Stories

An Environmental Scientist Teaching English Literature It wasn’t in my plans to become a teacher. Even though I studied Environmental Science, I knew I ... Read More
Serving in mission on a university campus Adrian* is from a wealthy Bengali M’lim family. His father sent him to Sydney from Bangladesh to ... Read More
We want to shine brightly in Gijon for you, Lord I don't think there was ever one specific time or event that motivated me to work ... Read More
Compassion, more than a feeling It was compassion that initially motivated me to become a cross-cultural worker.  A speaker at a ... Read More
Sure-footed on God’s word “I need to know if Christianity works, otherwise I just need to get on with my life.” This was ... Read More
Pioneers International – There’s More to be Done ‘Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men’ (Matthew 4:19) Despite the ongoing work of ... Read More
Practical ways for the Aussie church to get involved in global mission Whether you are a pastor, small group leader, part of the youth team or simply attending church on ... Read More
Thank goodness for Skype! When we left for Papua New Guinea many years ago Skype didn't exist. In fact, we couldn’t even ... Read More
From being a TCK to a TCKs' parent “Mum, do you have any childhood stories that don’t involve Papua New Guinea?” my children ... Read More
I'm "Airportian" Our kids weren’t always Third Culture Kids (TCKs). They started out their lives in the ‘burbs ... Read More
A Long-Term Collaboration An interview with Paul Rayside, the Member Care and Development team leader. What is Member ... Read More
A Decisive Moment From the Mission Field I grew up a fairly cynical kid; I attended a Catholic primary school for about 12 weeks and ... Read More