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Celebrating Christmas Across Nations

“The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen which were just as they had been told.” Luke 2:20

The joy of the gif...

Ingome Church was the first rural mission post founded by the first missionaries to Zimbabwe. Established in 1912, the congregation struggled to grow. Now, almost a century later, both the sch...

Thandolwenkosi is the child pictured on the front of this year’s COCOA (Churches of Christ Overseas Aid) Offering envelope. She is one very happy pre-schooler at Khayelihle Children’s V...

Colin Scott, COCOA Program Manager, recently visited Vietnam to see first-hand the work of Bright Solutions and the COCOA-S-E-Asia programs in action. He shares his impressions from the time s...

In early November, Hery Susanto, the Academic Dean of Indonesian Church of Christ Theological School in Salatiga and a representative of GMP’s newest partner, the Indonesian Churches of Chris...

Zimbabwe has recently been experiencing extreme weather conditions with temperatures soaring as high as 45_oC. Most of the open wells have dried up. This creates a lot of distress for the...

Officially it is the dry season at the beginning of November in Vietnam. However, the roads into An Phu Village in Hon Quan district were virtually impassable due to the abnormal amount of rain t...

The number of children residing at Khayelihle Children’s Village (KCV) has recently increased to 103. The three new siblings who have joined the KCV family are Hlanganani (9), Hloniphani...

There was great excitement as the students at the Emmanuel Children’s Centre, South Sudan, received their school uniforms. The school in Marialbai is very new and only commenced in March this...

As director of the Bible Training Institute (BTI), offering correspondence courses to any who are interested, Bhimrao Thavare encounters a range of remarkable students and situations. Bhimrao regul...

Contrary to last week’s report, Klong Toey (where Ash and Anji Barker are based in ministry in Thailand with Urban Neighbours of Hope) is still dry! The floods however, have not passed by yet...

Heavy monsoon rains have been drenching Southeast Asia since mid-July, causing mudslides and widespread flooding. The overflow of this water continues to move south through Thailand toward the...

Tram couldn’t stop smiling. It was her birthday and, amid the busyness of a working day trying to keep up with Christmas orders, the Bright Solutions team had organised a surprise party ...

Ron McLean was the Executive Director of the Overseas Mission Board (OMB now GMP) from 1961 until 1982. Ron himself served as a missionary in Vanuatu from 1948 to 1960 and never lost his love...

This week the Church of Christ in Thailand wrote to all its international partners seeking prayer because of the impact of flooding in the region near Bangkok and now being felt in Bangkok itself. ...

Developing leadership potential has been a highlight for both the students at Khayelihle Children’s Village and also in the churches of Zimbabwe in recent weeks.

The...

In Tan Phuoc Village problems were encountered when the contractor drilled two test wells at the end of August and was unable to find water. The decision was then made to locate the well elsew...

Sunday 9^th October was a special day of celebration for the churches in Suva. A combined church service was held at Nakasi and then everyone headed down to the beach. Four young peo...

When you walk through the towns and villages in the Republic of Southern Sudan the high proportion of pregnant women is obvious. They are a constant reminder of the urgent need of equipment, t...

The Conference of Churches of Christ in Papua New Guinea is grieving the recent loss of James Kova. Kova was both a skilful driver and a very capable mechanic. He is greatly missed and fondly ...

It has been raining non-stop for the past 24 hours in Bangkok. Flood waters are circling as the water coming down from the Ayuthya region is diverting both to the south east and south wes...

The situation in the Horn of Africa remains critical. The movement of people is placing agencies providing care under extreme pressure. Last week the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kevin Rudd, ...

A workshop on Health and Nutrition was conducted recently by Cat and Tim, friends of Fiona Briers, during their visit to Bright Solutions in Vietnam. For many of the women in the participating...

Mrs Hoang Vy works hard as a builder’s labourer. She has three daughters to support and no longer has a husband to provide for the family. Their own home, however, is a makeshift dwellin...

Forty pastors, elders and church leaders from across the islands of Vanuatu recently travelled to East Ambae for the Pastors Development Training Workshop held at Lovunvili. This eve...

The East African drought is a vast disaster stretching across Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia and beyond. Two years with scarcely any rain have withered fields and pastures, putting more than 12 mill...

The past month has been exceptionally busy for the churches in Fiji. Youth from all the Fiji Community Churches of Christ, both east and west, came together for the first ever combined retreat...

September 10 dawned a beautiful, bright morning over Bulawayo. A large number of the local community gathered at Large City Hall car park in the centre of Bulawayo at 7:00am warming up for the 23 k...

