Kairos Mission School: Blessed by Being a Blessing

I have been living and serving in Romania for six years and it has been such a privilege to be used by God in this time to reach people with the gospel message and to bring the only true hope to people often without any hope.

Using Digital Technology to Spread the Word

Have you ever seen an instant success? A business or artist that suddenly bursts on the scene from nowhere to accomplish great things.

Building That Will Last

The Wild Atlantic Way is (in the words of the tourist board) an “unforgettable coastal touring route” that takes tourists along the West Coast of Ireland “to enjoy breathtaking scenery and exceptional experiences”.

There Was No-one To Take Care Of Me

We work in a small, insignificant country which is officially the poorest country in Europe. It has somehow fallen off the map of the world and its name is regularly air-brushed from newspaper and TV maps  of the area – it is most usually pictured as an un-named country.

An Open Door for Prison Ministry in Belem

“Isn’t it dangerous?”

Summer Team to South Africa

In late June 2018, a team of five travelled to South Africa to serve for two weeks with UFM Associate Missionaries, Gavin and Elaine Charlton.

One Year Later!

This week marks a year since we arrived in Kenya.

An update on the work of UFM

As we begin another new year, it’s such a joy to know that we invest together in something that will last, we partner together in something that all of history points towards and we serve together knowing our labour is not in vain!

Our Early Days in Turkey

In April 2016, we arrived in Istanbul to spend two years focusing on learning the Turkish language and culture with the longer-term plan of working alongside a national church in a smaller city elsewhere in the country.

Teaching Theology, Training Pastors in Kenya

The film ‘Out of Africa’ begins with Karen Blixen’s words, “I have a farm at the foot of the Ngong Hills”. Well, I work at what used to be three farms at the foot of the Ngong Hills: Africa International University has a beautiful 50 acre campus some 15 miles from the centre of Nairobi, Kenya.

Joys and Struggles

We arrived in Kurdistan 10 months ago with a commitment to learning the local dialect of Kurdish and understanding the culture. This was with the aim that we might be equipped to share the good news about Jesus Christ, disciple believers and, under God’s hand, see Kurdish churches planted for his glory: churches with mature believers, reaching out with the gospel, discipling new believers and seeking to be a blessing to the wider culture.

A New Culture!

After a few years in northern Italy, we have moved ‘home’ to Sicily. Here I grew up, here my parents laboured. Palermo is the 2018 Italian ‘Capital of Culture’. And what a feast of richness in this city, capital of Sicily, with over 1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area, defined by many as ‘the most conquered’ of world cities.

The Power of the Gospel: Ministering in Nicaragua

We are an international family. Susana and I met in Costa Rica and worked together there in ministry for one year during my Spanish language study. Susana was sent as a cross-cultural missionary by her church in Korea in 1996.

God’s Treasures at New Hope Uganda

“Treasures in Jars of Clay” is one of the projects at New Hope Uganda, working with children and young people with special needs and disabilities.

A New Church in Bordeaux

Start an international church!” they said. “We’re doing it to reach French people!” We listened politely, but we weren’t convinced.

The Marriage Party

In modern Muslim society, it is a rare and beautiful thing when a husband shows affection to his wife, but it can be a death knell for the man’s mother, with whom they live.

Encouraging and Equipping Thai Christians to Reach International Students

Every Tuesday lunchtime at a university in central Bangkok, a small group of students meets together. They study the Bible, share and pray together and talk about how they can live for Christ on their campus. These students are not Thai, instead they come from Indonesia, the Philippines, Myanmar, China and Germany and they use English as they meet. They are part of a growing number of internationals coming to study at Thai universities.

A Light Shines in Carrigtwohill

Imagine a growing town with schools, shops, industries, clubs, sports and everything else a modern town ought to have, except for one thing: a church that faithfully proclaims the gospel. Imagine a town that has in fact never had an evangelical church in it, even though it has a very long history.

Showing God’s Grace to the Fatherless

MusaweNkosi means “God’s grace” in Zulu. MusaweNkosi was started in 2001 to show God’s grace particularly to orphans and their carers in the rural areas around Empangeni, near Durban, South Africa in the face of  the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Giving Hope to Young People in Sierra Leone

One aspect of ministry in Sierra Leone is working with under 18s. It is both exhausting and refreshing. In any given week we are parent-figures, teachers, role-models, advocates, and facilitators-of-fun.