Monday, February 20, 2012
Addison Venture 71: Party Crashers?

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Entry Number: 71
Location: A Local Church
Subject Explored: Persecution
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Addison Venture 69: The Ripple Effect

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Location: Ventureville, USA
Subject Explored: The Power of One
I got to thinking about what Quinn said about the power of one and reaching the multitudes by touching one person a day. How could that be possible?
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Addison Venture 67: Feeding Africa

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Entry Number: 67
Location: Ventureville, USA
Subject Explored: Being Zealous for God
"I still can't believe you gave Tat Shing my Bible. That's huge, Addison. Way, WAY huge!" Adeline gushed.
"Yeah," I shrugged. "But Tat Shing and I have both...
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Addison Venture 66: Pictures From the Past

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That trip to China wore me out. I took some time off to get alone with God and think about all that He's done this past year. I thought you might enjoy some of these pictures and memories from my journeys last year!
I "discovered" a lot of cool things in the Philippines, but one of the coolest of all was seeing God's power save and change lives. I saw that God's love has the power to free drug addicts like Andrew, comfort the hearts of little girls like Dazzle, and bless a single woman like Lena with lots of kids to love as...
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Addison Venture 65: Painful Goodbyes

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Entry Number: 65
Location: China
Subject Explored: New Creations
It's amazing. The first thing I wanted to do when I saw Tat Shing was hightail it out of China, but now that I'd gotten to know him and Jai An, I found it hard to say goodbye.
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Monday, December 26, 2011
Addison Venture 64: Freedom in Forgiveness

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Entry Number: 64
Location: China
Subject Explored: Forgiveness
"Tat Shing, can we talk?"
Tat Shing looked up, surprised. "Why, yes, Addison."
"Um..." Even after I prayed (and prayed and prayed and prayed), this was really hard....
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Monday, December 19, 2011
Addison Venture 63: A Multitude of Sins

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Entry Number: 63
Location: China
Subject Explored: Forgiveness
"So, Tiananmen Square is where it all started for you?" I asked Pastor Li.
"It's where it started for my father, and for that, I am grateful. But no, mine was...
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Addison Venture 62: Hope in the Hard Stuff

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Entry Number: 62
Location: Tiananmen Square
Subject Explored: Hope
I had to get away, and for the first time in my life, it wasn't the explorer in me saying that. I needed to put as much distance as I could between me and Tat Shing....
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Addison Venture 61: Christian Scammers

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Entry Number: 61
Location: China
Subject Explored: Judging Others
After two hours in the car (that's two hours of silence and worrying that Tat Shing wasn't actually taking me where I wanted to go), we arrived at Pastor Li's village.
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Addison Venture 60: And the Odds Are...

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Entry Number: 60
Location: An Airport in China
Subject Explored: Grudges
So there I was, safely on the other side of customs when I began to think that I was on the Chinese version of "Candid Camera" and that second guard was in on the...
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Monday, November 21, 2011
Addison Venture 59: Illegal Books

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Entry Number: 59
Location: Chinese Customs
Subject Explored: Our Advocate
I was way, WAY nervous as I walked through the customs checkpoint at the Chinese airport, but I hoped my anxiety wasn't drawing unnecessary...
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Addison Venture 58: Love You From Prison

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Entry Number: 58
Location: Ventureville, USA
Subject Explored: Extravagant Love
"Please, Ad? You've just got to take the Bibles to China! Mom won't let me go."
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Addison Venture 57: Kung Fu Baking Skills

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Entry Number: 57
Location: Ventureville, USA
Subject Explored: Using Your Gifts
"Addison, did you hear Chen Fai at lunch today? He said that there are 45 million believers in China who don't have Bibles. 45 million! More and more people are...
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Addison Venture 56: Chicken Curry

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Entry Number: 56
Location: Advancing Native Missions
Subject Explored: Hospitality
Adeline seemed a little skeptical about ANM being a "passport to the world." I silently prayed that the office would be full of missionaries, or my little plan wouldn't...
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Addison Venture 55: Your Passport to the World

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Entry Number: 55
Location: Ad-Venturing
Subject Explored: Assumptions
Adeline seemed pretty determined to join me on my next adventure, but I was a little hesitant about dragging her halfway around the world. So I thought to myself,...
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Addison Venture 54: Promises, Promises

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Entry Number: 54
Location: Home Sweet Home
Subject Explored: Friendship
In the words of a famous Dorothy, "There's no place like home." As much as I love my adventures overseas, nothing brings a smile to my face like a certain...
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Addison Venture 53: The Famous One

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Entry Number: 53
Location: Naya Jeevan Home
Subject Explored: The Famous One
I heard my name being called across the compound. "Ad! Ad!" I turned to find four of the Naya Jeevan boys running toward me. "What's wrong?" I asked.
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Addison Venture 52: New Life

