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  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 [...]

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 Phil Bruce  Sometimes I have wondered what was going thought the minds of Jesus’ followers when Jesus sent them out in pairs with nothing but his word, “Go! I am sending you out like lambs [...]

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 Simon Johnson Simon and Helen Johnson are in New Zealand on home assignment until the beginning of 2019. In this article, we asked Simon to reflect on the topic of resilience, and to discuss [...]