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An Extraordinary Physician: Ida Scudder

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Ida Scudder is a fascinating – and challenging – example of the question I looked at in my last post. Does a missionary call come suddenly out of the blue, or is it the conclusion of a long slow process – or is it both? Ida was born in India into a truly amazing family. […]

An Extraordinary Physician: Ida Scudder

Ida Scudder is a fascinating – and challenging – example of the question I looked at in my last post. Does a missionary call come suddenly out of the blue, or is it the conclusion of a long slow process – or is it both? Ida was born in India into a truly amazing family. […]

The Beauty of Collaboration

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I recently received an update from a soon-to-be partner and found that they were starting to offer online options for their courses. So, I did a fun exercise and went through several of our other partners’ sites. I discovered that post-Covid several others had started offering online options or versions of their trainings. In view […]

The Beauty of Collaboration

I recently received an update from a soon-to-be partner and found that they were starting to offer online options for their courses. So, I did a fun exercise and went through several of our other partners’ sites. I discovered that post-Covid several others had started offering online options or versions of their trainings. In view […]

Damascus Road Or Gradual Conviction?

In my previous post, I defined cross-cultural mission. It contains two vital elements. Firstly, going. Secondly, the venue, a people whose language and culture is different from ours. This week I have been chewing on another question. If I had a clear answer last week, I don’t have one this week. The question is this. […]

Damascus Road Or Gradual Conviction?

In my previous post, I defined cross-cultural mission. It contains two vital elements. Firstly, going. Secondly, the venue, a people whose language and culture is different from ours. This week I have been chewing on another question. If I had a clear answer last week, I don’t have one this week. The question is this. […]

What Cross-Cultural Mission Is & What It Isn't!

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We desperately need a Biblical definition of cross-cultural mission today. “James Hudson Taylor (Chinese: 戴德生) was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China and founder of the China Inland Mission. Taylor spent 51 years in China” (Wikipedia). Hudson Taylor was a cross-cultural missionary! But we also need to define what Hudson Taylor was not: i) […]

What Cross-Cultural Mission Is & What It Isn't!

We desperately need a Biblical definition of cross-cultural mission today. “James Hudson Taylor (Chinese: 戴德生) was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China and founder of the China Inland Mission. Taylor spent 51 years in China” (Wikipedia). Hudson Taylor was a cross-cultural missionary! But we also need to define what Hudson Taylor was not: i) […]

A Life Offered to God: Helen Roseveare

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Helen Roseveare (1925-2016) was a remarkable and unusual missionary to Africa. I will look at her life in this blog and another following one from two rather different angles. Both are very helpful to understanding this missionary who achieved so much for others - and also for us to understand the complexities of missionary life. […]

A Life Offered to God: Helen Roseveare

Helen Roseveare (1925-2016) was a remarkable and unusual missionary to Africa. I will look at her life in this blog and another following one from two rather different angles. Both are very helpful to understanding this missionary who achieved so much for others - and also for us to understand the complexities of missionary life. […]

An Unusual Scottish Missionary: William Burns

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William Chalmers Burns (宾惠廉) lived from 1815-1868. A fellow missionary said after his death that “all China knows him; he is the holiest man alive”. Because of his itinerant ministry, he left an impression on thousands of people across wide stretches of China. His books helped the Chinese for decades (for example, he translated Pilgrims […]

An Unusual Scottish Missionary: William Burns

William Chalmers Burns (宾惠廉) lived from 1815-1868. A fellow missionary said after his death that “all China knows him; he is the holiest man alive”. Because of his itinerant ministry, he left an impression on thousands of people across wide stretches of China. His books helped the Chinese for decades (for example, he translated Pilgrims […]

Mildred Cable Was Not Alone In China...

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Mildred Cable’s remarkable storyis not complete without mentioning the two sisters with whom she co-laboured, Eva French and Francisca French. They worked together in China for several decades. They never split up and went their own ways. In missionary terms, that is somewhat remarkable!

Mildred Cable Was Not Alone In China...

Mildred Cable’s remarkable storyis not complete without mentioning the two sisters with whom she co-laboured, Eva French and Francisca French. They worked together in China for several decades. They never split up and went their own ways. In missionary terms, that is somewhat remarkable!

Mildred Cable: A Missionary Who Made The Right Choices

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Mildred Cable was another remarkable missionary to China. The easiest way to introduce her is to focus on a quality that was invaluable to her and is invaluable to any missionary - the capacity to make the right choices. Mildred was born in Guildford England in 1878 into a prosperous family. Her first choice was […]

Mildred Cable: A Missionary Who Made The Right Choices

Mildred Cable was another remarkable missionary to China. The easiest way to introduce her is to focus on a quality that was invaluable to her and is invaluable to any missionary - the capacity to make the right choices. Mildred was born in Guildford England in 1878 into a prosperous family. Her first choice was […]

Seven Lessons From The Life of Lilias Trotter

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I previously wrote about Lilias Trotter. This remarkable sister merits a second look, because there are important, even success-defining, lessons for a prospective or active cross-cultural missionary that must be learnt from her life. I will mention seven. 1. There was a cost. There must be a foundation in the life of every missionary built […]

Seven Lessons From The Life of Lilias Trotter

I previously wrote about Lilias Trotter. This remarkable sister merits a second look, because there are important, even success-defining, lessons for a prospective or active cross-cultural missionary that must be learnt from her life. I will mention seven. 1. There was a cost. There must be a foundation in the life of every missionary built […]

Lilias Trotter: A Remarkable Missionary

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Until recently, I had never heard of Lilias Trotter. She is a hidden but amazing person, like many missionaries. I have found her life to be a deeply moving one. She lived from 1853 to 1928, having been born in London to a wealthy family. Her father’s death when she was only twelve seems to […]

Lilias Trotter: A Remarkable Missionary

Until recently, I had never heard of Lilias Trotter. She is a hidden but amazing person, like many missionaries. I have found her life to be a deeply moving one. She lived from 1853 to 1928, having been born in London to a wealthy family. Her father’s death when she was only twelve seems to […]

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