really excited about it and am enjoying the additional creative possibilities using it (such as Hisptamatic). Then, even though our iPhones were for our 25th anniversary, I still have this nagging feeling that I should have spent my money and my time in another way…

And then, almost as a side “answer” or “whisper”, someone put a link on twitter to a photojournalist who used Hipstamtic to shoot war shots in Afghanistan (very compelling ones, at that).

Suddenly I realized that maybe I could take the resources I have and let God show me some things to do with them that might be a little unique.

And then another reminder, a new men’s shelter opened up somewhere near us. On Monday 6 men came by to collect food from our food pantry. Thus, a very local reminder I need to add some things to my shopping list this next time.

Some days we are all going to be more aware than others. I do like the fact that you are fitting into society over there. Don’t worry, God will continue to remind you.

Comment on Birdbrain by Gayle Mills

Gayle Mills — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:04:40 +0000

Jami, you speak truth to my heart when you write these articles. We all need these reminders that the poorest and most helpless among us become invisible to our jaded eyes as we focus on the next “thing” on our to-do list. And who is poorer than the person who doesn’t know Christ? We don’t have to be wealthy to share the joy that gives us hope. We all need hope, whether we live in Africa or whether we live in South Carolina.

Keep sharing the hope, Jami. It’s really all you have. It’s all any of us have.

Comment on The TRUTH you don’t want to see by Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:36:48 +0000

Heart-wrenching, awful. What brave, brave people to be stepping into the midst of those kinds of situations to offer hope and life. This does hit reality home. We “know” about these things, but we hear about them so infrequently that they’re not really true to us. Thanks, Jami, even if it was an awful read.

Comment on Eyebrows by Brenda Cavazos

Brenda Cavazos — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:08:35 +0000

Hi Jami,
My husband wanted me to read your blog because he knew it would resonate with my soul. We were on the very cusp of moving to Africa with AIM when we felt God say, “Wait”. One of my deepest concerns was having Tom off flying and the children and I living with the day-to-day drudgery of life. The noise of Nairobi in contrast to the peace and quiet of our country home, I couldn’t even imagine. I admire people, real live people who give it all up out of obedience to Jesus Christ. This is what you and your family have done. Don’t expect perfection from yourself. I agree with your friends who have said that God has now opened a door for you. A door of humility and brokeness. I believe that God has given you a beautiful opportunity to reach out to your neighbor that had you been perfect might have never happened. I know from personal experience that when people have seen the broken “real” side of me that we have connected far better than when they just saw the “Chirsitan.” We all tend to relate to broken better since we have all been there. I see how very real you are and I have no doubt that people will be very drawn to you. You will be in my prayers.

Comment on The TRUTH you don’t want to see by Kellie

Kellie — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:48:24 +0000

I wish her blog could come to the light of some of the major news stations. But at least you are spreading it this way. Thank you for sharing it. It is so painful to see the results of true, hardcore, soulless evil.

Comment on Eyebrows by Karl

Karl — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:15:49 +0000

We’ve had that same issue with our last two neighbors in America – I totally connect with your righteous irritation. And yet in both cases, we handled it much as you did. We are our own worst enemies, aren’t we? Ugh. I feel for you, and all of us! I am glad to know you! Thanks for speaking the truth.