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How I became a missionary

Posted on: 9th March 2020

Every CMS missionary has a different story of God at work in their life. CMS missionary M was surrounded by missionaries at church from an early age. She reflects on how childhood fascination grew into solid and long-term mission commitment. Growing up in a church filled with returned missionaries, it was foreseeable that I might […]

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Teenage evangelists

Posted on: 2nd March 2020

CMS missionaries Mike and Tania Snowdon work with high school students in Valencia, Spain. Although many Spanish people are cynical about organised religion, God is at work,  helping young people encounter Jesus through his Word. “We long to see this happen in Spain! Youth meeting Jesus, continuing in him, and sharing him with others. It […]

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Building blocks

Posted on: 24th February 2020

CMS missionary Erin Moorcroft is serving in the Republic of Ireland. She is committed to developing the basic building blocks of children’s ministry: well-trained teachers who know and teach the gospel. Read on to find out how she makes this happen. Statistically speaking, two in three people who accept Jesus as their Lord and Saviour […]

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From generation to generation

Posted on: 17th February 2020

“Let the little children come to me,” Jesus said. Here we reflect our commitment, as CMS, to gospel ministry amongst young people around the world and in Australia. For as long as CMS has existed, ministry to children[1] has featured in its work, both in mission locations around the world, and within the branches of […]

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Looking back on my years as a CMS Summer School kid

Posted on: 3rd February 2020

CMS missionary Kate Morris serves with Daniel in France. Kate supports GBU[1] work, teaches Sunday School, and trains Sunday School teachers. As a child, she attended CMS Summer School every year. Here she testifies to the influence it had on her as a child and adult. I can vividly remember the buzz of excitement I’d […]

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An Atheist, a Muslim, a Catholic, and me—Sharing the gospel as an MK in the Northern Territory

Posted on: 27th January 2020

Rebekah Beer (16) lives in the Northern Territory with her parents and brother. Her parents, Tavis & Kate, have been serving with CMS since 2011. Here she talks about the opportunity she has to talk to her friends about Jesus at her school. What opportunities do you have to share the gospel with your peers? […]

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Seven ways to engage youth in overseas mission

Posted on: 20th January 2020

CMS missionaries Mike and Tania Snowdon work with high school students in Valencia, Spain. Here Mike shares seven ways you could get your youth group, small group, or Sunday school engaged in God’s global mission. Over the last number of years, I’ve been particularly thinking about how to engage Aussie teenagers in what God is […]

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Four resources for encouraging Spanish-speaking teens in their walk with Jesus

Posted on: 13th January 2020

CMS missionaries Mike and Tania Snowdon work with high school students in Valencia, Spain. Although many Spanish people are cynical about organised religion, God is at work,  helping young people encounter Jesus through his Word. Here Mike shares four types of resources for people interested in reaching Spanish-speaking young people for Christ. Bible Studies 15 […]

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