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.
Splashing over
"And may the Master pour on the love so it fills your lives and splashes over on everyone around you just as it does from us to you." 1 Thess 3:13
Rahul’s story
“Working here provided the money to go to school, and now I have finished university.” Rahul's story // Cambodia
Q&A with a Doctor
We can serve our patients well if our hearts and our brains and our values are all connected.
The church continues
This church community was eager to gather and learn more about this Prince of Peace, and not even physical distancing would hinder them.
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.
Doing business, doing life
It piqued our interest that our city is known for being a ‘business’ city.
Fearless, generous hospitality
Hope in the powerful name of Jesus is light in darkness—it breaks the bonds of fear.
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.
A prayer for Christmas
Thank you for giving us your Son, this most precious gift.
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light.
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light.
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.
The test of Easter
With our trigger point of ‘direct, personal threat’ met, the decision was black and white for us – evacuate and re-evaluate. Thirty-six hours later and with no sleep, we were at the airport suddenly having no home and not knowing if we could ever come back.
Under the Fig Tree
I hear whispers about people who care...
Christmas and Kingdom Gardens
Both Christmas and gardening have taken on new meaning for Jane, our Personnel Director.
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.
A heart for the poor
Our call to cross-cultural mission started before we got married. We both had a heart for working with the poor. God had blessed us abundantly and had called us to be a blessing in return. So it was just a matter of timing – if and when God would call us. It took 15 years but, in that time, God prepared us through a number of short-term trips, courses and conferences
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?
Speak up for us
Each week I visit refugees who are being detained in the Immigration Detention Centre. Having left their country in fear of their lives, they now live in a country which does not recognise them or give them any legal rights. My fears pale in comparison.
University Witness
At a university in Australia, we have a witness among Muslim students, with a weekly Bible study and a bookstand. Students from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and other countries join us to hear about Jesus.
Feeling frustrated and fruitless?
It is a strange relief to find that I am not the only one working cross culturally who feels it is often fruitless and profoundly frustrating.
