Praying for East Asia’s Diaspora
People on the move People are often more open to the gospel when they are in a new land. Pray that East Asians on the...
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A Global, Mobile Mission Force
At one time OMF’s ministry was tied to East Asia geographically, but today people are on the move as never before. In 2014 there were...
Do they know it’s Christmas?
It’s lunchtime on Christmas Day, we’re sitting around our dining room table about to tuck into the turkey, ham, stuffing and cranberry sauce – the...
China Comes to Marple
In 2012, after having served in the Philippines and the UK with OMF for 29 years, Margaret* and I joined the OMF Diaspora Returnee Ministries...
Necessary Adjustments
It was the middle of the night when Miss M woke, aware that someone was in the room. As she lay there she saw a...
Multi-directional Mission
Twenty-five years ago, when I worked for the Londonderry Presbyterian City Mission, my title was City Missioner. Note: ‘missioner’ not ‘missionary’. Missionaries worked in ‘the...
Learning to cross-cultures
‘Everybody needs some TLC. If you are a native English speaker, that usually means Tender Loving Care. But today I would like to help you...
Connecting to the Church in Asia
In 1997 Kana left her devoutly Buddhist home east of Tokyo, to study at university in Denver, Colorado. There a Christian befriended her and invited...
John’s Gospel
John came to the UK about 10 years ago to study science at a local university. He enjoyed meeting local Christians who opened up their homes...
Lord of the Gobi Desert
Nomadic Lifestyle Mongolian herders are nomadic, moving around vast steppes, raising horses, sheep, goats, cows, yaks and camels. Most herders move between four and six...