Being a missionary kid
Pat Booth grew up in the 1950s in North-East India, the daughter of NZBMS missionaries Malcolm and Cath Eade. Even though she is now in her 70s, she th…
Global Mission
Christmas where we are
Christmas is so much a part of New Zealand and most other Western cultures that it’s difficult to imagine December 25th passing without being surrounde…
Caring for the Caregivers
Tiredness, culture-shock, homesickness—it can be tough living in another country, especially when those you live among are poor and often struggling to…
Interview with Khushi—Teacher from GEMS
Recently Khushi, a Bangladeshi teacher from GEMS, travelled to New Zealand to visit Baptist Church supporters and share about the work of the school. S…
The student
The youngest of six—one of the only two girls—born into a poor family, this young lady has not had the easiest life. Being sponsored to come to GEMS ch…
Education can change everything
Education can be the key to lifting a person out of poverty and enabling them to create a legacy for themselves and their family. Cindy, with her husba…
Prepared in advance
As I walked home the other evening, I bumped into a couple walking with their five-month-old baby. The last time I saw them together was in a hospital …
Easter conversion
I was enjoying singing “Hosanna, hosanna, here comes the King of Peace” on Palm Sunday in our local church. There didn’t seem to be much peace in our c…
A courageous stand
I recently received a text message from a 15-year-old girl with whom I’ve been meeting for the past 19 months. She explained that, after going to her s…
I am doing a new thing…
Through the prophet Isaiah our God says, “See, I am doing a new thing!” (Isaiah 43:19 NIV). Today, he continues to do new things in order to touch and …