The Board and staff of Global Mission Partners give thanks to God for the life and service of two very special missionary servants in Mrs Dorothy Smith and Mrs Phyl McLean. Both served in Vanuatu (...

Just three weeks after the birth of the Republic of South Sudan a team from Global Mission Partners (GMP) went to visit with our partners there. They were encouraged by the strong progress at Maria...

Bright Solutions has just celebrated its first birthday! The celebrations included a typical Vietnamese cake – always a favourite and enjoyed by all the team. The director, Fiona Briers ...

Those living in the Horn of Africa face new challenges. Jane Still from ACT Alliance (Action by Churches Together, through whom Churches of Christ Overseas Aid directs funds for the famine relief) ...

A great opportunity to meet together, hear the stories and see the settings where we partner together in mission is being offered at the annualCelebration of Global Mission which is being held...

God’s heart for mission became a strong focus last year through the teaching program at Wyoming Church of Christ on the NSW Central Coast. This year Wyoming decided to follow God&rs...

There is a lot of excitement at Withcott Church of Christ, Qld, as the congregation prepares to send its very first short term mission team to Torlie School in Central Pentecost, Vanuatu, on 1...

It was with great sadness that we received the news that Harold Francis Gross had passed away on Thursday 18^th August following a battle with cancer. He was 86 years old.

A recent letter written by some of the villagers in the hamlets of Dong Tam Village in Binh Phuoc, Vietnam, expressed gratitude to the donors in Churches of Christ in Australia and Disci...

The week after Typhoon Juaning struck with devastating force across the low lying communities in the province of Albay in the Philippines a team of seven from the International Christian College of...

Tonight’s Foreign Correspondent (ABC, 8pm) will have a special focus on Dadaab refugee camp. Dadaab has become a place of hope for thousands of Somali refugees who arrive daily, carryi...

Pastor Raj Deo has brought a new energy and focus for the Vuci Road Church in Fiji in the last four months since his ministry commenced. The church has a keen interest in outreach, meeting regularl...

Global Mission Partners is interested in learning about the opinions, attitudes and experiences of Christian youth and young adults regarding mission. This online survey is an opportunity for young...

Most births in South Sudan do not occur in hospitals and are not attended by well-trained midwives. Local 'Traditional Birth Attendants' supervise the births. These women have some training bu...

11.6 million people are now believed to be affected by the drought and famine spreading throughout the Horn of Africa. From the "triangle of death" straddling Kenya, Somal...

Long-term sustainable projects make the biggest difference to people and are a resource to the local community. Bright Solutions director, Fiona Briers, has just finished running a short train...

Tens of thousands of refugees have fled drought-stricken Somalia in recent weeks. Some have walked up to 1000km to escape conflict and drought. This drought is the worst to hit the Horn of Africa i...

Raising cattle is a major enterprise for people who live in the village of Bulusari in Central Java, Indonesia. Pastor Kristanto, who ministers in Bulusari, is skilled in caring for cattle, es...

Two COCOA projects are currently under way in Tan Phuoc Village. A house is being constructed and a well is being drilled. When COCOA workers John and Lan Dean last visited the house, construc...

James Naidu has suffered sixteen strokes and been bedridden for the last four years. Over the past three weeks Bhimrao and Kanta Thavare in Nakasi, Fiji, had been visiting James and his family...

The trip to Umsa, a village where the Melanesian Evangelical Churches of Christ (MECOC) leaders were to meet with the pastors of the Sogeram area in Papua New Guinea, was not an easy one and r...

Equipping young people with leadership skills has been a special vision and passion for Evangelist Famalos Zhou over these past few months. Training sessions were held in the Fort Rixon area n...

The world’s newest nation, the Republic of South Sudan, is celebrating its independence in hope of a new era of peace and development. As politicians do their part to negotiate peaceful relat...

Vanessa Pari and Sithandazile Masikati were part of a group of 20 children from Khayelihle Children’s Village (KCV) who took part in the “Commemoration of a Street Child’s Da...

Bright Solutions workers have been encouraged with an increased demand for products over the past month. A few large orders coming through has meant that the women have been working hard to co...

The mammoth task of assisting those impacted by the devastating tsunami which hit Japan’s coastline near Sendai and surrounding areas on March 11 continues. Churches of Christ Overseas Aid ha...

Examining the current changes and challenges that MECOC is facing and looking at key strategies and future planning were the focus of significant discussions held recently in Madang. Three Melanesi...

Increasing cohesion and efficiency has been a main focus for Vanuatu Conference this year. A three day review of the constitution by seven committee members was held 1^st – 3^rd...

