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Dealing 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...

Safeguard 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...

A 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 ...

When 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...

Mission 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...

Mission 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...

Towards 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...

Care 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...

How to thrive as a single missionary

Life as a single African woman in the mission field is not for the faint-hearted. If I had been told the realities, perhaps I would have hesitated to obey the call. The list is endless – being called to take up tasks during rest days or late hou...

Professions in Bible Translation

Bible translation involves many stages and intricate processes that need several technical experts. The Bible is the Word of God and regardless of approaches and methodologies employed, it has to meet standards of accuracy, naturalness, and clarit...