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My journey as an MK mum
My husband and I have two girls, Blessing and Joy. At the time we were preparing to follow God’s call into cross-cultural missions in Thailand, our agency informed us that our assigned location had a homeschool teacher for the chil...
Read MoreNavigating transitions with your children
MKs are mobile. This is a reality for the children of missionary families. MKs leave their country of origin and with it their aunties and uncles, grandparents and cousins, friends and schoolmates, and sending church. They resettle in new countrie...
Read MoreEmbrace our missionary kids
How can we better embrace our missionary kids, or MKs, into mission life? Of course, they are already in the mission, but they are in the mission because of their parents. It’s natural for us to give commands and  expect children to follow with...
Read MorePeople Groups: The Somali
Although 99 per cent of Somalis are Muslim, and 90 per cent speak the same language, they are divided into numerous clan and sub-clan groups that have been in conflict for centuries.
The five-pointed star on the nation’s flag represents t...
Read MoreBook review: The Church
Written by the Rev. Dr. David Zac Niringiye, this book is a reflection on the state of the Church globally from the perspective of an African theologian, pastor, civic-political activist and missionary.
Niringiye is a restless thinker pushi...
Read MoreReaching the Indian diaspora in Malawi
“It’s all about relationships,” says Veronica, who heads up SIM’s Malawi work with the Indian diaspora in Blantyre. Malawi’s second city and commercial capital has a significant Indian population. Many businesses are owned ...
Read MoreCalled: Daphne Kabeberi
I was raised in Nairobi, Kenya, where I lived with my mum and two little brothers. My dad also stays in Nairobi, and I have other siblings in different parts of the world. Although I was raised in the church, I did not understand the...
Read MoreDiaspora churches are moving forward God’s purposes
Writing from the UK, I can observe a steady increase in the number of African diaspora churches, or churches of Africans who have been scattered far from their homelands. I believe that God is using migration to allow the body of Christ to be pres...
Read MoreEmbracing God’s immigration policy in Chicago, USA
God has an immigration  policy with one sole  Read More
Migration and media: open doors for the inaccessible
The name dalmar means “passing through lands”. It comes from the Horn of Africa, and describes those who are great travelers. Indeed travelling is part of the cultural heritage of this area. From a background of nomadic livestock herd...
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