A gap year cut short

What a trip! We flew out to The Gambia on 7 January 2020 and I loved every second we had there. The first 10 weeks Pre-COVID, our typical week …

Mission partners in lockdown

Our mission partners have captured on camera how they are adapting to lockdown. Pictured above, Josh, Chloe and Danny Howles in Uganda model their new face masks. Andrew and Eunice …

A gap year gone wrong?

Our trip began with visa rejection and ended in repatriation. In the midst of sometimes hourly uncertainty, it could have been possible to question God’s goodness. Yet the …

How is everyone doing?

Crosslinks has 110 mission partners, 30 short-term volunteers, 50 students at theological colleges and many other local partners. How is everyone? Beth Buchanan, Director of Mission Personnel, answers: By …

Were you ready for quarantine?

It was the culture shock none of us were prepared for: suddenly the government ordered us all to stay at home, seeing only our housemates or families (if we&#39 …

Youth ministry in the thick of the virus

Suddenly, what felt so distant from South Africa became a close reality in a matter of weeks. The actions taken by the government started to bring home the severity and …

Is there any good news?

Each day mission partners are telling us how God is using lockdown for the good of his people. Here are just a few: Nick and Harriet in The Gambia (currently …

The cost of being a single mission partner

I serve in a culture that values marriage highly, yet if a woman believes in Christ it dramatically reduces her marriage options. Constant ministering to struggling singles highlights my need …