I believe you were made for a purpose and God is calling you to it. I can’t prove it to you, but if you take some time to look inside yourself and listen for God’s voice, you may begin to find it. I believe you’re on this planet for a reason. God has a dream… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Mission Adventures
A House for Ofa
Ofa (which means ‘love’ in Tongan) is an older widow living by herself in Nuku’alofa. She lives in a small shack on land that belongs to her grandson – because, of course, only Tongan men can own land in Tonga. The shack’s roof and walls leak and you need to watch where you put your… Read more »
Erica’s Top 10 Tips For Your Mission Trip
1. Put God first You know this one already, right! 2. Prioritise relationships He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata! He tangata! He tangata! What is the most important thing in the world? It is people! It is people! It is people! That goes for your team mates, as well as the… Read more »
Cambodia through the eyes of Danielle
A blog from Steps Of Justice My time in Cambodia last year was the best experience of my life. There are sooo many different stories I would love to write about that stole my heart, but out of all of the many wonderful experiences there, this one has to be one of the most memorable…. Read more »
Exhausted in doing good
There has been a few people around lately talking about burn out and tiredness in ministry. On one hand, taking self care to the extreme is as bad as not having any care of ones self at all, but I do think there is a middle line. It’s always sad to see people in ministry… Read more »
Has The Western Church Missed The Bus?
A great article written by a missionary living in Turkey. Photo (Chris D.) There are more fully supported pastors in Christchurch, a city of 350,000, than there are pastors and foreign “workers” among Turkey’s 78 million. Are Paul’s Methods Ours? Has The Western Church Has Missed The Bus?? Some time later Paul said to Barnabas,… Read more »
An eight-year-old's mission
Ella caught the eye of hundreds earlier this year when she was featured in her local paper for her first mycharity: water campaign. Now, she’s doubling her goal and getting a hundred kids to fundraise alongside her. ‘Last fall I got a book called Kids Make It Better by Suzy Becker. It’s a journal that… Read more »
A special thank you from Cambodia…
We recently received the following update from the Joy of Cambodia ministry. A great team from Wanganui Central Baptist Church recently spent some time with the children from the school there, teaching English, playing games and washing their hair, as well as an unforgettable day at the local water park… “On 26 July, we have… Read more »
He isn’t scary, he is just homeless
A recent post by a good friend… Last night we hosted a fundraiser/dessert for Steps of Justice. We had coffee, cake, snacks and spent some time sharing about what we have been doing with Steps of Justice and also where we are going on the Justice and Worship tour. After the night was over we… Read more »
Re-entry from Cambodia
We have been back for about a week and it has taken me this long to begin processing all that happened on my trip to Cambodia. I am sure it is cliché to say that this trip changed me but it surely did. I am a certainly a confirmed advocate for short-term mission trips after… Read more »