How did I get here?
Intercultural team member Liz maps out six key moments in her journey of following Jesus from Western Australia to Thailand. One My first experience with Thailand was in 2009. Glenn and I had only been married for a year and we went to Northern Thailand to visit our sponsor child. This was Glenn’s second […]
How did I get here?
Sam tracks the key steps in her journey from WA to Mozambique. One In 2008 I met my husband Ben while on a short-term mission trip to Mozambique and Malawi. During my time there I felt God calling me to join the team in Mozambique to work among the Yawo. I didn’t understand how […]
Training Local Leaders
Writing from Zimbabwe, Scott shares news of an exciting leadership training program. One of the most urgent needs in the rapidly growing global south church is the in-situ training of missionally-focused pastors and leaders. By 2030, it’s estimated that 70% of followers of Jesus will live in the global south (the non-western world) and many […]
Our Mending God!
Scott shares stories of God at work around the world. Karim struggled with alcohol and drug addiction for more than a decade. Married with four children, he knew he needed to change his ways and was searching for hope. God’s Spirit placed our Malawi team member Jean-Claude in his life and a friendship developed. Jean-Claude […]
Open Hearts
Carolyn and Dema share encouraging updates of God’s Spirit at work. Dema and Carolyn write, “Though we are a small group, our Thai friends come to Bible study with passion. We’re starting with the creation story. This is all new to them and they were intrigued to hear about how we, including everything in the […]
Love has come for you!
This Christmas, we praise God that love has come for us. This month our Leadership Team is meeting with our teams from across Africa, Asia and Australia. It is always an encouraging time as we hear stories and highlights from 2023; as we celebrate the mission of God in the hands of ordinary people. As […]
Kingdom Concepts
Daz and Bee share an update about the new café – six months on! Daz and Bee share, “It has been six months since we opened the cafe and things are going really well! We are enjoying getting to know our staff and customers. We are challenged almost daily by the responsibility of leading the […]
Gifts Put to Work
Mat and Shannon share about the contribution of short-term volunteers to their long-term ministry in Outback Australia. Mat and Shannon write, “This dry season has been a time of connection and collaboration. We have been blessed to interact with a range of volunteers from all over Australia. We were so thrilled to work with the […]
Embracing Diversity and Unity
Scott reflects on some confronting questions. I’ve recently returned from Lagos, Nigeria, where I had the privilege of attending the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Annual Gathering. Lagos is a densely populated city of more than 13.5 million people and growing. Nigeria with a population of 230million people is Africa’s largest country. And the Nigerian Baptist […]
Listeners
Being an alongsider means being a listener. It is a joy and a privilege to come alongside the young people who participate in our free English conversation club. Isabella* is a sweet, outspoken and intelligent member of the conversation club. One day she called Ezzie to ask if she could meet up with her as […]
