Mission insights

Disclaimer: Image is not from Conrad's Vanuatu trip. Image is used to visualise the story. Photograph courtesy of Artem Maltsev on Unsplash. 400 students in Vanuatu sat politely and quietly while we called for volunteers to act out a parable. No one was moving so I moved down off the stage to choose some teenagers. My colleague John, who was never patient, stopped me. He said we must wait. Soon, two of the most animated and boisterous lads volunteered. They enthusiastically a

A believable prayer is one that expresses genuine care and concern for the person in need. This cannot be faked. Either we want what is best for the person in need or we are just speaking words into the wind. Photography courtesy of Dev Benjamin on Unsplash In a mission situation, we have found the most powerful prayers are those of a mother for her sick child. The heart of sacrifice and self-giving amplifies the prayer and propels it into the heart of God as the mother expre