The Work of Medical Advisors in Mission
Medical Advice Away From Home Offering advice is perhaps best done with some trepidation. Sometimes the stakes are high, the risks uncertain, the circumstances are...
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The Power of Medical Mission in Christian Witness
My first introduction to world mission came from my parents’ interest and advocacy for the Leprosy Mission. I have early memories of slide presentations vividly...
A Gospel-Driven Response to Disability
Do you know any doctor in your country who can cure her?’ An anxious and embarrassed mother held her 7-year-old girl who was born with...
Manorom Accident: 40 Years On
1978 was a year of special prayer throughout OMF for spiritual breakthrough in Thailand. On January 14, Thailand’s Children’s Day, several OMF families left Manorom...
A Short History of Sharing the Gospel through Medical Work
In the 1970s David, a former Malay soldier with leprosy, received care from an OMF nurse in Thailand: ‘when Minka put my stinking foot on...
Whose Button Is It?
2018 began with leaders of two powerful nations referring to the power of the button. Their speeches exuded dominance, control and supremacy. Claims of a...
A Global Prayer Movement
The vital importance of prayer in mission can be seen clearly from the early Church and the history of mission. In Acts 1:14 the disciples...
Blessed are the Peacemakers
During a recent visit to South Korea I was asked ‘what is the role of the Church in peace-building and how can we prepare for...
7 Days of Prayer For DPRK
"God is looking for men and women who would stand before him in the gap" Ezekiel 22:30 Sunday Lord, please revive the Church. The...
Seeing DPRK through God’s Eyes
Why are we passionate about praying for the people of DPRK (North Korea)? It is because we worship a God whose concern is for the...