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Features for February ...
Know Where You Stand
What would you do if you got arrested whilst in a foreign country? Who would you contact for help or legal advice? This month's guest article is written by Graham Wallis, a solicitor, who helps us think through the implications of working in a different culture when we're unfamiliar with the law of the land more...
The Future of the Global Church
'You don't know where you're going until you know where you've been'. This new, wonderfully illustrated book by Patrick Johnstone charts the course of Christianity over the last 20 centuries and predicts where we might be heading. We've reviewed it and reveal why every coffee table in every mission-minded home or church should have one more...Video Soundbites
How is your support structure? What supporters' actions have meant the most to you? What are your biggest needs, support-wise? How has OSCAR helped you with any of these? We are putting together some video material to use online and offline and would love you to be in it! Just film your answers on your camera or mobile phone and send them in more...Online Language Courses
Need to learn some French or Spanish for overseas work but have limited time? CEDEM have recently launched online language courses for aid workers lasting just 8 weeks and costing just 100 Euros. Next course starts in March more...Serving as Senders
We're running 'Serving as Senders' days, eqipping the local church to care for mission workers, in Poole (25th Feb) and Gloucester (10th Mar). Why not send someone from your church ... or even come yourself? We'd love to see you more...Browse our Features Archive