Finding Jesus in jail

My name is Damian. I've got three children but the oldest two I'm not allowed to see. I'm 27 and I've been …

Prayer. People. Pennies.

Prayer, people, pennies - if these were sermon headings, my father-in-law would call it ‘a posy of sweat-peas’. Predictable perhaps too. But at least it’s memorable. At …

Short-term mission in Bolivia

Bolivia is wonderfully free of red tape and there are no suspicions about Christian outreach. On a number of occasions a friend and I went down to the local football …

Holy Spirit, Heavy Spirit?

Have you ever thought of describing the Holy Spirit as ‘heavy’? That is the literal translation of the word used for ‘holy’ in the Mandinka Bible …

To be Thai is to be Buddhist?

I teach English to university students in Thailand. The majority of students are Buddhist and, although they are generally more forward thinking than others in Thailand, there are various factors …

Crossing cultures in Kenya

TransformD is a gap year programme for Kenyan school leavers, run by Gerald and Louise Mwangi. In April, the young people took part in a cross-cultural mission trip&hellip …

What NOT to say to mission partner kids

What NOT to say to your mission partner’s children: ‘Welcome home’ – Growing up as ‘foreigners’, mission partner kids may not feel like the country they live in is home …

Training pastors in Rwanda

In Rwanda, a theological college is a rare jewel - as are well-trained Bible teachers. A handful of colleges do exist but most, if not all, are in Kigali, the …

The guilt in returning home

Kerstin Prill and her husband Thorsten are German born Brits who have served the Lord in England for 10 years and in Namibia for 9 years. Having received the call …

The shame in returning home

Kerstin Prill and her husband Thorsten are German born Brits who have served the Lord in England for 10 years and in Namibia for 9 years. Having received the call …