China and Africa—A Reading Roundup
More on Sino-African relations . . .
Joann Pittman
Joann Pittman is Vice President of Partnership and China Engagement and editor of ZGBriefs.
Prior to joining ChinaSource, Joann spent 28 years working in China, as an English teacher, language student, program director, and cross-cultural trainer for organizations and businesses engaged in China. She has also taught Chinese at the University of Northwestern-St. Paul (MN), and Chinese Culture and Communication at Wheaton College (IL) and Taylor University (IN).
Joann has a BA in Social Sciences from the University of Northwestern-St. Paul (MN), and an MA in teaching from the University of St. Thomas (MN).
She is the author of Survival Chinese Lessons and The Bells Are Not Silent: Stories of Church Bells in China.
Her personal blog, Outside-In can be found at joannpittman.com, where she writes on China, Minnesota, traveling, and issues related to "living well where you don't belong."
You can find her on Twitter @jkpittman.com and on Facebook at @authorjoannpittman.
She makes her home in New Brighton, Minnesota.
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Praise You with My Everything
A final song from Stream of Praise—one that will stick with you all day!
Stream of Praise
Listening to contemporary Christian worship music—in Mandarin!
A Glimpse of “From Everywhere to Everywhere”
Comments from the guest editor.
An African in China
Joann Pittman interviews “Tim,” a Zimbabwean student living in China, who shares his observations of similarities and differences between the two countries.
The Farewell
Saying goodbye to Nai Nai . . .
Lord, I Love You
A simple and catchy tune, as well as the repetitive nature of the lyrics, makes this Canaan Hymn easy to learn.
“China and Africa”—a Preview
A look at the upcoming autumn issue of ChinaSource Quarterly—"China and Africa."
5 O’clock in the Morning in China
The Canaan Hymns, written by a young woman from the countryside, sung by Chinese Christians around the world.
Fair Name of Jesus
A hymn to the tune of a popular Chinese tradtional folk song—茉莉花, "Jasmine Flower."
My Heart Looks in Faith
Praising Jesus to the tune of a Yangtze boatmen's song.
Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross
A hymn that is much loved by Chinese Christians who worship in unregistered churches as well as those who worship in registered churches.