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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.

Sharing God’s Grace in South Africa

During summer 2019, I was able to participate, through UFM, in a Bible College Placement with an organisation called MusaweNkosi in South Africa.

Are Church Summer Teams the Way Forward?

Why are we encouraging local churches to partner with those overseas?

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*.

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

After weeks of praying with their church leaders, a couple were called to the front of the service to share their desire to serve as mission workers. The church were supportive, but one long-standing member wasn’t sure.

Identifying New Workers

We want men and women who are called by God and have had that call confirmed by their church family to be accepted as part of the UFM family.

Being a Supportive Sending Church

In UFM, we believe God calls people like you and me, backed by the local church, to bring the good news of Jesus to all four corners of the world.

Why We Talk to Muslims on the Street

Twenty seven years ago we knocked on doors in a street in France, to share the gospel. A conversation with one man led on to Bible studies. Next week we will see this man in Paris: a keen believer whose journey to faith started in that doorway.

What’s it Like … When your Parents are Mission Workers?

Last year, the number of UFM children reached almost 160! The term Third Culture Kid (TCK) has been coined to describe children who spend some of their formative years outside their parents’ culture. They build relationships with both cultures, without fully owning either, and often identify most with other TCKs. This is one reason children in the UFM family love our Summer Conference. They feel they have met their ‘own tribe’!

No Weapon Fashioned Against You Shall Succeed

Hindu mobs wielded rods, tridents, swords, guns, kerosene and even bottles of acid. Adorned with Hindu militant headbands, they shouted slogans such as, “Jai shri Ram!”, (Victory to Ram, the Hindu god) and “Jai bajrang bali!”, a tribute to another Hindu deity.

Focus on…Italy

“Let’s get one thing straight. Your Italy and our Italia are not the same thing. Italy is a soft drug peddled in predictable packages, such as hills in the sunset and olive groves. Italia, on the other hand, is a maze ... you can go round and round in circles for years.”

Rebuilding from Storm, False Teaching and Broken Lives

With winds up to 280km/h leaving 1.5 million displaced and ruining 711,000 hectares of crops, Cyclone Idai grabbed the headlines earlier this year. It caused an estimated $1bn damage to infrastructure across Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

How Can We Become Better Sending Churches?

We asked Andy Upton, pastor of Knighton Free Church, Leicester, about world mission and the local church...

Training for Thailand’s Remotest Church Leaders

Somphon and her mother received a tract in a nearby city and became Christians – the first in their village. Somphon’s husband, a rice farmer who struggles to read, soon followed. Concerned for their village, the family built a simple church on their farmland and invited neighbours and friends to hear the Good News.