Christmas overseas

Some of our mission partners share what they’ll be doing on Christmas day: ‘Gothenburg is officially the ‘Christmas City’ so you may well be expecting …

Evangelising the enemy

Ochalla is from a part of Ethiopia where there are frequent tribal clashes and outbreaks of ethnic violence. Some of his relatives were killed in the conflict. However, since turning …

The cost on the family

Preparing to serve in a different country and imagining what it will be like is inevitably different to the reality you face when you hit the ground. For Andrew and …

Returning to Africa after UK home leave

We have many happy memories from being in the UK this summer: seeing lots of dearly loved friends and family, consuming aaaall the pork products, the children’s shock …

What do Swedes know about Christianity?

This summer our church took part in the annual community fair. Our purpose was to let people know that the church exists and to advertise our outreach events. At our …

Weep with those who weep

Suffering and loss figure more prominently in Tanzania than the UK. Life expectancy is just over 50. Two friends of mine died in the last year or so - they were …

Crossing cultures

As part of my degree in French and German, I spent my year abroad as an intern with churches in Belgium and Germany. I really felt the contrast in culture …

Year abroad in Brussels

For the language students among us, organising a year abroad can be a bit of a challenge. We can do almost whatever we want wherever we want, so long as …