An enthusiastic team of thirteen set out from Devonport Church of Christ to share together with the Lautoka and Vitogo churches on the western side of the main island of Fiji. Packed in w...

Housing construction and the provision of clean water continues to be the primary focus of COCOA (Churches of Christ Overseas Aid) in Binh Phuoc, Vietnam. On the 24^th May John and L...

School resumes again on Monday June 27^th for the children at Ankoor Home in India. After enjoying their summer holidays they are returning on Thursday for a community development seminar...

In Vietnamese culture, women in poverty long for one special thing of beauty before they die. That one typical desire is for pierced ears and earrings to represent something of value, somethin...

Khayelihle Children’s Village (KCV) recently celebrated the graduation of 19 year old Vusumuzi Mbewe from Hlekweni Training Centre. Hlekweni is a rural training centre outside Bulawayo w...

South Sudan becomes independent in less than a month. Sweeping changes are taking place at a rapid rate. There is still conflict and instability in many parts, particularly Southern Kurdufan,&...

Judith Vusi, Principal of the Vanuatu Churches of Christ Conference Mobile Bible College, is visiting Australia in June. Her main focus will be to network with theological colleges to discuss ...

The enthusiastic involvement of young people in Global Mission is an opportunity not to be overlooked. One of the realities is that ministries like GMP sometimes struggle to make this possible...

“Epping Unleashed 2” left in April for two weeks at Londua Technical College, Vanuatu. Lois Elsmore, the Epping Church of Christ team coordinator reports from NSW on the experience...

In the rural regions of Zimbabwe, a well provides the nearby community with drinking water and farmers have water for their dipping tanks at a much closer distance. The government of Zimbabwe provi...

Celebrations for the 50^th anniversary of Churches of Christ Conference in Vanuatu commenced with the official opening on Sunday afternoon on the 15^th May. 118 delegates, four ...

Elections have been held in Vietnam over the past month. This has limited travel for John and Lan Dean but today they are on their way once again to Binh Phuoc. A meeting has been arranged with the...

Unity and cooperation between churches of the same denomination can be challenging enough, but unity between local churches of different denominations is even more demanding to achieve and a g...

Much thought, preparation and energy goes into the special events that form the highlights of the Easter celebrations in the Fiji Community Churches of Christ. Each of the churches’ Sund...

Across the nations Christians gathered for a special time of remembrance and celebration at Easter. On Good Friday 150 believers from three local villages (Bhangona, Takali and Dhorje) in Maha...

Take a walk through the markets of Aweil and you are likely to encounter some of the boys who live on the streets. Some are orphans, some have been attracted from outlying villages to the regi...

Easter held special significance for six of the young adults at Khayelihle Children’s Village (KCV) as it provided a unique opportunity to join with more than 1,300 young people from C...

Launching new product designs including pencil cases as well as the interactive cloth books has introduced new skills for the women working at Bright Solutions. Some of the proficient workers ...

50 years is quite a milestone. In May the Conference of Churches of Christ in Vanuatu celebrates its golden anniversary Conference meeting! Much planning and preparation has been invested in this 5...

Two more churches are being planted in rural Zimbabwe by Evangelist Famalos Zhou and his wife Soneni. They are seeing many make commitments to follow Jesus Christ. These two new preaching points ha...

The family at Khayelihle Children’s Village (KCV) welcomed five more children on the 9^th of April. Four were boys and one a girl; all from the same biological family. Nester, ...

Vuci Road Church in Fiji has a new pastor! Raj Deo commenced at Vuci Road on April 1^st. Raj is Indo-Fijian with a Hindu and farming background before his conversion. He grew up in a vill...

Silas Gibe, Literacy Coordinator in PNG, was one of six national translators who spent the past week checking Bible translations in their own language. They have been using the Paratext, a com...

March 26^th was a big day at Shrigonda Girls’ Home in India. A Christian Convention was held for all the staff and students and included the farewell ceremony for nine of the s...

22 churches have been established in the past eight years in the rural areas around Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. One of the fastest growing of these is at Fort Rixon. Meeting in the open paddock near...

Southern Sudan becomes a nation in its own right from July 1^st this year. A GMP team is preparing to go to South Sudan soon after this big transition. The team will be monitoring pr...

31^st March 2011 is etched into Fiona Briers’ memory. That was the day she experienced a daylight bag snatch which resulted in the loss of her bag, records, keys and laptop computer...

Lois Elsmore had been the Mission Coordinator at Epping Church of Christ, NSW, for around 25 years when God stirred up a revolution in her. She was challenged that her church engaged with a nu...

