“Ohhh look! Something’s written inside!” A lady said as she opened the Christmas card we’d given her. CX (my volunteer) and I were in the hidden lane of brothels in the Taichung area. My heart leapt as she read aloud to the other ladies: words of Scripture and a personal blessing that a member of […]
The year was 2017. The occasion was the largest mission’s mobilization event held in Brazil every three years, the Congress of Brazilian Missions. A young couple stood waiting patiently for us at the stand of SEPAL, the partner mission agency of OMF in Brazil. Maysa was clutching little Aurora, just five weeks old, sleeping peacefully [...]
Every Christian has a part to play in sharing the good news of Jesus around the world but we’ve somehow come to think that the only way to be involved is by going far away, across the seas to distant lands. The truth is that you can join in the adventure of being part of [...]
I arrived in the quiet town of Donggang nine years ago. I sat in the park almost every afternoon and became a familiar face. I met Ah Hui with whom I shared many Bible stories. Later, I met my haircutter, Ivy, who read the Bible with me at her shop. In the small market, vendors […]
Going to Thailand really made clear to me why I started studying theology in the first place, to serve God and help to build his church wherever he will send me. My time there not only motivated me for my studies, but it also taught me a lot of things about Thailand and working in a cross-cultural team. But above all, I learned a lot about God, his faithfulness to his people and about prayer.
Many Taiwanese think that Christmas is all about Santa and gifts. It might seem odd that Christians would do anything that seems to support this. One Taiwanese friend asked me if “Sheng Dan lau Gong Gong” – the old man of Christmas was God’s younger brother. He certainly looks like one of the Taiwanese gods. […]
2020 is a leap year. In the Chinese cycle, it is the year of the rat. I will remember it as the year of the eraser. My role as International Coordinator for Evangelization usually involves frequent travel. I visit countries across East Asia to discuss ministry strategy, help train our colleagues, and participate in consultations. [...]
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