Rejoicing at sunset: Christmas in Chile
Posted on: 22nd December 2022
CMS missionary Chris Overhall serves with Stef and their three children in Santiago, Chile. Here, he explains how Chilean Christmas celebrations differ from Australian traditions, and tells the story of a very significant Christmas for his friend Diego. “We’ll sing together, hear from the Bible, have a special focus for children, and rejoice as the […]
“That is my son, my baby!”
Posted on: 20th December 2022
Derek and Rosemary Snibson are CMS missionaries in Darwin, Australia, where they serve in the community and run regular Bible studies and worship services at a local prison. Here, they share how a simple nativity play and a mother’s cry of recognition reminded them of the mingled joy and pain of the Christmas story. “Life […]
Let every heart prepare him room
Posted on: 16th December 2022
M is a CMS missionary in North Africa, where few know the real reason for the Christmas decorations that appear in the shops towards the end of each year. Here, she reflects on making the most of this seasonal opportunity to ‘prepare the way’, while waiting for God to open people’s hearts at the right […]
A family’s prayers answered at Christmas
Posted on: 14th December 2022
Rowan, a CMS missionary serving in South East Asia, recalls the day God worked through a story about Queen Victoria, added at the last minute by a preacher to his Christmas sermon, to answer the prayers of a Christian family whose daughter was drifting from the faith. This is the story of a person in […]
Christian books in the Khmer language
Posted on: 14th December 2022
Wim and Maaike Prins served as CMS missionaries in Cambodia for 19 years. Wim, who worked on the translation of Christian books and resources into Khmer language, reflects with thankfulness on this strategic ministry. “It’s the written message of the cross that instructs us for salvation” Words matter. We serve a God who speaks—formerly through […]
Hearing the melody
Posted on: 12th December 2022
Norm and Janelle Gorrie are CMS missionaries in Marsabit, Kenya, where Janelle’s focus is on enabling people to read the Bible in the local Boran language. Here, she describes the deep joy of believers hearing God’s word resonating with the familiar notes of their mother tongue. I see people’s eyes light up with understanding when […]
Making friends through language blunders
Posted on: 9th December 2022
CMS missionaries David and Jenny Juniper are serving in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Here David describes a recent encounter where his beginner’s Swahili helped lighten the mood. A few months ago, we were waiting with our Congolese friend at the taxi rank for a taxi to come from his home village, so that he […]
Deep roots for a growing church
Posted on: 7th December 2022
CMS missionaries Adrian and Anita Lovell have been serving with MOCLAM, a theological training program for Spanish-speaking Christians, for over a decade. Anita explains the vision for MOCLAM and its significance in offering training in biblical theology in Spanish. Over the past four decades, MOCLAM has provided high quality theological training by distance learning to […]
Communicating ‘righteousness’
Posted on: 5th December 2022
CMS missionary Peter Blowes, serving with Terry in Argentina, takes us deep into an important challenge: to speak rightly about ‘righteousness’, in Spanish. How does he navigate the problem? Speaking naturally in a second language is not easy. For me, a ‘plodding’ Spanish speaker, my friends tell me it took six years—plus a community course […]
Five things you can do to encourage a missionary at Christmas
Posted on: 2nd December 2022
Christmas can be a challenging time for missionaries on location, away from family, friends, and familiar traditions. As the homesickness peaks, your support and encouragement is particularly valued. Not only will this uplift missionaries as they share the message of Christ, but it can also help you deepen your relationship with them. 1. Share […]
