Incarnational mission
Recognising the other—women who are hidden, unrecognised and marginalised in their communities—is at the heart of women in mission.
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.
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.
Sher’s Story
Sher was a woman from a tribal group in Asia. Her mother died when she was born. Since her father was poor, he went to a mission hospital in the region and asked the Christian community to help him raise Sher.
Second chances
For the first time Sarah didn’t feel despised or discriminated against. Gradually she started to smile more, chat with other parents and, most importantly, enjoy her relationship with her son.
Singing a New Song
Ethnomusicology within the context of missions! How does this help bring God’s love to people? Jonathan has worked in Bangladesh for more than six years, encouraging people to worship God deeply and meaningfully using their own cultural expressions.
Story of a young girl
Being underage, the pay Srey Mom would get in the sex industry is far higher than other employment.
The ministry of being there
Simply sitting alongside the mother, hugging her, holding her baby, and showing love brought comfort.
A bus ride to a world away
Because the government has been unable to provide kindergarten places, Christians are in a unique position to offer this ministry to their neighbours.
On Track to Pakistan
Sustainable mission is about a team, not individualism, and if you can help prevent others from burning out by covering for colleagues to go on a long-deserved holiday, reducing patient waiting-lists or changing the frequency of on-calls from one-in-three to one-in-four, then this should not be underestimated.
Do unto others
What can one say to someone in a who is in a situation like this, violated, pregnant and refugee?
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.
A lifetime’s service
Hundreds of babies grew into womanhood watched over proudly by a woman who would never be a mother herself.
A prayer for Christmas
Seeing the invisible
First impressions can be deceiving. As I started to get to know the women here, I began to understand that they are only “invisible” if we do not take the time to see them.
Borderlands
We need people skilled in understanding complex social, multi-cultural and multi-linguistic contexts. We need to mobilise those who are willing to live far from the ‘happening places’ in mission and be in for the long haul to be a part of community transformation.
The Bible changes the church
We know that faithful and effective teaching and preaching of God’s word equips His people for mission. The Bible changes the church, and God uses the church to transform the world, in His time and for His glory.
A Christmas Prayer for Kings
A prayer reflection
People of peace
There is an Afghan man I’ve known now for about 11 years, and who I consider to be my best friend. He loves to share his faith but has suffered a lot of rejection from his relatives because of his allegiance to Jesus. He has a real gift for explaining the scriptures and all the believers greatly appreciate him. He is a person of peace.
Go with God
My initial “call” came in response to human need. I attended a missions conference and the speaker told of the desperate need for the gospel among Muslim nations.