Recently Nathan Lawrence, one of the Young Adults’ leaders from the Mundaring Church of Christ, WA, issued an invitation to a group of young adults to show expressions of interest in a shor...

“She seemed to be looking right at me,” said one of the women gathered at the Darling Downs Ladies’ Retreat as she took up the challenge to get involved in making a differenc...

Loveness Ngwenya is the newest addition to the KCV family. She arrived at KCV, which is about 20 km from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, on 16^th March and is already enrolled in Grade Seven at Umgus...

Schools in rural Vietnam are lacking basic facilities. Tan Phuoc Pre-School currently has four classrooms but no toilet facilities. The first Tan Phuoc Primary School has 15 classrooms and 300...

Chad and Jennifer Huddleston, who are currently living in Japan, are one family working to bring relief in the midst of chaos. They report, “It has been a trying and sad time in so many ways:...

The Vuci Rd and Nakasi churches in Fiji combined together to celebrate International Women’s Day on Tuesday 8^th March. Non-Christian neighbours were invited and it ...

On Friday 11th March a massive earthquake (9.0 magnitude) rocked northern Japan, triggering a Tsunami that swept across the country with waves of up to 10 metres reaching over 10 kilometres inland....

Two weeks ago a special baptismal service was held at the Makokoba Church of Christ in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second largest city. BJ Mpofu who attended the service reflected, “Seein...

The health and happiness of the 240 child victims of war is noticeably improving since the Marialbai Mission commenced caring for the children in September 2010. Pastor Paulino Malou reports, ...

Churches of Christ in Australia has a new international partner, The Indonesian Churches of Christ. This new relationship builds on contacts that have grown over recent years and a foundation laid ...

Through a personal friendship and the experience of visiting Bangladesh, the minister of Magill Church of Christ (SA), Steve Blacket, has developed links with some Churches of Christ churches and l...

Around 300 people attended the graduation ceremony for the ten students who completed their three years of training at Gandep Bible College in PNG. Among the crowd were the pastors, church lea...

Sewing classes are held every Saturday and Sunday at Ashwood Memorial Hospital in Daund for the ladies who attend the Support Group for People Living with AIDS (PLWA). Twelve young widows are tak...

Mr. Royal Bebe is the newly appointed principal at Ranwadi Churches of Christ College on Pentecost, Vanuatu, this year. The school year began on 14^th February and is now almost back...

Life is a struggle for many minority families in Vietnam. It is especially difficult for rural families to be able to afford a well-constructed house. Tet, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year ...

Youth Sunday is a highlight on the Churches of Christ calendar especially for the young people in Bulawayo, the second largest city in Zimbabwe. The youth at KCV look forward with great anticipat...

Narendra has been participating in the Bible Training Institute (BTI) Correspondence studies for almost a year now. He was first introduced to BTI studies by one of the students and his relati...

Southern Sudanese turned out in strength last month to vote in the referendum to determine their independence from the North. While there have been isolated pockets of conflict in border regions,...

In Vietnam, Tet, the Lunar New Year, is a special time of holiday festivities. The normal routine of work is exchanged for hospitality, feasting, gift giving and celebrations for homes and bus...

The sinking of a successful borehole means a significant increase in food production for a community in Zimbabwe. Recently Boniface Mpofu, who has oversight of the aid and development programs...

Youth Convention on Tanna

About 220 young people gathered on Tanna for the Youth Convention which concluded on Saturday 18th December. Witnol Bule, the Head Teacher at Isla Sch...

Referendum January 9

Beginning January 9th, Southern Sudanese will vote in a referendum that will determine whether the South secedes from the North or not. The registration ...

The arrival of the new automated Blood Cell Counter machine (a COCOA Great Gift) was cause for great rejoicing at Ashwood Mission Hospital (AMH) in Daund, India. On 26^th November a ...

Four new children have recently been welcomed into the KCV family. Three of the children, Talent (13), Blessing (10) and Sibonokuyhle Ncube (7), are siblings who recently lost their mother. KCV&rsq...

Earlier in the year COCOA was asked to build a toilet at the Pre-School in Dong Tam Village. John and Lan Dean, who have oversight of the COCOA projects in Vietnam,...

Roger Bawden from Queensland was part of a recent team to visit Papua New Guinea. For Roger this was an opportunity to explore future involvement. He reports on his visit, “In November 1...

Bevan Griggs joined the Global Mission Partners team on the 27^th of October as the new Mission Mobiliser for Western Australia. Bevan has been involved with Churches of Christ in WA as...

“Over several months this year the young adults’ group at Mundaring Church of Christ have been studying social justice and its implications for a believer’s life choices. Wan...

