Can any good come from COVID?
Posted on: 29th October 2021
CMS missionaries Andrew and Margie Newman work at Canon Ndimbirwe Bible College in Uganda. As life changed and ministry opportunities seemed to dry up, they asked, “Can any good come from the Coronavirus?” Last year during lockdown we connected well with the two families on either side of our house. There was no COVID in our […]
Grace in action
Posted on: 25th October 2021
In one East African language, grace and mercy are the same word. CMS missionaries serving in East Africa have seen grace and mercy in action at the Bible College where they work. What do you do when widespread sexual immorality emerges in a Bible College? In March 2021 some concerned students reported to the deputy principal that all was not well in the college community. They told of an unmarried student sleeping with a person from the […]
Ready to return: the Boyds back in DR Congo
Posted on: 22nd July 2021
CMS missionaries David and Prue Boyd have served in DR Congo over several decades. They have lived through the refugee crisis following the Rwandan genocide, outbreaks of Ebola and cholera and natural disasters. Despite the unknown status of Coronavirus in DRC, they were eager to return and continue their ministry. When David and Prue Boyd returned […]
Testimony to the long-term impact of gospel ministry
Posted on: 13th July 2021
MS missionaries Dan and Liv Webster are serving in Namibia. In this video Dan explains the importance of long-term gospel ministry and the impact of missionaries who have served in Namibia before them. Here they pay tribute to former CMS missionaries Simon and Margie Gillham and explore the lasting nature of their work. Watch the […]
One day at a time
Posted on: 12th July 2021
CMS missionaries Arthur and Tamie Davis serve with the Tanzanian Fellowship of Evangelical Students (TAFES). Their ministry over the past decade has focused on training and equipping student workers while caring for their two small sons. Tamie shares an excerpt from her diary of life in Tanzania for an Aussie missionary with the Eternity newspaper. […]
Training in Namibia
Posted on: 30th June 2021
CMS missionary Daniel Webster trains leaders for the church in Namibia at NETS theological college. In this video, two former NETS students share about the need for evangelical churches in Namibia, how their training has helped equip them, as well as the impact of the long-term partnership between CMS and the college. Today is the […]
Mutual blessing at a time of sorrow
Posted on: 8th June 2021
CMS missionaries Mike and Karen Roe are serving at George Whitefield College in South Africa. In addition to their official roles, they build relationships with and offer support to students. In this article they share how they have been blessed by those they are caring for. Recently we hosted a dinner for seven South Sudanese students from George […]
An intentional approach to student ministry
Posted on: 27th April 2021
CMS missionaries Arthur and Tamie Davis are passionate about gospel ministry to university students. They work with TAFES—the Tanzanian Fellowship of Evangelical Students, which is part of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES). They share how TAFES workers are thinking strategically in their approach to campus ministry. How do you make an impact among students? This has been the question […]
Evangelism and discipleship continuing unhindered in rural Tanzania
Posted on: 12th March 2021
CMS missionaries Kevin & Karen Flanagan serve in Tanzania, where they are involved in evangelism, training and discipling. In some parts of the world, Coronavirus has placed many ministry activities on hold. In Tanzania, however, evangelism and discipleship continue unhindered. Here they describe their training as it looked towards the end of 2020. Evangelism continues […]
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 […]
