Is your Life Insurance valid?
Posted on 1st April 2012
Around half of the UK population have Life Insurance. Do you know what happens to this when you go overseas, whether for a few weeks or a few years? Are you still covered?
Insurance companies have a reputation for resisting claims for payments and for UK expats some of...
Welcome Back: Meeting up with Mission Partners on Home Leave
Posted on 1st March 2012
OSCAR's offices are based at Redcliffe College, a mission training college where I studied. So I always really enjoy seeing old friends return for visits and catching up on what they have been doing in the country they've been called to. It can be challenging too: How do we catch...
Know Where You Stand: Legal Considerations in Mission Work
Posted on 1st February 2012
Scripture records that Paul was a Roman Citizen. The Pax Romania gave him special protections and privileges in law. The Bible notes that Paul made full use of these legal privileges when his evangelistic work landed him in trouble with the authorities.
It is fascinating to note the difference in treatment...
Sabbaticals
Posted on 1st January 2012
Have you ever had a sabbatical? If not, why not? Who and what are sabbaticals for anyway? Just before last summer, I had my first real sabbatical. Here are some of my tips and advice for anyone thinking about taking one, trying to avoid taking one or never having the...
Choosing a Mission Agency
Posted on 1st December 2011
As I entered the last 6 months at All Nations Christian College, imagine my surprise when my Church Mission Board told me they required me to find a sending agency before I could be a fully supported Mission Partner and commence what I felt was my calling. Of course, in...
Online Counselling: Wherever you are in the World
Posted on 1st November 2011
Life on the mission field is a great privilege. Not many people have the opportunity to experience life in another culture. It's a life changing experience to live, breathe, work and serve God on foreign soils. It stretches you as a person, pushes you out of your comfort zone and...
Praying for Chinese Students
Posted on 1st October 2011
Will you join me in praying for Chinese young people who come to study in the UK?
Like other international students, when Chinese students come to the UK they not only hope for academic achievements, they also hope to experience British culture and practise their English. However, due to the...
Jesus through Asian eyes
Posted on 1st September 2011
In 2007 I was running a very successful property business. We were the middlemen buying and selling new build apartments from plan before a spade was even put into the ground. As the business grew, my lifestyle became more and more lavish - nice house, kids in private schools and...
How to Pray for Your Muslim Friend
Posted on 1st August 2011
Devotion to God is expressed outwardly in Islam. A man with a long beard and no moustache demonstrates how closely he desires to emulate the life of his Prophet by choosing to look like him. The head covering for a woman is a clear indication of her submission. Reciting the...
Lifelong Discipleship
Posted on 1st July 2011
Jesus spent three years with at least 12 people, and later 70 (or perhaps 120), 'making disciples'. When he died they were left to carry on his mission. As this mandate falls to us, how do we 'make disciples' today?
We live in a global village where some have access...
