Chris & Grace Adams Archives

Faithful in translation

Posted on: 8th June 2022

Listening to stories has been a core element of our language-learning and it continues to be an important means of loving the Timorese people.

CMS missionary Grace Adams, serving with Chris in Timor-Leste, was hoping for quick results when she embarked on a translation project. But sometimes God seems to work slowly in his gospel mission. We had been well-trained by CMS to have realistic expectations about what we might achieve, and how soon. When we were missionaries-in-training, experienced missionaries told us that we would do well in our first […]

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Mixing ministry and motherhood

Posted on: 18th September 2017

CMS Missionary Grace Adams (serving alongside Chris in Timor-Leste) recounts her experience of ministry as a new mother to Micah. With Chris’s support and involvement, God has used Grace’s abilities in Bible translation and discipling to advance an important local project and encourage a gifted friend, Sandra. Grace shares how she has managed this joyful load.

Bible Translation Care Chris & Grace Adams Reaching Women: Reaching the World South East Asia Timor-Leste

From the pulpit

Posted on: 12th October 2016

Preaching God’s word to a congregation in Timor-Leste is a complicated task. CMS workers Chris and Grace Adams are training local pastors and leaders with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Timor-Leste. Chris outlines the unique language challenges faced by these church leaders.

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