Adopting a special project overseas is one way churches are choosing to be engaged in mission and make a significant difference in an overseas community. The Church Partnership Projects broc...

Boniface Mpofu, director of the Showers of Blessing Trust which oversees the drilling of wells in Zimbabwe, reports, “Recently, the recipients of one of the newly drilled boreholes were ...

Each year a number of Aussie work teams are welcomed by the Conference of Churches of Christ in Vanuatu and put to good use assisting with maintenance programmes in their school...

John and Lan Dean, COCOA workers in Binh Phuoc Province, recently visited the sites of the newest wells. Together with the Vice Chairman of the Village People’s Committee it was agreed t...

St Luke’s Mission Hospital provides medical services to the communities around Malkangiri in Orissa, India. The most needy patients are treated free of charge. Patients are now coming fr...

Bhimrao and Kanta Thavare have recently returned to Fiji and are back into the flow of ministry there once again. Bhimrao reports, “It was a good break for both of us for the last two mo...

Ten students are graduating from Gandep Bible College on 30^th November. Seven are women and three are men from the remote hill country villages in north-eastern PNG.

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A traditional dance performed by a team of KCV children was the central attraction at the AGM held on Saturday 30 October at Khayelihle Children’s Village (KCV). KCV Director Jabulani Xa...

In September GMP formed a partnership with Churches of Christ and community leaders in Sudan to commence a mission in Marialbai, South Sudan. The aim is to care for children who have lost their p...

Bright Solutions commenced as a social enterprise business in Ho Chi Minh City in August. Having started work with a women’s micro-project, Fiona Briers, the director, reports, “...

In the Nyati area of Fort Rixon water is much further beneath the surface than in other parts of Zimbabwe. This means that wells need to be dug much deeper to draw water. Currently they are av...

Work began today on the third unit being renovated at Sarakata in Vanuatu. These three units are due to be completed by the end of the month. Next month they will be rented out which will be a sour...

Nathan Nhan reports on his September visit to Hanoi…

“Last month, I went to visit the churches in North Vietnam. I witnessed many miracles and met wit...

Mid-term exams start today (October 19) for the children at Baramati Boys’ Home and Shrigonda Girls’ Home, India. Currently 110 boys are cared for at Baramati Boys Home. In the pri...

‘Kawtha’, a village near Daund on the bank of Bhima River, has a population of more than 3000. The village organized a different programme for the festival day held last Friday 15<...

Anton Odama is the Registrar at Gandep Bible College and part of the team who present the teaching seminars with the Revival Harvest Ministry team in the rural northeast of PNG. This ministry ...

On 3^rd October the children at Ankoor Home enjoyed a picnic in a nearby forest. Director Kiron Gaikwad reports, “There is a small stream nearby and the kids really enjoyed swimming...

The Marialbai Church of Christ Mission in South Sudan is now in its second month. 240 orphans receive food daily and plans are underway to establish a school and church in 2011....

Growing the Preschool

In Zimbabwe the Khayelihle Children’s Village (KCV) Southern Cross Learning Center Preschool has been opened up to children from the neighb...

Registration documentation for Bright Solutions which was time-consuming throughout September has flowed reasonably smoothly this month. This week has seen the first batches of cloth boo...

The surveying of ten boreholes has been completed in the Inyathi area of Fort Rixon, Zimbabwe. This is an area mainly occupied by newly resettled farmers. The need for water in these loc...

Mobile Bible College Principal Appointment

On September 7^th and 8^th the Vanuatu Conference Committee appointed Judith Vusi as the new Pri...

At the Annual General Meeting at CCTC in Melbourne on Saturday 30 October, John and Lan Dean will be among those leading elective sessions on what it means to engage in mission. John will shar...

In the past three months Reaching Hand Society (RHS) in India has begun supporting 23 children at Ashrayo Nivas, meaning ‘Refuge Home’. Following recent persecution in Orissa, many...

A translation course in the Kianying Balang language group was conducted by Pioneer Bible Translators (PBT) from 14 July – 4 August at Gandep Bible College in PNG. One of the original ...

Sanjeshni Narayan is one of the correspondence students studying with the Bible Training Institute (BTI) in Fiji. He included a note with his recent lesson for marking. Sanjeshni wrote, "I wan...

The approaching winter is hastening the need for shelter and relief in Pakistan, particularly northern areas of the flood-hit country.

Dr Qamar Zaman, medical coordinator for ACT Alliance in...

To date just over $119,000 has been receipted through Churches of Christ Overseas Aid for the Pakistan Flood Relief Appeal. All COCOA donations are directed through Action by Churches Together (ACT...

