Signs of Life: The Light and Hope of Christ Dawn in Africa
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This work is a compilation of the observations, stories, and notes from Metropolitan Makarios (Tellyrides) of Kenya and Irenoupolis regarding Orthodox Christian missions in Africa. Signs of Life details the joys and the struggles of mission work from an Orthodox perspective. Metropolitan Makarios draws on his extensive experience as servant of Christ in the Mission field to give the reader a deeper insight into the reality of the Great Commission.
Contents
Prologue |
p. xiii |
Prologue to the Second Edition |
p. xvii |
Introduction |
p. xix |
Eternal Memory |
p. xxv |
Seven Years on the Throne of St. Mark |
p. xxxi |
ONE The Orthodox Christian Youth of Kenya |
p. 1 |
TWO The Funeral of a Young Bus Driver |
p. 13 |
THREE "We Came to Thank God" |
p. 23 |
FOUR We the Orthodox Masai of Kenya |
p. 27 |
FIVE From the Mission Field: A Contemporary Reality |
p. 39 |
SIX A New School Year Begins |
p. 43 |
SEVEN A New Parish is Created |
p. 49 |
EIGHT Stories of Modern Missionary Reality |
p. 55 |
NINE Scenes from the Daily Life of Orthodox Christians in Kenya |
p. 65 |
TEN Orthodoxy in the Foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro |
p. 71 |
ELEVEN "May the Lord God Give Rest to His Soul in a Peaceful Place" |
p. 81 |
TWELVE Signs of Life in the African Mission Field |
p. 89 |
THIRTEEN More Lesson from the African Mission Field |
p. 103 |
FOURTEEN Two Christian Mothers Depart Together for Heaven |
p. 113 |
FIFTEEN Patrick Massiza, the Unforgettable Musician of Kimbira Who Left Forever |
p. 121 |
SIXTEEN The Street Children |
p. 127 |
SEVENTEEN The Bicycle |
p. 139 |
EIGHTEEN From the Mission to the Blind |
p. 147 |
NINETEEN The Young Man Who Tried to Save the Lives of Little Children and Lost His Own |
p. 155 |
TWENTY Looking to the Future of Humanity with Optimism through the Rich Mission Field |
p. 163 |
TWENTY-ONE A Vivid, True Story |
p. 169 |
TWENTY-TWO A Christmas Gift of Five Eggs and an Avocado |
p. 175 |
TWENTY-THREE A Funeral with the Help of Flesh-Eating Insects |
p. 177 |
TWENTY-FOUR The Orthodox Christian Patriarchal Seminary of Archbishop Makarios III of Cyprus |
p. 181 |
TWENTY-FIVE A Killer Who Became a Catechist-Missionary |
p. 185 |
TWENTY-SIX The Philanthropy of the Disabled |
p. 193 |
TWENTY-SEVEN A Mournful Death on Christmas Day |
p. 201 |
TWENTY-EIGHT The Passion of a Priest and the Lesson of His Son |
p. 207 |
TWENTY-NINE And Life Goes On |
p. 215 |
THIRTY A Young Man's Journey from Darkness to Light |
p. 221 |
THIRTY-ONE Among the Newly Illumined of the Tourkana Tribe |
p. 229 |
THIRTY-TWO A Different Way of Teaching |
p. 235 |
THIRTY-THREE Another Journey into the Depths of the African Continent: Experiences and Predicaments |
p. 239 |
THIRTY-FOUR Impressions from a Journey among the Orthodox in Kenya |
p. 245 |
THIRTY-FIVE How a Translation is Done |
p. 253 |
THIRTY-SIX The Conversion of the Masai: The Spirit of Modern Orthodox Missions |
p. 261 |
THIRTY-SEVEN The Forgotten Catechist Is the Chief |
p. 267 |
THIRTY-EIGHT A Journey without Boundaries |
p. 273 |
THIRTY-NINE The Little Kindergarten of St. Raphael |
p. 281 |
FORTY "I Thank You, My God!" |
p. 287 |
FORTY-ONE An Ordination in the Foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro: Orthodoxy Constantly Illumines the People of Africa |
p. 291 |
FORTY-TWO The Presence of God in the Mission Field Is a True and Living Reality |
p. 299 |
FORTY-THREE The Young Drummer: Leader of the Youth |
p. 307 |
FORTY-FOUR One Year Later |
p. 311 |
FORTY-FIVE The Journey of a Little Orphan from Burundi: How He Became an Orthodox Christian |
p. 315 |
FORTY-SIX The Epitaphios in the Poor Neighborhood of St. George of Kimbira |
p. 319 |
FORTY-SEVEN The Altar Boy: The Homicide and the Confession |
p. 321 |
FORTY-EIGHT Great Lent Begins at the Orthodox Patriarchal School of Archbishop Makarios III of Cyprus, Nairobi, Kenya |
p. 325 |
FORTY-NINE Missionary Experiences in the Faith of Our African Brothers and Sisters |
p. 329 |
FIFTY A Young Contender Journeys toward Eternity |
p. 331 |
FIFTY-ONE An Athlete or a Priest? |
p. 339 |
FIFTY-TWO Living in Africa with Pain but Also Hope |
p. 345 |
FIFTY-THREE Theophany: An Unusual Journey on the Waters of Lake Victoria |
p. 349 |
FIFTY-FOUR "Proclaim His Glory to the Nations and His Wonders to All the People" (Ps 95:3) |
p. 355 |
FIFTY-FIVE The Purity of the Soul Is Seen through Death |
p. 359 |
FIFTY-SIX "He Called All to Unity" |
p. 363 |
Epilogue |
p. 367 |
Product Description
Paperback: |
370 Pages |
Publisher: |
Holy Cross Orthodox Press |
ISBN: |
978-1-935317-48-7 |
Product Dimensions: |
6 x 9 |
Author: |
Makarios Tellyrides |
Publication Year: |
2015 |
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