We have always got to be careful with generalisations, yet it’s probably fair to say that when it comes to identifying new gospel workers, many churches are pretty passive.
In Luke 7 we read of a Roman centurion in Capernaum whom the Jewish elders warmly commended to Jesus. They told him, “He loves our nation and has built our Synagogue.” Jesus commended the man’s faith and healed his servant. This incident provides the inspiration for UFM’s Operation Centurion ministry.
It's a joy to share our Annual Review with you. As we look back together on 2020-2021, the Covid-19 pandemic has of course presented the backdrop to all of our lives. It’s humbling to see what God has been doing in and through the UFM family during these days and we give all the praise to Him.
The latest data from UNESCO states that there are 750 million adults worldwide who lack basic literacy skills*. How then can we make God’s Word available to these people?
This week Ruairidh MacLean, Area Director in Scotland, told us of a lady who had been a UFM supporter for ‘quite some time.’ Miss Buchanan, 106, had supported UFM since its inception in 1931!
Often the inevitable changes we experience in our lives are for good and positive reasons, but change in whatever form it takes involves unknowns and having to learn new things.
This article is part of a series of Bible studies looking at some characteristics of sending and supporting churches. If you are a church leader, feel free to use these in your church.
In summer 2020, we reported in 4 Corners on the growth of UFM Worldwide USA. We asked you to pray with us for God’s wisdom as we sought to support the growing work.
Transitions are a normal part of human experience, but for TCKs and their families they tend to happen quite often and be major cross cultural transitions.
UFM in the USA (UFM Worldwide (USA)) was first established in August 2013 with an office in Birmingham, Alabama. The OneHundredFold team had become part of UFM in 2012, and we needed to provide the services our mission workers who are American citizens required.
‘Would you ever consider going abroad to be, you know, ... a missionary?’ Two years ago, if you had challenged with me with that question, I would probably have just laughed.
It costs a lot to send short-term workers overseas. But is it worth it? Would the money be better spent on long-term mission workers or supporting national workers?
Six of us were huddled over a blank canvas. One of us had stayed up late the night before to sketch a basic calendar for the year ahead. Every little box for every day of the year represented an opportunity – an opportunity to do our job and to reach the campus for Christ.
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.
Two-thirds of the world’s population have mobile devices. In Burkina Faso, 14 million (out of 20 million) have mobile phones. How can we take advantage and make the message mobile?