You will find 98 children happily mingling together and sharing meals in the five family units at Khayelihle Children’s Village (KCV). All of them are in good health. The Fullerton/Reyma...

At the end of August Bright Solutions was at last officially registered as a company in Vietnam and production has begun. Fiona Briers reports, “Not one to waste the opportunity, we star...

The brand new Marialbai Church of Christ Mission commenced on Thursday 2^nd September. Steve Blacket reports from Sudan, “During my visit in January, with Joseph Mawien and Ros St...

The last few days have brought more floods in the south of Pakistan, forcing another one million people out of their homes. The torrential monsoon rains that triggered massive floods have moved ste...

Micah Challenge asks us all to set Sunday 10^th Oct (10.10.10) aside for prayer as we join millions of sisters and brothers in Christ around the world to pray, promise and...

Team Travels

Several short term mission teams have just returned and the following teams are setting out:

Two people from the Callala Bay Community Church in NSW wil...

The scale of the impact of the floods on the people of Pakistan is overwhelming. The total number of people impacted is greater than 20 million (almost the population of Austral...

A solid brick house means a stable dwelling and a new beginning for a minority family in Vietnam. The construction of two new houses, along with two new wells and tanks, has just been complete...

Isla Mission School on Tanna Island in Vanuatu experienced a new breath of life once again in August last year with the appointment of a new principal (Witnold Bule), and a new school council ...

Pastor Hery Susanto reports from the Church of Christ Theological Seminary (STJKI) in Central Java, Indonesia, “Six months ago, three students from the Bible College opened a ...

Dayanand Sharma, one of the students enrolled with the Bible Training Institute, comes from a non-Christian background. He completed the Christian Faith Basics correspondence course wit...

A Virgin Coconut Oil forum was held August 4-11 as the final component of the feasibility study in a series of workshops which Frank Sanders has been conducting on Pentecost. It was an opportu...

Paul and Renee Ravesteyn, ministers at Northgate Church of Christ, in New South Wales have a special passion for Africa. They commenced Live Connection in 2000 and have developed many p...

For many years David Lewis served on the SA Overseas Missions Committee for OMB, now Global Mission Partners, and held the role of treasurer for almost 40 years. David also served on the Board...

It is hard to comprehend the scale of destruction in Pakistan at the moment. Your giving to the COCOA Pakistan Appeal is one way of expressing your care and support for those s...

Over 200 children have been identified in Marialbai as having lost both parents in the civil conflict in Sudan. This week Steven Blacket is travelling to this remote Sudanese community, which ...

Four boys recently joined the family at Khayelihle Children’s Village. Kwanele Mpofu is 2 years old, Dereck Mpofu is 4, Michael Mpofu is 7 and Thabo Mpofu is 10. This brings the total to...

There have been some delays in approving the business license for Bright Solutions, but Fiona Briers is hopeful that the current issues reflect movement into the final stages of the process. Althou...

Samuel Vusi reports that Vanuatu Churches of Christ Conference has just hosted two workshops for the Pacific Conference of Churches. ‘Human Rights’, ‘Good Governance’ a...

At the end of June COCOA-S.E. Asia was given a $5,000 grant from the Week of Compassion Disciples of Christ in the US. This meant that John and Lan Dean could visit Tan Loi Village ...

There is an opportunity for four people to join the KiwiLink team on their next short term mission experience in Zimbabwe (20 Oct - 11 Nov). Two would be involved with carpentry, plumbing, ele...

The Melanesian Evangelical Churches of Christ (MECOC) are holding their Annual General Meeting this week (July 26-29) at Yar village. The theme is ‘Churches Arise and Make a Positive Dif...

Bhimrao Thavare reports, “It has been rewarding to see results from the outreach programme in the Nausori area with three members of one Hindu family accepting Jesus Christ as...

This Sunday 25 July has been nominated as a special day for combined prayer.

Our international partners are aware that they are being prayed for and have be...

July is one of the busiest months of year at Ankoor Home being the commencement of the new academic year. 20 new children have just been admitted and are settling in. This year the ...

On Wednesday 28 July, staff from Ashwood Mission Hospital (AMH) will be involved in a health clinic at Kangaon, 20 kms west of Daund. Dr Philemon Pawar is meeting with village leade...

Bambelela Jiyane and Innocent Mawire have just completed their final examinations in Micro Technology. They are eagerly awaiting their results and seeking to secure employment in th...

The first stages of a program providing care for war orphans is now taking shape in Marialbai, Aweil West, Sudan. Beginning with a feeding program for 240 children who have lost both parents, prepa...

