Author: Jim Harries

Jim Harries serves the people of East Africa, primarily through a Bible teaching ministry using the Luo and Swahili languages. He has lived in East Africa since 1988. Jim has authored 14 books and many academic articles, with a focus on the promotion of missionary vulnerability. (Not mission to the vulnerable, although it may be that also, but mission by the vulnerable.)
  • Mid-month news April 2025

    Mid-month news April 2025                                                                         Jimoharries@gmail.com Dear Friends, Please find some news items below. British People go to Church I find this fascinating: More people attending church in UK, says report. Ministry Opportunities and Positive Things When I cycle from my office in Maseno instead of my one-time home near Yala, most journeys are 6-miles…

  • Mid-Month news March 2025

    Jimoharries@gmail.com Dear Friends, Book ReviewI am grateful for the latest reviewer of my book on antiracism, that you can find at this link: https://www.academia.edu/127884177/Comment_on_How_Western_Anti_Racism_Harms_Africa_and_How_We_Can_Do_Better_by_Jim_Harries_Chichester_Faithbuilders_2021_206_pp_12_ISBN_978_1_9131_8164_2 . The reviewer, a South African who I recently met in the Cape Town area, Peter Franks, states the following: “ Dr. Harries’ book has been so difficult to fully come…

  • Mid-month news February 2025

    Jim Harries, jimoharries@gmail.com Dear Friends, Transition Celebrations a new Director for the AVM (Alliance for Vulnerable Mission)Two celebrations, both entirely on-line, were enjoyed by a total of about 70 people, many of them mission scholars, and others very concerned for spreading of the Gospel of Jesus to Africa, Asia, and beyond! The first one was…

  • End-month news November 2024

    Dear Friends, My colleagues, Dr. Marcus Grohmann and Frank Paul, have prepared this video about vulnerable mission. The original in German is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WZsSDCbrI0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WZsSDCbrI0 (You can set it up to show captioned translations from German to English.) The title of the video is: Über Chancen, Anforderungen und Grenzen Verletzlicher Mission: Ein Praktiker erzählt, which…