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Entry Number: 52
Location: Naya Jeevan Home
Subject Explored: God Gives Us New Life
The more I explored Mumbai, the more I saw the darkness of it. But right there in the middle of it all was this ministry shining the...
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Monday, September 26, 2011
Addison Venture #51: God in Our Midst

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Entry Number: 51
Location: A Church Service in Mumbai
Subject Explored: God in Our Midst
It would have been rude not to accept Sandeep's offer to stay. Besides, now that I had tracked down the ministry, I wanted...
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Monday, September 19, 2011
Addison Venture 50: Oh the Poverty

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Entry Number: 50
Location: Ad-Venturing in Mumbai
Subject Explored: Sharing with People in Need
Even though my adventure at Chor Bazaar had been great fun, I was missing that feeling I get when I'm exploring...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Addison Venture 49: A Few Bazaar Finds

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Entry Number: 49
Location: The Infamous Bazaar of an Infamous City
Subject Explored: God's Guidance
There I was, sitting in the back of Vicki's rickshaw, pondering my current predicament. I couldn't...
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Monday, September 5, 2011
Addison Venture 48: Bombay?!?!

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Entry Number: 48
Location: Bombay?!?!
Subject Explored: Named By God
Ever have one of those moments when a chilling realization washes over you and you suddenly feel the need to panic? That's the kind of moment I had when the...
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Addison Venture #47: Abundant Life

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Entry Number: 47
Location: Daydreaming About India
Subject Explored: Abundant Life
While my trek into the Blue Ridge Mountains with Rakeem was a good thing, it was really no cure for the travel bug that was nibbling at me. It was...
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Addison Venture 46: What is Man?

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Entry Number: 46
Location: Exploring in the Mountains
Subject Explored: God Cares About Us
Sometimes there's not a whole lot for an action-loving guy like myself to do at ANM. I figure some of our visiting missionaries feel the...
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Addison Venture 45: What Do You Care About?

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Location: Advancing Native Missions
Subject Explored: Remembering What God Has Done
Coming back from overseas is a strange thing. It's almost like you come home in pieces. First your body, then your mind, and eventually...
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Addison Venture #44: One Big International Family

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Entry Number: 44
Location: Reporting at ANM
Subject Explored: The Family of God
Wednesday meetings at ANM are really special. It's when the whole staff gets together to share praises and prayer concerns. It's also where we give each other full...
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Addison Venture 43: Walking in God's Pleasure
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Location: Home at Last
Subject Explored: God's Pleasure
"Was it awesome? Did you see any wildlife? Can you speak Swahili now?" These were but a few of the questions that followed me up the stairs.
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Addison Venture 42: Who Do You Want to Be?

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Entry Number: 42
Location: Home at Last
Subject Explored: Being God's Representative
There's only so much you can do on a long flight across the Atlantic. For a guy who is always on the lookout for adventure, plane rides can be way, WAY...
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Addison Venture 41: An Eagle's Eye View

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Entry Number: 41
Location: In the Treetops of Africa
Subject Explored: Following the Call of God
Knowing my thirst for adventure, Thulani invited me to experience a part of Ghana's wild side (as in the wild rain forests of his country). An opportunity...
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Addison Venture 40: Expecting Big Blessings

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Location: A Village in Africa
Subject Explored: Expecting Big Blessings
Thulani and I rejoined the Eagles at the conference center and settled in to hear more testimonies from across Africa. It was incredible the things I was learning....
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Addison Venture 39: The Dreaded Ostrich Farm
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Location: The Dreaded Ostrich Farm
Subject Explored: Overcoming Fear
So there I was, staring an eight-foot ostrich straight in the eye. All of a sudden, the creature reared its head back and lunged at me. I shielded my face with my...
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Addison Venture 38: Ostriches Again?

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Entry Number: 38
Location: The Eagle's Conference
Subject Explored: Fears
Thulani had opened his ministry center to host the Eagle's Conference, and he seemed way, WAY excited about what God was doing there in his ministry. When he started listing the...
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Addison Venture 37: Visions of Eagles

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Entry Number: 37
Location: Somewhere over the Atlantic
Subject Explored: Passing on the Vision
I thought the eleven-hour plane ride would be a great time to ask the question that had been on my mind since I first decided I was going to the Eagles...
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Addison Venture #36: The Travel Bug

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Entry Number: 36
Location: Advancing Native Missions
Subject Explored: Following God's Calling
Ever since I volunteered in the Warehouse last week, I've been wishing I could have loaded myself on that container to the Middle East. Call it...
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Addison Venture #35: Past Experience

