Everyone loves Christmas (and Ramadan and Diwali…)
Posted on: 17th December 2021
After decades of parish-based ministry in Australia, CMS workers Warwick and Caroline have been serving in the Middle East since 2014. Here Caroline shares about life in a city where people love to talk about religion. Everyone loves Christmas, am I right? Well, you might say, it depends on what part of the world you live in. […]
Christmas in the Middle East
Posted on: 9th December 2021
CMS missionaries Malcolm and Charissa Forrest serve at a church in Jordan which ministers to expats from around the world. Charissa shares what Christmas looks like in her city, and the challenge this time of year can be for international workers. Christmas is a strange time to be away from home, especially when you live in a country where […]
Pray without ceasing
Posted on: 18th November 2021
In the Middle East, a number of CMS workers serve in various projects and programs—caring for refugees, sharing life with Muslim families and reading the Bible with local people. These are ministries suffused with prayer. One worker shares a story about her relationship with a refugee family and how the prayers of CMS supporters have […]
Checkpoint Summer 2021: Communicating grace
Posted on: 15th November 2021
CMS worker B serves in the Middle East, teaching English and learning about her adopted culture. Here she speaks of the challenges in communicating grace to Muslims. My lecturer drew her chair closer to mine. It was the last class for my course in formal Arabic at university, and she was conducting a conversational review […]
The cost of a new start: Checkpoint Spring 2021
Posted on: 30th August 2021
After several years serving in parish ministry in Sydney, CMS workers Morgan and Olivia are now working at a church in the Middle East. Morgan shares some of the highs and lows of being a sending church. We recently farewelled a fellow pastor from our church here on location. It’s hard to imagine how we […]
Middle East church ministry continues during COVID
Posted on: 17th May 2021
CMS workers John and Deb serve in a church in the Middle East. For some time now it has been impossible to meet physically because of Coronavirus. But they continue to see people coming to know Jesus. When we arrived, we thought our part of the Middle East only had two seasons: hot and very […]
The injustice of grace
Posted on: 11th May 2021
CMS has a number of workers who live and serve in Muslim-majority countries. One such worker is learning Arabic and the culture of her Middle Eastern country as she befriends local women. She shares a recent conversation with her language teacher. We were sitting in the courtyard of our favourite cafe, drinking chai and catching up on the week. It was […]
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 […]
Becoming Christian through COVID
Posted on: 15th March 2021
CMS workers J & D are based in the Middle East, in an area hard hit by COVID. Nonetheless they continue to see people become Christians through their online church. Here J & D provide a picture of a desert region where, under lockdown, the gospel continues to grow. As COVID continues into another year […]
Beautiful broken vessels: Checkpoint Autumn 2021
Posted on: 24th February 2021
CMS worker K is reaching out with the gospel to Japanese expatriates in the Middle East. Before that she served in Japan for more than 20 years. Here she explains how Christ has worked in and through her as she has served long-term and relocated. There is a beautiful art form in Japan called Kintsugi. […]
