From one woman to another
She also told me how a woman’s purity affects her prayer and fasting. My friend is not able to pray or fast during her menstrual cycle. This is so different to me.
‘Loving your neighbour’ doesn’t stop
As soon as we started the official quarantine, several concerns came to my mind about my family back in my home country.
Of Cars and Karma
A Buddhist friend in Australia asked for my help in buying a used car. He was frustrated after several unsuccessful attempts, disappointed and baffled by the experience; after all, he had done nothing particularly bad in his life. For a Buddhist, the law of karma means that bad deeds result in bad consequences, so why him?
You came back!
“You came back, from your safe country to this scary situation?”
A new beginning after trauma
Faith, environment and mission
Caring for creation draws us closer to the Creator and helps us to practically and biblically love our neighbour.
Loving my neighbour
If this lady spends all day at home, then we should be friends!
The God at the end of the line
We try to treat refugees not as numbers in a system but as people, loved by God and travelling a long and difficult road. We create spaces for them to step out of the lines, to drink tea, to learn new skills, to talk. Some share their stories more deeply, with whispered prayers in Jesus’ name.
Fearless, generous hospitality
Hope in the powerful name of Jesus is light in darkness—it breaks the bonds of fear.
The ministry of being there
Simply sitting alongside the mother, hugging her, holding her baby, and showing love brought comfort.
More than the sum of our parts
Pottery became a path to friendships with people in communities whose faith and worldview were utterly unlike mine. In the process, we exported hundreds of containers of pottery, brought substantial income into some of the poorest communities, and shared about the wonderful hope we have in Jesus.
Green in the home and workplace
I’ve always been interested in how a Christian care for the environment can be expressed in the workplace. Several years ago, three strands providentially came together to set me in a new direction.
Lachie’s story
"I saw God touch my life."
Mary’s story
Finding love without strings
Nour is one of the new faces at our art group today. “I love drawing”, she says, “but I never get time to do it at home”. And she begins to share about the life she left behind.
As for me and my house
“Why would you be surprised that your children are willing to serve in hard places?”
God the Master Craftsman
Before I headed off as an On Tracker for four months, I was told that the experience would change my life. I smiled and nodded; it was just for four months…
A land flowing with honey
What were we going to do with all this honey? It was far more than I could share with family and friends.
Social work and software
Administrative things don’t sound particularly exciting, but they have knock-on effects for the quality of social work generally.
Towards an Unshakeable Kingdom
The team took the opportunity to explain why they, as Christians, were doing disaster relief and explained how many people around the world loved the villagers and had contributed generously.
