{"id":3734,"date":"2018-11-09T12:53:17","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T12:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/combonimission.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=3734"},"modified":"2026-03-17T11:27:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:27:41","slug":"news-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/news-3\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3734\" class=\"elementor elementor-3734\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d2ad1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48d2ad1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b11f713 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"b11f713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-11770 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/26\/people-culture-uganda-acholi-the-rite-of-the-birth-of-a-child\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-3-2-300x188.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11771\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-3-2-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-3-2-100x63.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-3-2.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/26\/people-culture-uganda-acholi-the-rite-of-the-birth-of-a-child\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPeople &#038; Culture. Uganda: Acholi. The Rite of The Birth of a Child\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Acholi is a Luo Nilotic ethnic group from Northern Uganda, with a population of approximately 1.2 million in the country. Among the Acholi people, the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t26th August 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-11767 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/25\/malawi-whats-it-all-for\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-2-2-300x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11768\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-2-2-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-2-2-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-2-2.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/25\/malawi-whats-it-all-for\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMalawi. &#8220;What&#8217;s it all for?&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>For twenty-one years, Sister Rose Guevara has been a missionary in Malawi, a country where she feels &#8220;at home.&#8221; She tells us about her vocational<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t25th August 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-11756 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/21\/adire-the-popular-indigo-dyed-yoruba-fabric\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-5-1-300x188.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11757\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-5-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-5-1-100x63.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-5-1.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/21\/adire-the-popular-indigo-dyed-yoruba-fabric\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAdire, the popular indigo-dyed Yoruba fabric\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Today, we take you to Nigeria to discover a cotton cloth dyed using a technique common among the Yoruba people: adire. Fabrics made using the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t21st August 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-11753 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/oral-literature-why-does-a-dog-wag-its-tail\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-4-1-300x191.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11754\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-4-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-4-1-100x64.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-4-1.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/oral-literature-why-does-a-dog-wag-its-tail\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tOral Literature. Why does a dog wag its tail?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>One day, God appeared among the jungle animals, carrying a clay jar. He walked cautiously to a cave, placed the container on top of a<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t20th August 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-11746 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/19\/libya-fezzan-a-window-of-the-soul\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-3-1-300x194.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11747\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-3-1-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-3-1-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-3-1.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/19\/libya-fezzan-a-window-of-the-soul\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLibya. Fezzan. A window of the soul\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Amid golden dunes, rock carvings, and salt lakes, journey into the heart of the Libyan Sahara: a &#8220;window to the soul.&#8221; The heart of Libya&#8217;s<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t19th August 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-11743 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/18\/frontier-church-kyrgyzstan-a-geography-of-hearts-minds-and-souls-to-be-rediscovered\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-2-1-300x191.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11744\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-2-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-2-1-100x64.jpg 100w, https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-news-2-1.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/combonimissionaries.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/18\/frontier-church-kyrgyzstan-a-geography-of-hearts-minds-and-souls-to-be-rediscovered\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFrontier Church\/Kyrgyzstan. 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