Why is it important for missionaries to learn local languages?
Brits aren’t renowned for our language skills. It’s all too easy to go abroad and rely on people speaking English. In cross-cultural work, though, language...
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Dan Reid
Learning to live cross-culturally at Bible college
We thought before coming here we just wanted to go and get on with sharing the gospel,’ Agi tells me. However, after four years studying...
Transformed by Christ: One Filipino woman’s story
Leona, who leads an urban house church in the Philippines, shares the difference knowing Jesus Christ has made in her life: I’m Leona. I have...
Studying through struggles: Student life in the Philippines
Students from rural areas of the Philippines have a hard time when it comes to getting higher education. Colleges and universities are in big cities,...
Passing the baton: how local Christians are taking the gospel to the Philippines and beyond
Albert Catua’s father was one of the first Christians – and first pastors – among the approximately 200,000 strong Manobo people. Living in the remote...
Introducing the Philippines
A land of 7,000 islands, the Philippines is a country of contrasts. It sits in contrast to the other countries in Southeast Asia as the...
Uniquely placed: how Jesus can use you in your workplace
‘Being a full-time campus worker isn’t the only way to impact your university. You can also transform your campus for Jesus by being an excellent...
All Change! From Partnership to Collaboration
I’ve lost count of how many seminars I’ve attended and articles I’ve read on ‘partnership’. I’ve written on it myself – at least once for...
Together in student ministry: KGK, IFES, OMF
“And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.”...
Serving side by side: how missionaries and local church leaders work together
Pastor Jack and his wife Debra have served God full-time for 27 years in Taiwan. In 2011, they moved to Taiping, a district in Taichung,...