Do Good

Outreach

5 steps to impact your neighbourhood

About two months ago, I attended a Community Pastoring (CP) seminar organised by Living Sanctuary Brethren Church (LSBC). Community Pastoring is a strategy for positioning the church in the community...

Faith

What’s my role in the fivefold ministry?

So you’ve been going to church for sometime now and wondering where you fit into the greater story of God’s Kingdom. After all, we are part of the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 4:12) and...

Do Good

When the whole wide world seems oh so wrong

What do you do with the mad that you feel When you feel so mad you could bite? When the whole wide world seems oh so wrong … And nothing you do seems very right? – What Do You Do with the...

Faith

The generous will prosper

If only I had more money, I’d be more willing to bless others. If only I were rich, I’d be more generous. That was what I used to think. But here’s a sobering realisation from the Bible: It...

Faith

My true fear is growing comfortable

This is a response piece to A Chinese girl in the Congo: Working in war zones 5,000 miles from home. I was reading Jemima’s article when I was struck by a line in it. ‘Then it dawned on me. I...

Culture

Full-time under 30: From academia to the heart of Africa

Before I was called into missions in my early twenties, I remember chatting with a close friend who was feeling the nudge towards full-time ministry. She asked me what I thought, and with gutsy...

Faith

How could you take from me what I deserved?

When I was in secondary school, my number one ambition was to become a cell leader. The thought of being able to change people’s lives was something I desperately wanted. Unfortunately, this...

Faith

A Chinese girl in the Congo: Working in war zones 5,000 miles from home

Sleeping in mud huts on hard-packed earth. Rats crawling all over you. Making fires every night because there is no electricity to speak of. Pulling worms out from the feet of children. Running for...

Faith

Sewing into His Kingdom

“Did you sew this?” is a question I’ve been constantly asked when people learn that I sometimes sew my own clothes and crafts around the house. Compelled by an interest in anything...