Mission – Ministry – Life
Global mission is in a time of change; while most of the resources are still held in the west the dynamic mission movements are increasingly non-western. We might anticipate that over the next decade sending from the UK will continue to reduce (except for short term visits), incoming mission into the UK will increase and... Continue Reading →
Do we still need to send people overseas? Isn’t it a bad use of resources to send expensive western missionaries when others are able to manage it much more cheaply. Isn’t it a model that better suited a colonial approach to the world? Isn’t it time to let other sending countries like Brazil and South... Continue Reading →
Part of my time recently has been thinking about ‘the western mission movement’ and how it needs to change. These next few posts are some thoughts around that. First up: some of the issues we need to grapple with as we look to the future: Who calls the shots? The western mission movement has a... Continue Reading →
Many churches in the USA use the Sundays leading up to Christmas to take an offering towards global mission and in the UK Christmas is seen as a time for giving to charity. So here is a cheeky reminder that we have to raise all our own support for the work that we are doing... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone I thought my adventure was over but coming back to England has been very odd and I’ve not felt at home. I’ve got used to the idea that people queue for the things and that they take a long time. I nearly fell over when I went into the bank – no queue... Continue Reading →
Hi everyone It all feels very strange but I’m safely back from my adventure. The last few days have made my brain very fuzzy. It started off on Friday morning when we got the Colectivo from Nauta. (It’s a sort of mini bus with 12-15 seats, and when its full it leaves). Our cases were... Continue Reading →
Hi everyone, This week I’m going to tell you about life here in Nauta. It is very different to England. Most of the houses are made of wood with a metal roof. In our house we collect the rain off the roof to use for water, because it doesn’t just come out the tap. Last... Continue Reading →
Hi everyone Last weekend I went to Iquitos. It’s a bumpy 2 hour journey from Nauta along the only long road here. I’ve been before but it is such a big place for a small bear I normally hide in a rucksack. But Neil was away and Lori and I spent a few days with... Continue Reading →
Recently I had the opportunity to spend a bit of time at an event put on by a team from the US. It was a fascinating experience on lots of levels, the team and I come from very different cultures and styles of church and yet we are all guests in a third culture. The... Continue Reading →
I’ve been on a real jungle adventure. Normally I’ve been living with Lori and Neil in Nauta but recently we went on a long trip up river. Over three days we kept travelling and each day things seemed more different. At the first stop we went to a church anniversary service which included two weddings... Continue Reading →
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