Josh had completed a fantastic gap-year programme called Headspace and wanted a ‘next step’ into cross-cultural mission.  Enter WEC International.  Within a few meetings we had settled on a good option, spoken with his family and church, and begun orientation.  Before we knew it he had received a notoriously difficult to obtain visa and was flying off for a year to join a WEC team in a resistant country in Asia.  Here are some extracts from his latest newsletter.

WEC church planters Kevin and Brenda lead an NGO in a very sensitive, remote and restrictive region of Asia.  Just days before a six month visit to New Zealand they received some timely encouragements.  Kevin explains, “We noticed a children’s clothes shop with a closing down sign. With a view to buying something for our grandchildren we decided to take a closer look.”

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WARNING: “Some ulcers are painless or ‘silent’ and the first sign is blood in vomit or black sticky stools. This is a medical emergency. The person can quickly bleed to death. GET MEDICAL HELP FAST.”