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A Lesson Previously Learned. - Comments (2)

Category: Behind the Lines,Venture in Africa
Author: John Malone
Date: 20th August, 2006 @ 11:35:20 PM

Some paths you only need to explore once.

My investment had been expropriated by a foreign government by police force. There was no subtlety involved at all.

About nine years earlier, we had an incident arise whereby a Kenyan bank simply took money – a lot of money – by crediting our crossed bank cheque to the account of account of a friend of one of the bank’s management, who was clearly not the payee. As we looked into the crime, we discovered the bank was run by a long-time poltical crony of the Kenyatta family.
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Expropriation! - Comments (1)

Category: Behind the Lines,Venture in Africa
Author: John Malone
Date: 27th July, 2006 @ 02:32:17 PM

“Expropriation.”

It’s the one word the U.S. State Department apparently never wants to say.

In early June of 2003, Presidential appointee and political hack Nick Wanjohi, Vice Chancellor of the JKUAT, dispatched campus security to our joint venture operation and forcibly ejected the management of Diamond systems, Ltd. and “suspended” our company, which was a 50% partner.
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Misbegotten Hopes - Comments (2)

Category: Behind the Lines,Venture in Africa
Author: John Malone
Date: 20th July, 2006 @ 11:48:12 PM

Everybody worships somewhere.

While a young “campus radical” in the university, we said “liberals pray in the courts.” It was more derogatory than the mere pun of it.

Today, many people, especially Christians, worship at the ballot box. If only the “right guy” gets elected. For about a decade, this was the hope of many in Kenya, and everyone connected with the US State Department with regard to Kenya. Daniel Arap Moi became the personification of evil in the sight of many. He was so corrupt. He was the problem with development. He was the only problem in the way to the promised land.
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Poor Warren Buffett - Comments (57)

Category: Applied,Articles
Author: John Malone
Date: 13th July, 2006 @ 02:27:58 PM

Warren Buffett and I both live in Omaha, Nebraska.

I live in his city, he doesn’t live in mine.

Buffett is said to have more wealth than any single person in the world, except his friend Bill Gates, III.

Except by reputation, I scarcely know Warren Buffett. I’m quite sure he knows me not at all, neither by reputation or recollection.
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Site and Podcast Updates! - Comments (0)

Category: Administrivia
Author: Jerod Santo
Date: 29th June, 2006 @ 10:10:22 AM

Dear BibleStudy.net faithful,

You’ve probably noticed some changes to the site. Here are some of the new features.

Firstly, we tweaked the layout a bit. The articles are accessible via the left column. The right column is gone to make room for content. “Current Series” was deleted. Broadcasts are available in the Broadcast Archives

Secondly, John began a series about his venture in Africa. These, and similar writings, will compose a section called Behind the Lines. BTL is about John’s personal experiences as he wars against {wicked spirits|Eph 6:12}. These are distinguishable from the regular Articles: solid Bible takes to help dissipate the fog of spiritual war. Our goal is to section BTL to distinguish the sections of the site.

You don’t have to register to post comments. We want BibleStudy.net to be a forum for readers to discuss the topics, {comparing spiritual things with spiritual|1cor 2:13}. Feel free to comment on articles, ask questions, refute statements, and get involved. We are open to your articles – which may be edited – to contribute to the content.

Finally, we gave BibleStudy.net Podcast a makeover, and a new home. Shows will be released on Tuesdays and Fridays. New broadcasts will be added. The first series is “Mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven,” and the first episode is available for download! Point your podcast or RSS readers to this location for the new feed and automatically download shows as they are released.

In addition to the Contact Us page, which is for questions/comments pertaining to site content, you can email help@biblestudy.net with any other questions about the site.

If you need help with podcasting, accessing the archives, or have a suggestion, we’d love to hear from you.

Until then, may God bless your meditation in His Word

African Venture: No Secrets to Our Success - Comments (1)

Category: Behind the Lines,Venture in Africa
Author: John Malone
Date: 25th June, 2006 @ 11:42:38 PM

You may realize this account is leading to a bitter end. It is.

This account is to inform the reader of how we succeeded and why we failed, and who helped each side.

Our success is in no way attributable to governments. In fact, on the Kenyan side, steering clear of typical government involvement was essential.
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African Venture: Greed Kills - Comments (0)

Category: Behind the Lines,Venture in Africa
Author: John Malone
Date: 22nd June, 2006 @ 10:44:54 AM

You hear success breeds success. I don’t agree.

Success breeds moral failure, certainly.

Greed and envy are two ugly monsters that, when they rear their heads, slime all over things.
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