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.
A lesson in contentment
Exploring faith online
With the rippling Covid-19 effects and people being advised to stay home, online connections have dramatically increased. We can see waves of people flocking to online communities and content.
By Grace Alone
Suzy is a 32-year-old yellow Suzuki Swift who was loaned to us by friends when they realised we needed a temporary second car. She can be reluctant to start some mornings and she is not as beautiful as she once was.
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.
The housewife and the shopkeeper
Saule worked seven days a week, twelve hours a day. She worked hard to support her family back home. “What’s your dream, Saule? If you weren’t working in this job, what would you rather be doing?”
Postcards
She related that through all these struggles she has a growing faith in God that gives her great peace. Helen gently placed her hand on the bandaged stump of Astha's leg and prayed for good healing and trust in God to provide for her future.
A barista walked into a cafe
Just as God had begun watering the seed of love for Muslims, He also had planted a love of coffee!
Taking a back seat
Stumbling out of the train in pitch darkness, I’m bundled unceremoniously into a rickshaw. “Don’t show your face. Don’t speak. Keep your head down.” Arriving at our destination, I’m rushed inside. Three days later, I have full-on cabin fever. Frequent requests for a walk are politely declined: “It’s not safe.”
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 ministry of encouragement
When I first arrived in Central Asia 15 years ago, I vividly remember the Principal of the Theological College telling me, “You’ll be a great encouragement to the women pastors!”
For such a time as this…
Millennials have a global mindset which gives them confidence for crossing cultural barriers.
The church and the refugee
In our corner of this city, we’re having a crack at being a welcoming church community for the asylum seekers and new migrants among us.
The Richter effect
“They have lived sacrificially to help the people of this marginalised area. But, being from another province, they are considered outsiders …”
Reflections on Tangible Love
I wrestled in my mind for a moment, then I looked into her eyes and took her fingerless hands in mine. It was the first time I had touched a person with leprosy. Although I didn’t know a word of her language, as she told her story our hearts connected and her eyes welled with tears. Love was tangible in that room.
Called to Support
How can you not become involved in cross-cultural mission when there are many who have yet to hear the Good News?
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
Doing business, doing life
It piqued our interest that our city is known for being a ‘business’ city.
Abi’s Story
"From my experience, her chance of surviving would indeed require a miracle." Be encouraged by God's work in response to his people's prayers.
Don’t cry, God is kind
No longer am I in an isolated, almost forgotten, rural location: I am in a city, bustling with over half a million people, full of the noises and busyness of urban life. I am also in a very different job to before; I am now a nurse in a government hospital. One of my most overwhelming doubts over the past months has been, can I cope? Can I do this job?
