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: With God all things are possible
Posted on: 11th November 2021
CMS missionaries Peter and Terry Blowes have been ministering in Argentina for many years. Frequently in their university work they encounter the challenge of students who believe in God’s sternness and judgement, but not in his mercy and grace. Terry gives a recent example. I was sitting in the loft area of the Economics Faculty […]
Checkpoint Summer 2021: Grace: the heart of mission
Posted on: 6th November 2021
Can you remember when God first opened your eyes to grace? CMS QNNSW Branch Director Mark Fairhurst describes such a moment, explains it from the Bible, and explores why this insight matters in the vision for a world that knows Jesus. Can you remember when God first opened your eyes to his saving grace in the Lord Jesus Christ? For me, I was 18 years […]
Challenging tradition with hope
Posted on: 26th October 2021
CMS missionaries Chris and Grace Adams serve in the predominantly Catholic nation of Timor-Leste. They share how the Catholic celebration of All Souls’ Day (2 November) has been integrated with local traditional practices into the annual observance of Loron Matebian (Spirits of the Dead Day) and the challenge this poses for Timorese Christians. The joy of faith We recently celebrated the commitment of 19 young Christians who publicly […]
A deeper journey: lament and praise
Posted on: 30th September 2021
Having completed their first term of ministry in North Australia, CMS missionaries Derek and Rosemary Snibson have just returned to location from Home Assignment. Reflecting on ministry and what they have learned from the indigenous church, they have rediscovered the importance of lament and praise. We have been reflecting on life and worship while in Melbourne for Home Assignment and have enjoyed learning some new praise songs and hymns that some of the churches […]
Overwhelmed by Coronavirus
Posted on: 15th September 2021
South East Asia has suffered intensely from Coronavirus, especially the Delta variant. CMS workers who serve with university students and medical graduates in the region describe the impact of COVID-19 on their community. A community in crisis Overwhelmed. It’s a word we had rarely heard our friends use until this last year. South East Asian people are generally used to uncertainty, disasters and trauma. But recently, this term has been used […]
The water of life
Posted on: 27th August 2021
Clean water is a luxury that we frequently take for granted. But many communities in South Asia have limited access to clean water. A CMS worker serving in the region as a water engineer shares about his work and his hope for all to experience ‘living water’. “Whoever drinks the water I give them will […]
Small churches, big faith: Checkpoint Spring 2021
Posted on: 23rd August 2021
CMS workers Malcolm and Leanne teach at a Bible College in South East Asia. They are also involved in a local church that is committed to planting other churches. Malcolm shares some of the history of this growing fellowship of churches. Around 50 years ago one pastor and a handful of people held services in […]
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 […]
God changing hearts in the Northern Territory
Posted on: 16th July 2021
CMS missionaries Tavis and Kate Beer serve in the Northern Territory, supporting Aboriginal church leaders and developing ministry resources. Here they share stories of some of the ways God is at work in the NT. It is an enormous privilege to sit with Christian leaders, pastors and emerging church leaders and hear how God has been at work […]
