A Ministry of Safety
Posted on 1st May 2011
I don't know about you but when I travel home from a mission, I find the sound of the aircraft door thudding shut behind me and the change in pressure as the air blows through the cabin, strangely comforting. It is not that I am happy to leave the country...
Fair Trade? Think Again
Posted on 1st March 2011
Do we trust every label we see? 'Fat free', 'Healthy', 'Suitable for children'. Do we simply believe what they say without thinking for ourselves, 'Is this true?' Or even thinking, 'Is this masking some other truth?' Just because a film has been rated PG8 by the British Board of Film...
The Language Barrier
Posted on 1st February 2011
I never met a language I did not like! So says Carol Orwig, leader of the Language and Culture Acquisition course at Wycliffe Bible Translators' European Training Programme. I just love the openness and delight in 'the other' that this statement suggests.
Ability to speak another person's language is one of...
Doing Mission with a Disability
Posted on 1st January 2011
In Britain, there are 9.5 million adults who have a recognisable disability (Disability Rights Commission, 2006): that is over one-fifth of the adult population. Yet, how many of these are represented on the mission field? This is a challenging question. I have not found any information nor statics to be...
Newsletters
Posted on 1st December 2010
If you are involved with Christian work, either mission or church based, there comes a time when it's necessary to keep supporters up to date with what's happening. Whilst modern technology provides various ways of communicating, it still means that most people send a regular form of newsletter. Whilst some...
Finding the Best Airfares
Posted on 1st November 2010
With the economy as it is today every penny counts and people are looking to make savings wherever possible. One of the largest expenditures for Missionaries is the cost of the airfare to get to a destination in the first place. There are a number of tips we can go...
UK Lets for Missionaries
Posted on 1st October 2010
Since its founding by Gordon and Elaine Hoskings in the late 1960s, the Redbourn Missionary Trust has held a special place in the hearts of missionaries who have stayed in its homes in Hertfordshire.
The Trust consists of five temporary let houses for missionaries and five flats...
Long Way Up: Overland Advice
Posted on 1st August 2010
My husband Riemer and I have just returned from an amazing eight month overland expedition through Africa, our aim was to drive our Land cruiser from Cape Town, South Africa to London, U.K. Why? Because we wanted to see if God was calling us to work somewhere in the vast...
The Difference between Evangelism and Mission
Posted on 1st July 2010
There is a significant difference between evangelism and mission. They must work together, or they do not work at all: but they are not the same!
Evangelism relates to the 'evangel': (Latin evangelium, from Greek euangelion = good news) ... the covenant message
Mission is derived from Latin missio, from missus,...
Practical Help
Posted on 1st June 2010
James and Emily had to leave Paraguay and return home because they couldn't rent out their house. Without the rent, they couldn't pay the mortgage.
Pete & Jane were so stressed by having to stay with Pete's mum that they decided never to go on home assignment again. They really needed...