Fiona Briers has returned to Vietnam and is preparing all the necessary administrative documents to complete the registration of Bright Solutions as a COCOA supported independent social enterp...

Sunday 25 July is the annual GMP Day of Prayer for global mission. iPray brochures are available along with a PowerPoint around the theme “iPray – Making a Difference”. ...

Global Mission Partners serves the commitment of Churches of Christ congregations to be involved in global mission. We are a servant agency of local churches in Australia and overseas. As such...

The Annual General Meeting of Global Mission Partners is held each year in October. This year, for the first time, the AGM will be in Melbourne on October 30^th at the Churches of Ch...

On Friday a team of nine from around Queensland flew to Port Vila, Vanuatu. This morning they flew to Maewo Island, and travelled on to Gambule. Never heard of it? Neither had they!...

A small Handing Over Ceremony was held on Wednesday 16 June celebrating the new Churches of Christ Overseas Aid (COCOA) house which has just been completed in Tan Phuoc. The family who receive...

Arjun, Hemkumari and Radhika are all members of the same family and come from a Hindu background. They have been attending Nakasi Church of Christ and there has been much rejoicing ...

This year Graham Kwarney joined the leadership team of the Vanuatu Conference for Churches of Christ as the Director of Church Development. Workshops have been planned for each of the island c...

The Chair of the Makokoba Church of Christ in Zimbabwe sent through a letter of thanks for the Leadership Training seminars conducted by the GMP team on May 27 and June 7 for church leaders in...

Kanta Thavare’s recent surgery was successful and she is now recovering well. All the pathology tests have now came back negative for cancer. Bhimrao reports, “Even the ...

After many delays the ambulance at Ashwood Memorial Hospital has been delivered and is in use. For a whole variety of reasons it has taken almost a year to come. The delays have been caused, i...

After sharing in the Vanuatu Churches of Christ Annual Conference on Ambae (May 17 – 21), Frank and Sue Sanders travelled with Colin and Joy Dyer (Directors of Kokonut Pacific...

The Melanesian Evangelical Churches of Christ (MECOC) Board Executive is meeting this week to plan the programme for the Annual General Meeting and other coming events. The Chairman, John Kitimun, ...

BJ Mpofu, director of Showers of Blessing Trust, recently visited water security projects in Zvishavane. He was amazed to find a thriving vegetable garden at one of the boreholes. It brought d...

Pastor Paulino Malou is currently completing his studies in administration in Uganda. He plans to return to Sudan in November to oversee the establishment of the Church of Christ Mission in Ma...

On the 15^th of May 2010, Zimbabwe House was officially opened. Chris Baigent, director of KiwiLink (New Zealand Churches of Christ) gave the opening speech. He stressed t...

Londua’s 60^th Anniversary was celebrated on Wednesday in true Ni-Vanuatu style – lots of people, lots of speeches, and of course, lots of kaekae (food). The chapel was d...

Last month Kanta Thavare underwent a series of ultrasound scans and tests. After an anxious three weeks of waiting the test results have detected cancerous cells. Due to the long waiting list ...

Today is the sixth day since clashes between Thai government security forces and anti-government protesters became more intense in Bangkok. The Red Shirts have maintained their position behind...

In the district of Dong Phu three houses are being constructed. The first house was specifically requested for a struggling family in Tan Phuoc Village who have undergone great tragedy in rece...

Alvin Chand, a part-time trainee pastor, has just taken up an interim ministry at Vuci South Church in Nausori, Fiji. His appointment is initially a three month probationary term with on-the-j...

Developing godly, quality leaders for the leadership team is a priority for Churches of Christ in Vietnam. The redevelopment of a city fellowship has been encouraging. While relationships in t...

There is excitement in the air as people in Vanuatu head for Ambae Island. Next week (16-22 May) is the 49^th Annual Conference of Churches of Christ in Vanuatu. This also coincides ...

Two initial building projects being planned are extensions to the Aweil Bible College at Malek Alel, and facilities for the new mission at Marialbai, developing a program for childr...

Training leaders for a nation of islands is a challenge. In the past the student came to the college which was located on Pentecost Island. The Bible College at Banmatmat was remote, difficult to a...

Paul and Judith Todd, New Zealanders who are visiting Khayelihle Children’s Village (KCV) in Zimbabwe for the third time, are assisting with the harvesting of the maize ...

A family that has suffered a great tragedy are to be the next recipients of a new house. The Vice Chairman of the district specifically requested the donation of a house for one struggling fam...

Muneshwar and Stella Gaunder celebrated the birth of their first child, a baby girl named Hadasha Asha, on 27^th March. They are all doing really well. Muneshwar has b...

