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...
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...
