God’s word is not chained: Checkpoint Winter 2021
Posted on: 14th May 2021
CMS International Director Peter Rodgers considers the challenges of a global pandemic and turns to the Bible to encourage us to rejoice, persevere, and trust God. You might imagine that as the world shut down due to the pandemic, global mission was put on hold. However, that has not been so! And when we turn […]
The gospel is not bound by COVID
Posted on: 22nd March 2021
CMS workers Warwick & Caroline serve at a church in the Middle East. Despite lockdowns and restrictions, they are convinced that the gospel cannot be stopped. “But God’s word is not chained. Therefore, I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.” 2 Timothy 2:9, 10 As […]
Creating community at a distance
Posted on: 13th November 2020
CMS missionary Amy Stephens, working in Argentina, writing in September 2020 reflected on how Coronavirus has impacted university ministry in Cordoba. Normally at this time of the year, the city would be bustling with university students; sadly, due to the virus, that is not happening, and we are in quarantine. Here, in this province, we have around 300-400 new cases each day. […]
Peru in lockdown: an update, and what the churches are doing.
Posted on: 12th June 2020
CMS missionaries Nick & Kysha Davies report the latest on how the Coronavirus has affected life for people in Peru, and how local churches are helping. Peru is still in lockdown, 85 days at the time of writing. We are very safe. We’ve got plenty of food in our fridge and freezer to last us […]
Zooming in: our last letter to, or from, Japan
Posted on: 26th May 2020
CMS missionaries Brad & Michelle Jackson have been serving in Japan for over 13 years and have returned to Australia for their final Home Assignment. Here they speak about leaving Japan at short notice with both sadness and gospel joy. At the time of this posting, they are in quarantine in Sydney, before returning to Melbourne. Good news! COVID-19 has not stopped the ministry of the gospel. […]
COVID Isolation and Christ
Posted on: 15th May 2020
CMS missionary Maggie Crewes serves with Retrak in Cambodia. Here she speaks of the strangeness and comfort of the recent COVID-19 Easter. Easter 2020 was one to remember! No physical church services as we practised ‘loving our neighbour’ by isolating ourselves in our little corners of the world to stop the spread of COVID-19. Here’s […]
The decision to remain
Posted on: 14th May 2020
CMS Worker Caroline is married to Warwick, who pastors an international church in the Middle East. Here Caroline talks about a hard decision: remain on location or return home. This article was written just before Easter. COVID-19 has changed all of our lives. Freedoms in my city have been reducing over the last weeks. We are now on lockdown and […]
