Sticks and stones
Over 60,000 people have been displaced due to the ethnic violence in Manipur. When violence broke out in her northeastern state, Leah* started getting panicked calls from her family. Twenty years ago, tribal people
Show (and tell)
Two teenage sisters live with their SIM parents in Africa. They describe the interesting recycling project that they teach to local women's groups: To bring creativity into our lives, we make and teach
Is there more to this?
We know that just because people are serving the Lord overseas it doesn't mean their paths will be made smooth. Yes, difficult situations can be and are miraculously lifted. But all kinds of stuff
A concerning deficit
One of the things which helps send our mission partners on their way, is for our staffing and day-to-day operating expenses here in NZ to be covered by gifts for that purpose, minimising the
A baptism in Japan
Several of us blubbered at her baptism as we sang Kimi Wa Ai Sareru Tame Umareta -- a popular song among Japanese Christians about being born to know the love of God -- because
Flying into tricky situations
Imagine sweat running down your face and into your eyes as you manoeuvre a helicopter in forty-five-degree celsius. It’s difficult to stay focused, and you know the heat is compromising both yourself and the