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February 1

The Children with the Dirty Faces and Bloated Stomachs

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I just returned from 3 days in the bush country of Burkina Faso. West Ridge Church has adopted an unreached people group in the bush called the Pougli. The Pougli are an amazing group of people, but extremely primitive. They are Animist – which means that they worship nature, witchcraft, and spirits. Most of these [...]

January 28

Fatimata

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The little girl on my right is Fatimata, the 6 year old Burkina girl that my family sponsors thru Compassion International. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fbrianbloye.com%2F%3Fp%3D399′; addthis_title = ‘Fatimata’; addthis_pub = ”;

January 27

Heading Out To The Bush

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Tomorrow morning we will be heading out to the bush country of Burkina Faso. We will be working with the people group that we’ve adopted – the Pugli. On our way out, we will be heading to a city called Bobo where I will be speaking to about 70 church planters. These men are the [...]

January 27

Burkina Faso, Africa – Day 1 & 2

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After a full day (and some) of travel, we have finally arrived Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Africa! We left Atlanta Monday around 6:00 PM and landed in Paris 8 hours later. I’ve been to the Paris airport twice now but have never been outside the building. I hear Paris is a really cool city, IF I [...]

January 17

Haiti Relief

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If you attend West Ridge Church, I wanted to share this update on how we’re responding to the earthquake in Haiti. I will be sharing more about this in upcoming weeks. Here’s how you can help. Pray Please pray for the country of Haiti and for all the families impacted by this tragedy. Pray for [...]

January 8

The Naked Truth

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We are starting a brand new series this Sunday at West Ridge Church – The Naked Truth. Over the next several weeks, we will be exposing the reality of relationships in our society. This coming Sunday, I will be discussing some of the myths of marriage, as well answering the question – “What is a [...]

January 3

Vision Sunday @ West Ridge Church

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This morning was Vision Sunday at West Ridge Church. This is one of my favorite Sundays in the year, because we get to celebrate what happened in the last year and I get to talk to the church about where we believe God is leading us in the new year. The following is a brief [...]

November 5

The Pastors In My Life

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Over the years God has truly blessed my life with men that I have called, at different times, my pastor. These men have helped to mold me, shape me, and influence me. So much of who I am today is the result of the sum of these men and their influence in my life over [...]