In the year commencing February 8^th 2010 there was a new intake of twelve married students and one single male student at Gandep Bible College, PNG. Most of the students are ma...

Fezile Moyo is hearing impaired but very talented. She is a good athlete who specializes in running 100 metres. During first term, schools across the country conduct sports competitions where ...

The Sudanese elections currently in process are the first national elections in 24 years. President Omar al-Bashir took power in a military coup in 1989 and since that time the dictatorship ha...

A commissioning service was held at Whitehill Church of Christ on Sunday dedicating Frank and Sue Sanders for their ministry in Vanuatu. Frank is leaving on Saturday 17^th April at 1...

Jan Christensen writes, “You might say we are into recycling here in Queensland! Sure, we put our plastic bottles in the recycling bin, but we do much better that that! W...

On the 24^th May a group of 10 people will set off from Howrah Church of Christ on a 10 day GMP Thai Cultural Experience. This group have been utilizing the OnEARTH training materials in ...

Can you imagine commencing 11 new businesses in three years? We celebrate this achievement with the people of the Klong Toey slum community in Bangkok. Some of these new projects in...

A good start at Londua

133 students are enrolled at Londua for 2010. There are 75 students in the academic program and 58 in the vocational course. This is the first ye...

HIV/AIDS Support

Families in the Daund area, India, continue to be devastated by HIV-AIDS. Support for people living with HIV-AIDS is limited. At Ashwood once a fortnight a hom...

Chile Update

The latest reports from Chile indicate that 711 people have been killed, with the death toll certain to continue rising due to people reported as missing. The destr...

New Sprouts Growing

The Vietnamese Government is committed to assisting farmers to develop methods of growing clean vegetables to improve the health of the population a...

Cyclone Tomas struck Fiji on Monday 15^th March. Rated Category 4 it is one of the most severe with winds recorded at up to 180km an hour. The impact has been worst for Fiji’s ...

Thailand has been faced with some very tense political situations leading up to and following the military coup in September 2006. Thai society is presently marked by divisions and mistrust of...

This May over 1000 people aged 16-26 will take to the road to MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY.

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The first Melanesian Evangelical Churches of Christ (MECOC) Revival Harvest Ministry (RHM) convention held this year was conducted in the Madang Province at Temnung Village. The initial plan w...

With the rapid growth in the number of churches in Zimbabwe and the struggle to find pastors, the development of church leaders is a priority so that the churches are led by mature people. We ...

Education of the children at Khayelihle Children’s Village (KCV) has been a challenge recently. During the recent teacher’s strike private lessons were organised for the child...

Ros Stafford-Green joined Joseph Mawien and Steve Blacket on their return visit to Southern Sudan in January. Ros, who has a medical background has been involved in the development of the medi...

Alex Morse is a Church World Service Volunteer in the Dominican Republic and a former Global Mission Intern of Global Ministries. Alex has provided an update regarding the work being don...

Food Aid

The Food Aid Program was established in 2009 to assist the poorest of the ethnic minority families to cope with the effects of the economic downt...

Since the drilling programme commenced in Zimbabwe three years ago fifty-two boreholes have been drilled. Of the 10 boreholes drilled and equipped with pumps in 2009 from COCOA donations (New ...

A request has come through from the teachers at Londua Training School for the following text books which are part of their Year 9/10 English Studies curriculum:

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It is just over one month since the horrifying earthquake hit Haiti on January 12. In the capital Port-au-Prince and other parts of Haiti the victims commemorated the tragedy ...

The churches that we are in partnership with in Papua New Guinea are all in settings where people survive on what they grow and sell. It is a subsistence economy and resources are t...

Nancy, a young Hindu woman, had been attending the Lautoka Church of Christ on the western side of the main island of Fiji for several months last year. Following a wonderful seaso...

It is impossible to get accurate statistics in Sudan, but the number of fatalities after forty years of civil war is estimated as high as two million. Orphans and widows are everywh...

Zimbabwe House is now complete! Once it is furnished, more children will be added to the Khayelihle Children’s Village (KCV) family which currently numbers 89.

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In November 2009 a team from Bowral Church of Christ visited Ankoor Children's Home for the second time to assist in some practical ways around the campus.

Why Long Term Mission?

With the current trend towards the popularity of short term missions not looking like slowing down anytime soon, the question has to be asked what effect if any this...

I had the privilege of spending 10 days at Ashwood Mission Hospital, in the rural town of Daund, east of Mumbai. During my time at Ashwood, I was able to witness a number of ways in which Ashwood c...

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