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...
Learning Styles
Posted on 1st May 2010
So how was school for you? Did you find lessons and subjects easy? Were there some subjects that you never seemed to 'get'? Why did you find some lessons easier than others?
Remember:
That French lesson when you sat with eyes fixed on your desk dreading the teacher asking you to answer...
Prophetic Mission
Posted on 1st April 2010
Valuing prophecy in the normal life of a missionary
Biblical Mission has often been initiated by prophetic statements and events. For example, the announcement of Jesus' mission in Luke 4: 16 - 21; the gospel going to the Gentiles in Acts 10: and Paul's Macedonian call (Acts 16: 6 - 10)....
Mission Training Online: experience@allnations
Posted on 1st February 2010
These days, a significant proportion of the population enjoy the benefits of the internet, whether it's keeping in touch through blogs and social networking sites such as Facebook or for doing some shopping or using it as a resource for the plethora of information that's out there. But when it...
Will you join The Lausanne Global Conversation?
Posted on 1st January 2010
The past 20 years have been like no other in history. Everything about the way we think and about the way we live has changed. The under-25s entered education when the concept of Truth had already become historical, even quaint. And the last quarter century has, as a result, proved...
Christian Social Networking - Fad or Future?
Posted on 1st November 2009
Almost everyone's on Facebook now. If you're not then you're probably viewed as a weirdo by the majority of folk! I was recently sent a presentation which contained the latest facts and figures about social networks. Some of them are astounding:
- If Facebook were a country, it would be the...
Wise Counsel: Help when it's needed
Posted on 1st October 2009
As Christians we will always be in the firing line. By just identifying ourselves with Christ we are open to the attack of Satan. This may arise in personal problems, work related problems or relationship problems with other people. Being Christians does not change the fact that we experience the...
Home Sweet Home
Posted on 1st September 2009
What do I mean by "home"? Occasionally I would casually ask myself that question in the many years that I was working overseas. Although there wasn't a clear-cut answer, I felt that as a single person, it was probably where my parents happened to be at the time.
When God...
