As a 17 year old girl, I’d always thought that Christian gap years were, simply put, … a waste of time, distracting a young fool (myself) from life’s goals, from getting qualified so that God could use me somehow in the future.
Read MoreThe Giving blog has a series on Prison Ministry. Articles cover - the what,why and how of supporting prison ministry; the historic impact of Christians on prison reform, and some book recommendations.
Read MoreOur partner website (Givehigher) has recently published some articles on persecuted Christians. Can you support the persecuted church?
Read MoreOur sister website (Givehigher) recently published some articles covering - Australian generosity, Australian Christian generosity, and what is stopping Australian Christians from giving more.
Read MoreRay Busuttil, a mobiliser with European Christian Mission (ECM), says there has been an encouraging increase in the number of retirees participating in missions, and for the most part, joining the mission field for the first time. Gain some insights from Ray's experience with retirees going on mission.
Read MoreWhen Terry and Lyn retired after nearly 40 years in ministry, they followed God’s call to South Korea and found themselves happily embedded into a lively community of passionate young people training for the mission field.
Read MoreEnd of career, children grown and moved out, sudden loss of husband. With all this change as she approached 60, Joan was left wondering, “Lord what do I do now”?
Read MoreDoes God still have a plan for my life in retirement? I’m retired, can I still be useful on the mission field? Am I too old to join the mission field? This series looks at retirees serving on the mission field.
Read MoreCan God use someone with a disability in missions? You bet. In fact, disabilities can allow God to move in unexpected ways that would have otherwise been a barrier to His work. Interserve's Dr Nathan also writes that it's time for the mission movement to rethink models for serving to be more inclusive in this area.
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