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To meet Charlie is to meet a passionate woman. As she hands me beautifully crafted cushions, throws and handbags, her love of fashion and her love for the people she works amongst every day, is palpable. As she shares her vision to revive the traditional craft techniques that once sustained a community, but which now are almost lost, I catch her passion!

Charlie graduated in fashion design from Nottingham Trent University, worked in fashion PR and as a fashion editor and now she and her husband Steve are missionaries in a sub-Saharan country.  Her vision is (more…)

People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas.

Failure isn’t fatal – you can start again in the New Year!

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.

What do you think of all the slogans and greetings that surround the New Year? (more…)

“God Incarnate”!
This is truly a Bigger than BIG picture - one that I have been trying to comprehend freshly as the commercial and secular version of Christmas burrows its way into my consciousness yet again!  God loving us so much that his son would come and live alongside us in a form that we can understand and relate to, so that the whole world can apprehend salvation and the fullness of His “shalom”. (more…)

The phrase Behind every great man there is a great woman is well known. In mission terms it could be written as Behind every effective mission team there are effective support workers.  Not everyone is called to be a full-time evangelist or church planter.  There are many important support worker roles in which people are needed.

When we think of missionaries, it is often those with high profile roles that come to mind – evangelists, church planters, Bible teachers and medical missionaries.
However, God doesn’t equip everyone in these areas. (more…)

‘Started work at 18…married at 21…kids in quick succession…25 years in the job….kids all grown up…ready to start a new chapter…’

Is this you?  (more…)

Home is where the heart is…or should be.

As one interested (and at times involved) in the work undertaken in reaching out to children/teens in crisis, I do read a number of magazines and books relating to the topic.

I recently came across a good book…“True Grit…Women Taking on the World, for God’s Sake” [Auth: Deborah Meroff, 2004; Pub: OM Authentic Media, Secunderabadn India], and it’s quite an eye-opener… (more…)

...Missions Strategist, Luis Bush, started calling this rectangular, global region the “10/40 Window”… (more…)

‘SLAVERY’…the mere mention of the word makes decent-minded people cringe. Despite the occasional reference in the media, not a lot is known (much less talked about by the average Aussie), of this trade which has a huge impact on the entire world. Yet it persists worldwide and, YES, even Australia is affected. (more…)

This is not for the faint hearted! However it will make you think about how God brings about His eternal purposes – sometimes involving risk on our part! Thanks OMF. (more…)

Any “burning bushes” in recent months?  We found this interesting little article on the Finishers site and thought we couldn’t do it better so here it is for you: (more…)