Featured Stories

  By Megan Sarian- OMF (USA) Content Manager   On the day I visit HOPE International School, bright, hand-painted artwork decorates the walls. A teacher greets me wearing a soccer jersey and [...]

  by a short termer with Serve Asia in 2018 It is often said “it is more blessed to give than to receive”, and that’s exactly how I felt going on my short term mission trip. Having grown up [...]

  藉著禱告申請成為宣教士   From when you first start wondering about mission, to when you get a sense that God is actually calling you to live and work cross-culturally (or maybe even in a [...]

  By Shireen Chua- Missions Mobiliser with OMF New Zealand I’ve been thinking lately about the Body of Christ, the Church with all its diversity and gifts.  In 1 Corinthians 12, Paul begins [...]

  The Stones Will Cry Out By John (appointee with OMF NZ) A Reflection on the Museum Ministry of Rev. Hunter Corbett in Chefoo If we could travel back into time and get to Chefoo (Yantai) in [...]

By Averil Bennett GO Teams from NZ to Thailand ran for 15 years from 1995. Well-prepared teams of up to 30 15-18 year-olds submitted their final exam, grabbed their sleeping bags, mat and [...]

By Rob McArthur – OMF New Zealand’s South Island Coordinator. Of the approximately 23,000 days I have lived so far, a few have changed my life.  Here are some. 2010 found me sitting at a [...]

By Matt and Cristellle Nicholas Matt and Cristelle recently went on a short-term mission trip, and received confirmation that they should return overseas in a long-term capacity. Here, they share [...]

By Shireen Chua – Missions mobiliser for OMF NZ The word “mission” may conjure up a variety of images for you.  In the context of this Serving Asia magazine, it might have strong [...]

By Gemma Creasy   The New Arrival As I walk down the streets with crowds of people all around me speaking words unfamiliar to my ears, it all blurs together into background noise. Between those [...]