And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.”
What's new this week
We have five issues in Swahili! And now, we have over 50 missionary stories also! Visit our Swahili page to see these, plus free resources on Islam. You can also join our Facebook and Instagram pages to get inspirational messages in Swahili, along with our newest missionary stories. Share with your Swahili-speaking friends.
"Three days later the man died" - a missionary moment"
“It was under a tree, on a Saturday, and I came with the book of Jonah translated in the language. We read it to different audiences. I read how Jonah had run away, not willing to go to Nineveh and how God caught up with him leading to his eventual obedience to God’s call. As I was reading, a man said, ‘Is this man reading my language or is he reading it from memory?’ He came close, peeped, drew back and sat down."
"The Fork in the Road" - will you go?
SIM is old. Over a hundred years ago, a group of missionaries found themselves at a fork in the road. They went one way, and to this day, there's been much fruit. But many are remembering that fork in the road and are curious where the other way leads. There's an untrodden road that leads to communities where Jesus isn't known. Join the team headed there - watch this amazing 4-minute video to learn about it.
"The prisoners confessed to them - a missionary moment"
CAPRO missionaries began work in Rwanda after the genocide of the Tutsis by the Hutu tribe. The team received a clear mandate from God to embark on discipleship teachings. Because of this teaching, “The Tutsis who went through discipleship began to go to the prisons on the invitation of the prison officials to evangelize the genocide suspects and convicts who are Hutus.
“Onde é que eu poderia ir?” - um momento missionário
A missionary story in Portuguese:
Achei muito estranho, em Madagascar, quando encontrei mangas por um preço muito baixo com um vendedor de rua, mas ele se recusou a me vender as dez que tinha. O que eu faria com o resto do meu dia? ele perguntou.
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World
From 28 Feb to 30 March, join people from all over the world in praying for our lost friends, family and neighbours. Follow this link to a low-cost booklet available for download to guide you and encourage you.
From E2e: Learn some language before you get there
Aaron G. Myers from Everywhere to Everywhere has put together an amazingly useful guide to help you think through how to learn a language in the country where you are going to serve - before you get there. He gives tips like listening to local radio stations (which you can do online) and, for the larger language groups, signing up for a learning app. You'll find these suggestions helpful and you will arrive in your ministry location much more ready to interact and begin serious language learning.
Empowered for mission: the vital role of the Holy Spirit -
From the Lausanne meetings in October, 2024, Femi Adeleye gives an inspiring and informative talk on the Holy Spirit's role in missions, from the book of Acts. Dr. Adeleye is a gifted teacher and passionate about missions.
“Maiti zilikuwa zimelala kando ya barabara” – nyakati za wamishenari
A missionary story in Swahili: Hadithi ya Mmishenari ya ukombozi wa Mungu kutoka kwa magaidi. Wakati Daudi katika Zaburi 23 alisema kwamba “hata nijapopita kati ya bonde la uvuli wa mauti, sitaogopa mabaya, kwa kuwa Wewe u pamoja nami”, ilikuwa dhahiri zaidi kwetu kama familia wakati tukisafiri. Safari ilianza vizuri, tukiondoka eneo letu la huduma hadi mahali papya. Siku ya pili ya safari yetu, tulikosea njia.
"She looked at me with horror" - a missionary moment"
When my husband and I were learning language in a new country, we would walk through the neighbourhood practicing the phrases our language helper had taught us. Very early on in our learning, we were taught to ask “How do you say that in your language?” so we could learn new words. One day, we stopped on a nearby street where a teenager girl was sweeping her yard. I noticed a hen in the street and asked her how to say that word. . . and that's when everything went wrong.
"People at the point of despair - a missionary moment"
Biu, an SIM missionary from Asia, came to work in a refugee camp in South Sudan six years ago.
When she moved to South Sudan, she quickly realised that traditional methods of sharing the Bible wouldn’t always work, because many people are illiterate.
"A missionary's journey - he opened my eyes"
Today I am a full-time missionary with CAPRO missions agency (Calvary Ministries). This African missions agency provided me with a two-year opportunity to be trained for missions cross-culturally and gain some field experience. The Great Commission is for all disciples, and the task of world evangelization is for the whole church. However, God will set apart some amongst us into the position of representing the mandate of the Kingdom, where the Church is not.
Recent African Migration (Diaspora) & Christianity
From Mission Frontiers magazine, an article by Bulus Galadima, PhD. The migration of people is as old as humanity. When I was growing up in Africa, my people told their stories in relation to the ethnic groups around us. From childhood, we were told the stories of where our people came from and what ethnic groups our relatives were. This movement of people is called diaspora in Christian literature.