OMF’s vision: mission in, to and from the UK
A core part of OMF (UK)’s message is that there are still great numbers of East Asians who do not know a Christian. There are...
Category Archives: 2022-05 Every Day is a School Day (May-August)
New school, same God: the experience of a missionary family
Starting at a new school can bring up all kinds of worries for children and parents alike. This is especially true for families starting a...
Three ways to welcome international students
We asked Ho Meas, an OMF worker who grew in his relationship with Christ while studying overseas, to share how we can welcome international students....
Returning home with Jesus: East Asian students’ stories
Anna* was very sceptical when her friend encouraged her to go to a Bible study group for students from East Asia. Her initial resistance was...
How a short-term mission trip shaped long-term plans
Doing a university degree provides all kinds of new and unexpected opportunities. For some, this includes using their long summer holidays to go on a...
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...
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...
A loving community leads to faith in Christ
Thai Christian Students (TCS) began when an OMF worker encouraged a handful of Christian pharmacy students in Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok to gather, study the...
Can we redeem plastic?
Near Smoky Mountain, people are turning plastic from rubbish into an income. It’s a project run by Plastic Bank, a social enterprise which sees waste...