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• Introducing Jairus

  

  Posted on 22 November, 201729 November, 2017 by Graeme Mitchell

  Hello! My name is Jairus Robb and I’ve recently accepted the role of Communications Officer at NZCMS. It’s great to join the […] Read more

• A nation of many colours

  

  Posted on 23 May, 2018 by Jairus Robb

  I’ve always loved to draw. Even when I was a kid I would write up little comics for hours (And force my […] Read more

• Saying “Yes” to Jesus

  

  Posted on 16 May, 201816 May, 2018 by Michael Brown

  Over the past 18 months, my wife and I will have helped to mobilise 16 Adults and 6 Children to be involved […] Read more

• A story, a culture and a call

  

  Posted on 9 May, 201811 May, 2018 by Jairus Robb

  I wonder sometimes if focusing on missionaries and pastors makes us as Christians feel better about ourselves. We go to church, we […] Read more

• Vocational Recruitment Coordinator

  

  Posted on 2 May, 20182 May, 2018 by Steve Maina

  Are you a strong motivator who is looking for opportunities to put your skills to work? Have you ever wanted to have […] Read more

• Meet the Dunbars!

  

  Posted on 27 April, 2018 by Jairus Robb

  NZCMS is proud to introduce our newly accepted Mission Partners Neill and Rebekah Dunbar, along with their children, Jonathan, Aaron and Emily. […] Read more

• Memory + Geography = Mission? – An update feature by Zane Elliott

  

  Posted on 26 April, 201826 April, 2018 by Zane Elliott

  During lent our family was engaged in an unusual devotion. Not a devotional, but an act of devotion. Christ and his mission […] Read more

• Where gladness and hunger meet

  

  Posted on 18 April, 201818 April, 2018 by Ana Fletcher

  “The place where God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” (Frederick Buechner, […] Read more

• Shadow and mission (Intermission – Issue 34)

  

  Posted on 11 April, 201811 April, 2018 by Esther Sabey

  Guilt. That silent foe that can yell louder than any outside distraction. That internal voice screaming from within that diminishes any joy […] Read more

• “We all have a voice” (Intermission – Issue 34)

  

  Posted on 4 April, 20184 April, 2018 by Alice Kinyua

  Re-thinking previous models of mission “Help me understand … there is a lot of poverty in Kenya, right? Shouldn’t more missionaries from […] Read more

• Staff journals: Mike & Ruth in Cambodia

  

  Posted on 28 March, 20184 April, 2018 by Jairus Robb

  Personnel Managers Mike & Ruth recently took off on a long awaited journey to Cambodia. They have been busy travelling around the […] Read more

• We’re called across the street

  

  Posted on 21 March, 201823 March, 2018 by Jairus Robb

  Acts 3 is proof that something had changed in the Apostle Peter. I know in Acts 2 he was filled with the […] Read more

• Introducing Ana

  

  Posted on 14 March, 201814 March, 2018 by Ana Fletcher

  Hello, kia ora, vanakkam, my name is Ana. I am stoked to have recently joined NZCMS as the Intercultural Communities Enabler, in […] Read more

• Sportsfest Filipino style

  

  Posted on 7 March, 20189 March, 2018 by Jairus Robb

  Motorcades, athletics, chess, lip syncs, basketball tournaments, flag ceremonies. What do all these have in common? Not much. Unless of course, you […] Read more

• Memory + Geography = Mission?

  

  Posted on 28 February, 2018 by Jairus Robb

  What does memorising flags have to do with mission? I’m glad you asked.  Two weeks ago NZCMS released a pamphlet on Valentine’s […] Read more

• At home with Mission

  

  Posted on 21 February, 201821 February, 2018 by Heather Fraser

  When I applied for my current job at NZCMS (New Zealand Church Missionary Society) I had no idea of what the letters […] Read more

• Happy Valentines Day

  

  Posted on 14 February, 2018 by Jairus Robb

  This Valentines day we want to give you the opportunity to spread the love across the world. So we have created various, […] Read more

• A Place at The Table

  

  Posted on 12 December, 2017 by Heather Fraser

  As we celebrate the birth of Jesus this year, let us not forget that Jesus was not born in the home town […] Read more

• Introducing Dawn

  

  Posted on 7 December, 2017 by Jairus Robb

  Hello!  My name is Dawn Daunauda.  What a delight and privilege it is for me to be a short-term associate of NZCMS […] Read more