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Location: Warehouse for the Nations
Subject Explored: Blessing Others
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Addison Venture #34: Afraid of a Calling

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Entry Number: 34
Location: An ANM Missions Conference
Subject Explored: Fears
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Addison Venture #33: Building the Kingdom Together

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Location: An ANM Missions Conference
Subject Explored: Building the Kingdom Together
Rey thought it would be good for me to get out and meet some of the people who help Advancing Native Missions do what we do. See, ANM is all...
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Addison Venture #32: The Voice of Native Missions

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Location: Advancing Native Missions
Subject Explored: Prayer
Adeline told me that I was glowing. You know, I really think she was right. It's amazing what hearing from God will do to you. Absolutely amazing.
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Addison Venture #31: Learning to Glow

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Entry Number: 31
Location: The Blue Ridge Mountains
Subject Explored: Eternal Impact
So there I was, alone in the Blue Ridge Mountains with no one for miles around... staring a 400-pound black bear right in the eye. Nervous...
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Addison Venture #30: Venturing Up the Mountain

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Location: The Blue Ridge Mountains
Subject Explored: Meeting With God
"I don't know if I can do it, Adeline," I confessed upon returning from my trip to the college.
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Addison Venture #29: Ask the Water Buffalo

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Entry Number: 29
Location: Ventureville, USA
Subject Explored: Seeking God First
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Addison Venture 28: Seeking Answers

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Location: Advancing Native Missions
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"Do not throw your art away. Give it to Me, and I will use it."
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Addison Venture #27: Do Not Throw Your Art Away

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Location: Advancing Native Missions
Subject Explored: Gifts
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Addison Venture 26: To Be an Advocate

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Entry Number: 26
Location: Advancing Native Missions
Subject Explored: Advocacy
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Addison Venture #25: Eighty Monkeys and a Banana

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Entry Number: 25
Location: Ventureville, USA (Home at Last)
Subject Explored: God's Thoughts and Our Thoughts
Information Overload. That was what was happening in my brain. All the things I had learned during my trip to SE Asia were jumping...
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Addison Venture #24: Living Within the Fence

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Entry Number: 24
Location: Tarsier Research and Development Center
Subject Explored: God is Our Refuge
So many ministries and so little time for exploring. My "Ad-Venture" instincts were kicking in, yearning to be loosed in the Southeast...
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Addison Venture #23: Green Hair and Sharing the Gospel

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Entry Number: 23
Location: A REAL Filipino School
Subject Explored: Sharing the Gospel
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Addison Venture #22: Real Schools

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Entry Number: 22
Location: A REAL Filipino School
Subject Explored: Having Compassion
"So, what made you want to start kindergarten schools?" I asked Titus.
"Well," he replied. "I was raised in a very poor family. I remember wanting nothing...
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Addison Venture #21 - Beneath the Mango Tree

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Entry Number: 21
Location: Beneath a Mango Tree
Subject Explored: Helping the Less Fortunate
"So, where's the school?" I asked.
"Right here," Bubba Bo replied, finding a good place to curl up in the grass.
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Monday, February 21, 2011
Addison Venture #20 - Deep Sea Diving

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Entry Number: 20
Location: Under the Sea
Subject Explored: God-Ordained Rules
After an exhausting couple of weeks helping with the kids' camps, I needed something to rejuvenate my spirits. That's right, Ad Venture was ready for a little...
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Monday, February 14, 2011
Addison Venture #19: Mother of Many

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Entry Number: 19
Location: A Children's Camp in the Philippines
Subject Explored: God's Love
Working at the camp all week had really worn me out! After playing a few high-energy games with the kids, I collapsed on...
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Addison Venture #18: Leftover Fish

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Entry Number: 18
Location: A Children's Camp in the Philippines
Subject Explored: God's Provision
Our flight had been delayed, and we arrived at the camp just as the kids were filtering in. "I thought you told me they...
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Addison Venture #17: Smarter Than the Average Sister

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Entry Number: 17
Location: Ventureville, USA
Subject Explored: Reading God's Word
My kid sister Adeline begged me to let her tag along. "A kids' camp in the Philippines? That would be like, the ultimate summer camp experience!"
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Addison Venture #16: Praying, Waiting, and Angry Baboons

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Entry Number: 16
Location: Ventureville, USA
Subject Explored: Praying and Waiting
I am a man of action. If something needs doing, than I figure, "Why not just do it?" It's kind of been my "modus operandi" (That means "method of operation" for those of you who do not read...
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Addison Venture #15: The Voice of Native Missions

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Entry Number: 15
Location: Ventureville, USA
Subject Explored: Callings
I did it! I really discovered the 10/40 Window! I, Addison Venture, truly was a World Famous Explorer! My wildest dream had come true! It felt... Well, what
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Addison Venture #14: Jump to J

