Pass the baton
She was only thirteen when she began to question God’s purpose for her life. Being a pastor’s daughter surrounded her with church activity, but it was not enough to give her life meaning. Something deeper was stirring. So, she began searching ...
Read MoreShort term missions for youth
Short term mission trips are a great way to get youth interested and involved in missions, because they get excited about what is on God’s heart. Youngsters who visit the mission field eventually may become missionaries themselves or people wh...
Read MoreDealing with pornography
Pornography is any material that gives access to explicit sexual content or sexual stimulation outside of God’s purpose for sexuality. It is designed to arouse sexual desire through images, videos, words, or sounds. In scripture, lust is not mer...
Read MoreSafeguard the vulnerable
My first experience of mission work was travelling through Mozambique in the back of an Isuzu bakkie (pickup truck). We moved through flood damaged towns and showed the Jesus film to thousands of people. I was only twelve years old, and I could no...
Read MoreA healthy view of miracles
Across Africa, missions often unfold in contexts of great need – poverty, disease, instability, and environmental hardship. In such settings, the expectation of miracles is never far away. Africans are deeply aware of the spiritual dimension of ...
Read MoreWhen miracles happen and when they don’t
WE GOT OUR MIRACLE
For over six years, Abudu* and his wife, Amina,* walked a journey of faith, waiting on the Lord for the blessing of a child. As they served faithfully among the unreached, their hearts longed for this mir...
Read MoreMission Enablers facilitate missions funding
After visiting missionaries in northern Nigeria, Niyo Osomo and his team realized that a lot of missionaries had to leave the field simply from a lack of finances. In 2018, he founded Mission Enablers (ME) to raise funds across denominational li...
Read MoreMission Campaign Network
Mission Campaign Network (MCN) is a faith-based and non-denominational Christian organization that exists to mobilize and equip God’s people to participate in God’s redemptive mission to all nations. This involves serving the Body of Christ by...
Read MoreTowards a strong sending African Church
With the African continent now home to the largest number of Christians worldwide, the African Church is uniquely positioned to lead in God’s global mission. Yet, this responsibility remains marginal rather than mainstream. Drawing parallels wit...
Read MoreCare for single missionaries
Single missionaries have made great contributions to the spread of the gospel throughout the years. From Jesus and the Apostle Paul to the likes of Mary Slessor, Gladys Aylward and many more in our day, the cause of God’s glory among the nations...
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