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“Help, I have to homeschool!”

With TCK families across the world facing school closures in respone to COVID-19, UFM Worldwide has compiled some articles, helpful tips and recommended resources.

How we’re serving church leaders to lead mission-minded churches

Supporting and resourcing the local church in mission is what UFM is all about. So often mission agencies can be viewed by local church leaders as always wanting something from them: their people, their finances, their prayers, their meetings.

Body-building not bookselling amongst conflict-worn Kurds

Radicals approached the shopkeeper and complained that the New Testament was prominently displayed in his shop. Although he is a Muslim, he told them in no uncertain terms that he would continue to display the Injeel prominently.

Raheem meets Jesus

Raheem had nothing particular preying on his mind. He was a successful engineer from a well-respected, traditional religious family and felt no reproach for the way he had lived his life. Yet sleep eluded him.

What’s it like…as a Single Mission Worker?

I have recently been enjoying reading the testimony of Lilias Trotter, a 19th Century, single missionary who devoted her life to serving God in Algeria*.

Finding God’s Will When One Door After Another Shuts

I had just reached the stage of being able to have primitive conversations and the language was starting to make sense. Then all mission workers were withdrawn, with danger from Islamic militants growing ever closer and more severe.

“I’m never coming back to Bordeaux!”

I’d had enough. Endless strikes, friends who hated God and a society indifferent to him. I zipped up my last suitcase and headed to the airport.

Focus on… Kurdistan

The Autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is not the dangerous, war-torn, desert region that many people assume.

Meeting Jesus Through TV – a Father Transformed

“Why God? You gave us a heart for pastoral work and then, in the middle of it all, you called us to walk through another, totally different door, removed from contact with the people we longed to serve!”

So You Think You’re Ready? – Our First Year in Mission

When The Daily Mirror calls it a “modern day Sodom and Gomorrah”, you know you’re not living somewhere picturesque and idyllic. Pattaya is a difficult and dark place to live.

Holding Our Nerve

In Rico Tice’s book ‘Honest Evangelism,’ he talks about ‘the pain line’, the point in the conversation where we move from topics that are socially acceptable – the sport, home improvements or our next holiday – and into territory that’s much less comfortable: to speak about our faith in Jesus.

Emotional Literacy

National Schools

“Help, I have to homeschool!”

How we’re serving church leaders to lead mission-minded churches

Body-building not bookselling amongst conflict-worn Kurds

Raheem meets Jesus

What’s it like…as a Single Mission Worker?

Finding God’s Will When One Door After Another Shuts

“I’m never coming back to Bordeaux!”

Focus on… Kurdistan

Meeting Jesus Through TV – a Father Transformed

So You Think You’re Ready? – Our First Year in Mission

Holding Our Nerve

Sharing God’s Grace in South Africa

Are Church Summer Teams the Way Forward?

What’s it Like…as a Single Mission Worker?

Why Send People Abroad When There’s So Much Need Here?

Identifying New Workers

Being a Supportive Sending Church

Why We Talk to Muslims on the Street

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