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Entry Number: 14Location: A Chinese Hotel
Subject Explored: "Jumping to J"
I stared down at the letter in my hands. After a quick perusal, my explorer instinct told me it had probably been carefully concocted...
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Addison Venture #13: Inside the Forbidden City

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Entry Number: 13Location: The Forbidden City
Transportation: Strolling
Subject Explored: Anger
There I was, pressed up against a wall in the Forbidden City, when I began to think it wasn't the Forbidden City after all. There were Americans...
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Monday, December 20, 2010
Addison Venture #12: Most Likely Forbidden

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Entry Number: 12Location: BeijingTransportation: Rickshaw
Subject Explored: Deceitfulness
The Far East opened up a lot of possibilities concerning the location of the 10/40 Window. I wasn't entirely sure where to begin my search. I mean, China alone is bigger than the entire...
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Monday, December 13, 2010
Addison Venture #11: The Eye of the Water Buffalo

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Entry Number: 11Location: A Jungle in South East AsiaTransporation: Water Buffalo (Well, sort of.)
So there I was in the middle of the jungle, staring a 2,000 pound water buffalo straight in the eye. Well, I did what any world famous explorer would...
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Addison Venture #10: Indiana Jones Style

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Monday, November 29, 2010
Addison Venture #9: Stumbling and Tumbling
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Monday, November 22, 2010
Addison Venture #8: Bear Bait
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
Take Your Kids on the Ad-Venture of a Lifetime!

Hey there, educators! Did you know that Advancing Native Missions has developed a weekly curriculum to help make missions come alive to your kids?
Meet Addison Venture: World Famous Explorer and The Voice of Native Missions. Addison recently embarked on a journey to discover the 10/40 Window and invites your kids to join the expedition. Follow Ad as he travels the world, discovers cool artifacts, meets native missionaries, and learns the importance of sharing the Gospel throughout the world.
Each “Travel Log Entry” is followed by a way to “Dig Deeper” into the story using practical application. Your kids will be able to “Gear Up” with the...
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Monday, November 15, 2010
Addison Venture #7: Beautiful Feet
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Addison Venture #6: Sure is the Pits
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Addison Venture #5: My Darling Clementine
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Addison Venture #4: Red E's and Ripped Khakis
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Addison Venture #3: King Tut's Bellybutton Lint
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Addison Venture #2: Flipping Quarters and Spinning Globes
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He's Here!
Here it is, ladies and gentlemen, the moment you’ve all been waiting for. Addison Venture’s exciting journeys begin today! Read his first official travel log entry, and if you like it, become his fan on facebook so you can share in all his adventures to come! Tell all your friends who are parents, teachers, or kids at heart. This is one Ad Venture you don’t want to miss!...
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Addison Venture #1: Exploring Outside the Box
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
Join the Ad-Venture
“So there I was, stranded in the desert with no one for miles around…”
Get ready for the Ad-Venture of a lifetime. See the world through the eyes of Addison Venture: World Famous Explorer AND The Voice of Native Missions. Starting on October 4th, Addison is going to be sending out weekly “Travel Log Entries” describing his travels and discoveries. These Entries can be used as a weekly missions emphasis, a brief snippet in Sunday School, or an addition to your Wednesday night studies. Basically, the potential for Addison’s adventures are only limited to your imagination. Be among the first people to receive Ad’s updates. Sign up to receive Addison’s...
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
Sneak Peek!

Addison Venture spent this summer traveling the world in search of the 10/40 Window. On October 4th, he will begin his weekly series highlighting the discovery of the 10/40 Window. Today, we're going to interview Addison and get a little sneak peek into his adventures.
So Ad, what made you decide to find the 10/40 Window?
"I asked for a sign and when I looked up, there one was. It read: 'The 10/40 Expedition: Quest for the Lost Window.'"
I understand you went to the pyramids. What did you think of those?
"The inside of a pyramid is dark and creepy. Not that I was scared. (Well, maybe I was a little scared, but just a teeny-tiny bit.) My handy-dandy flashlight and I scoured every square inch...
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Saturday, January 2, 2010
The Window's Adventure Rally
Today we will explore another aspect of The 10º/40º Expedition: Quest for the Lost Window. Adventure Rally is the gathering place for all Expedition Groups at the beginning of each day. Kids will be introduced to the day's region of the 10º/40º Window, the Bible story, and Trail Tip, and will also enjoy learning eight original songs as they sing praises to the One True God. They will delight in meeting Addison Venture, a self-proclaimed world FAMOUS explorer. Kids will observe Ad's desperate quest to find the 10º/40º Window, which he believes to be an actual window of incredible value. He will find many crazy treasures before he learns...
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