Grieving as a Community
How do you express your grief on the occasion of the death of a loved one? What do you do or say to bring comfort to someone grieving? In Cambodia funerals are a big deal for a community. Many friends and relatives of the deceased will attend a funeral daily for three or four days. […]
Representing Jesus
Paul shares about his work with the Power to Change team at Macquarie University, in the northern suburbs of Sydney. Recently I spent time reflecting on this year’s May Mission Month theme of More Like Jesus. As I reflected, I was reminded of the words of the Apostle Paul to the church in Corinth. Paul […]
Jesus, help us to follow you
This beautiful prayer has been written by Botta and Kirsten who serve in our Cambodia team. It responds to the More Like Jesus theme of ‘Growing as authentic followers of Jesus’. Oh Jesus in heaven, We come to you seeking your help to be true followers of you. Please turn our eyes to you […]
Empowering local leaders
Muana shares about the impact of the Equipping and Empowering Leaders project. Today I’m here at the ministry centre in Baan Luang, we have come for our monthly leadership training. I want to take this opportunity to say thank you for your faithful support of this wonderful project, where we try to empower and equip […]
Exciting new partnership
Baptist Mission Australia is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership with the Chin Christian Council in Australia (CCCA) to establish the CCCA Mission Hub in Myanmar, located north of Yangon. This visionary initiative represents a significant step forward in developing contextual approaches to mission among Buddhist communities throughout central and northern Myanmar. This partnership is […]
Witnessing life-changing empowerment
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Katianna shares about a ministry in South Asia that is all about empowering women. During February I travelled to South Asia with a Global Exposure team from a local Baptist church in Victoria. We visited inspiring projects run by our partner NGO. From its inception, our ministry partner in […]
Passion for God’s Word
One of our Yawo friends is quite an important chief in the district. We have known him for years and over time have formed a great relationship with him. Over the last six months he has been enthusiastically listening to his audio Bible, especially as he walks to and from his farm. Whenever I (Cam) […]
Celebrating the past, present and future
South Asia holds a very special place in the Baptist Mission Australia faith story. Through our team members, partners and most importantly local believers, we have seen God’s Spirit move in amazing ways as together we have humbly, yet boldly, shared the transforming love, hope and justice of Jesus by word and deed. This has […]
“This is who we are…”
Cate writes about how God’s stories are being shared in creative and contextual ways. At the beginning of 2024, KimLean was sitting and sharing stories with a local friend. They reflected on family, relationships, and the things that draw us together and shape our identity. KimLean’s friend shared about his work as a shadow puppeteer. […]
Transformation
What an encouragement it is to look back and see God’s hand at work! We are now into our ninth year living in Cambodia and it is indeed a privilege to be a part of God’s Kingdom work here. We have seen transformation in ministry opportunities. A couple of years ago some of the Cambodian […]
