We spent 8 years living in a village in Papua Niugini. It wasn’t remote by Niugini standards, but was totally isolated by Australian ones. There was no electricity, running water, sanitation, hospital, ambulance service, police, or post office. The biggest store was smaller than a typical market stand on a Saturday morning. The village was really just a series of houses made from bamboo and grass, with a creek nearby, surrounded by gardens for food. But the remoteness, isolat

It’s now over a year since I snapped my patella in two, had surgery, wore a leg brace for 12 weeks and had to learn to bend my knee again. And even though I can now walk fine, I’m still learning to run again. To be able to run properly I’m having to stick to a training plan of strengthening, walking, and stretching. And because of my other chronic health issues, running again will take lots of extra effort on my part. But its also gotten me thinking about when Paul talks abou

If I asked you to name some missionaries in the New Testament, what would your answer be? Paul, Peter, Timothy. Maybe if you really thought about it you would include Titus, Luke, Silas, and Barnabas. Maybe you’d even get a few more. But did you know that the Bible names over 30 different men and women doing some form of short or long-term missionary work? Over 30 men and women traveling throughout the Mediterranean and beyond for the sake of the gospel: by name; and there ar