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Waikato fifty-somethings answer call to overseas mission
June 1, 2008

Peter and Marion Kroeze, exchanged the cowbells of the Waikato for the sights and sounds of Thailand. Their lives now packed in two suitcases, these two fifty-somethings took up a one year responsibility as hostel-parents for a bunch of missionary kids.
 

Wellingtonian late-bloomer in cross-cultural mission
June 1, 2008

God led Pat, in her fifties, to Eastwest College to prepare for cross-cultural ministry.  As she waited for the next step, he opened her eyes to a long-time need in an extremely restrictive Asian region.  Several months ago Pat joined the WEC team there.

T-shirts point runners to Christ in Middle East
June 1, 2008

Sharing the gospel always calls for sensitivity and creativity.  Once you cross a culture however, the challenge of how to “sow seeds widely” becomes even greater, especially among resistant least-reached peoples.

Life Threatening Decisions in Burkina Faso
June 1, 2008

Have you ever endured a sleepless night because of a decision you have made? This happened to Eileen Sommerville, an advisor to the national church and church planter amongst least-reached people groups in Burkina Faso for over 30 years.

Major restoration project in Betel England
June 1, 2008

Sometimes the physical world around us reflects spiritual realities in our lives. For the Betel work in Nottingham, England, the massive renovation of an old building for use as a new church, offices, and accommodation, reflects the work of God in their lives.

Huge potential in the over Forties
June 1, 2008

We’ve all heard or are aware of the phenomenon of our aging population.  But what does that mean for reaching those with least access to the stories and people of Jesus?

Business as mission in Northern Spain
June 1, 2008

Recent developments in Northern Spain have really encouraged church planters Ainsley and Duncan.  They have modeled and practiced a “business as mission” approach amongst the Basque people, first in Hernani and now in Andoain.

Betel boot camp tests Kiwi church planter
June 1, 2008

Judy Patterson’s introduction to the ministry of Betel has been an intense one. For the last year she has shared accommodation with the recovering addicts, adhering strictly to the same regime.  Loss of privacy and personal time are just some of the challenges as she adapts to the culture and learns the language. 

16 men baptised in Thai prison
June 1, 2008

Kiwi Alan Collingwood and his team in Thailand were recently granted special permission to have a baptism service for 16 men in prison.  Many guards and prisoners watched the ceremony with great curiosity, particularly as the baptismal was a trough of water used to raise fish! The fish were caught and put into a bucket, with the same fish tank water used for the baptism.