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...
Category Archives: 2018
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...