Offering grace in a land of kindness
Posted on: 25th June 2018
In her first term of service, CMS missionary N*, serving in South East Asia, finds herself in a land of kindness where money really does grow on trees. Here N speaks of the challenge that CMS workers face in offering a grace that is greater even than kindness. Sensory overload. That’s one way I’d describe […]
First steps of mission
Posted on: 10th May 2018
Bethany Vaughan is in her first term as a CMS missionary serving in Cambodia. Checkpoint asked her about what approach she takes to sharing the gospel with people in her location. Even though her language and cultural understanding is still in the early stages of learning, Bethany was able to share about the way she […]
5 tips for new missionaries
Posted on: 24th April 2015
As a missionary walks out the door at St Andrew’s Hall, what’s the most important thing he or she needs to remember? CMS Development and Training Secretary David Williams offers five top tips for missionaries in their first three years on location.
Sure foundations
Posted on: 23rd April 2015
Why do CMS missionaries spend their first years on location learning, establishing good habits and laying foundations? CMS Australia Federal Secretary Peter Rodgers explains the fundamental importance of getting the first three-year term of missionary service right.
