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.”
Bright, neon, flashing signs
Despite God’s occasional “No” answer to prayer, I have learned that his plans are bigger, his ways are higher and he is always faithful.
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.
The Lost Song
Tears came to my eyes as I realised that my ‘lost song’ had been restored, and this had happened in the most unlikely of situations.
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?”
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.
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.
Do unto others
What can one say to someone in a who is in a situation like this, violated, pregnant and refugee?
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
God is moving
"I didn’t want to be alone anymore. I was so lonely I was ready to befriend anything that moved."
Trusting God when it matters most
"Following God where he leads is not primarily about courage. It’s about a recognition that, ultimately, it is better, richer, greater to walk with him, than to walk away from him."
God shaped me for this
The plane took off and, full of nervous energy, trepidation and excitement, I felt like I was flying to Neverland. For the first time in my life I was headed somewhere totally foreign. Four weeks before, I hadn’t even heard of this country, tucked deep in Central Asia. But that’s how God works sometimes – He brings surprises, a turn of events, the intercession of His children, to break our focus on the earthly, refocus on the eternal and point the way to something unknown. When the seatbelt light turned off, it signified a break from the safety of my culture and my lifestyle.
A lifetime’s service
Hundreds of babies grew into womanhood watched over proudly by a woman who would never be a mother herself.
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.
A Christmas Prayer for Kings
A prayer reflection
A Special Place in God’s Heart
Our life was not always easy in that sun-scorched land, but the blessings were plentiful and His grace was sufficient in all our circumstances.
Nurture and hospitality
"How on earth could we come alongside people with stories like these, and stand with them in appropriate ways? Even though we knew something about being foreigners and strangers, we were beginners in working with displaced people."
Mountains to beaches
"That’s how I come to live near this beach. My brother and I are sort of like Australian teens already, even though the Tibetan community here holds activities to help us remember what it means to be Tibetan."
A prayer for Christmas
Dear Supporters
“What I am most grateful for is that you have been there praying for us, and your prayers have been answered time and time again.”
