God’s good plan at work in Timor-Leste
Posted on: 8th March 2021
CMS missionaries Chris and Grace Adams are serving in Timor-Leste where they work in a range of ministries, including the development of Bible resources in the Timorese language, Tetun. In late 2020 the Tetun translation of ‘The Big Picture Story Bible’ was launched. Grace shares how it is having an impact on the lives of adults as well as children. When Nersi and her family moved into […]
God’s unchanging plans for mission. Part 2: Salvation to the nations
Posted on: 2nd March 2021
Former CMS missionary Simon Gillham now heads the Department of Mission at Moore Theological College in Sydney. In his first of four articles, he wrote of God’s plans for the nations, beginning with Abraham. Now he turns to the book of the prophet Isaiah to help us see more clearly how God intends to bring […]
The benefits of long-term
Posted on: 1st March 2021
CMS missionary Andrew Buchanan, married to Abi, has taught in Indonesia for two decades. It has been continual learning. A few months ago, I taught a Masters’ level class on the New Testament in Toraja. We looked at a number of issues such as honour-shame, rituals and taboos, even literacy, to highlight the areas where local Toraja culture connects with the world of the Bible in ways that Western interpreters are not that interested in. For […]
Long-term partnership in Japan
Posted on: 27th February 2021
Former CMS workers Graham and Cathy Smith served in Japan for many years, working with the Japanese student Bible group KGK. It takes years to develop good cross-cultural ministry partnerships, but it is worth investing in such relationships. This can be seen in the long–term relationship between CMS and KGK (キリスト者学生会) in Japan. As a university student interested in mission, I met the […]
Mutual respect the key to long-term in Tanzania
Posted on: 26th February 2021
Godfrey Mbelwa is Anglican bishop of the Diocese of Lweru in Tanzania. Here he speaks to CMS missionary Judith Calf of the long-term relationship between CMS and the Church in Tanzania. I first met Godfrey Mbelwa in 1998, when I was at St Andrew’s Hall , where he had just arrived to commence his theological studies in Melbourne. Little could I imagine that more than 20 years later I would have the privilege of serving in […]
Beautiful broken vessels: Checkpoint Autumn 2021
Posted on: 24th February 2021
CMS worker K is reaching out with the gospel to Japanese expatriates in the the Middle East. Before that she served in Japan for more than 20 years. Here she explains how Christ has worked in and through her as she has served long-term and relocated. There is a beautiful art form in Japan called […]
A long yarn: Checkpoint Autumn 2021
Posted on: 23rd February 2021
CMS missionary Frances Cook has served in Chile for more than 30 years. Here she speaks about the advantages of long-term mission, as well as some of the difficulties. Yesterday I had a long yarn by phone to Jacquie. I’d lived with her when I first arrived in Punta Arenas, Chile. We talked about family, […]
Cultivating the culture: Checkpoint Autumn 2021
Posted on: 22nd February 2021
CMS missionaries Wim and Maaike Prins have been serving in Cambodia since 2004, where Wim is involved in translation work for the Fount of Wisdom Publishing House. Here Wim reflects on the importance of long-term ministry in building trust in relationships. Some years ago, in Siem Reap, Maaike and I met a missionary couple who, […]
Mutiplying ministry over many decades: Checkpoint Autumn 2021
Posted on: 19th February 2021
CMS missionaries Adrian and Anita Lovell are Bible teachers who are committed to giving a vision of God’s great plan to the Spanish-speaking world. Here they share a small part of a long story. MOCLAM began as a course in Australia as part of a plan to introduce people to God’s big picture, revealed in […]
Time with friends: Checkpoint Autumn 2021
Posted on: 18th February 2021
CMS worker R in Eurasia works in a place where the best possibilities for the gospel come through time spent in long-term relationships. “It’s good to spend time with friends. In Autumn and in Spring. In the morning and in the evening. In the cold, and the wind and the heat.” One of my friends […]
