Supportive message to DR Congo
CMS Ireland offers support to partners in DR Congo as reports of rebel forces arriving in Eastern Congo sends fear across the country.
News from October 2008
4 Hours 36 minutes
What can you do in 4 hours and 36 minutes?
Posted by Ken & Judith Finch on Tue, 28 Oct 2008
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The Body of Christ is Called to Act...
Speaking during two keynote addresses at the Annual Missions Conference in Albany diocese, USA, Ian Smith, CMS Ireland’s Director of Mission, challenged some of the ‘comfortable notions’ of mission that often exist in today’s church.
Photo Blog...
They say that a picture paints a thousand words. So here we go…a few pictures from our recent life in Arua…
Posted by Aart and Geesje den Breejen on Wed, 15 Oct 2008
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Rain, rain, go to Spain…
…never show your face again! Many of us will remember this familiar saying from our childhood; indeed I still say it to my Grandchildren when it rains at home.
Posted by David Gough on Tue, 14 Oct 2008
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Rory relishes a weekend on call
Working a 36 hour shift may not be everyone’s idea of a good weekend, but for Rory it can prove a welcome break from administrative hassles.
Posted by Rory Wilson on Sun, 12 Oct 2008
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Mission in the 21st Century – “Huge challenges for the church…”
“The old ways of doing mission are rooted in our culture – and they don’t apply to global mission today”, claimed Tim Dakin, CMS Britain’s General Secretary, at a recent gathering of clergy in Belfast.
Speaking during the session, hosted by CMS Ireland, Canon Dakin explained that rapidly changing global situations meant that there were significant challenges for those looking to engage in contemporary mission.
'Going for God' - Former Mission Partner Releases New Book...
The recent Mid-Africa Partnership Conference, in Newcastle, saw the launch of a new book by one of CMS Ireland’s longest serving volunteers and former Mission Partner, Sheilagh Jebb.
Entitled ‘Going for God’, the book is a reflection on almost 40 years of mission service with the Church Mission Society. Starting during the 1950’s in Nigeria and subsequently moving on to Sudan, The Gambia and Sierra Leone, Sheilagh’s ‘mission story’ is an inspiration to those considering long-term service today.
Being Church?
Recently I’ve been thinking a fair bit about what it means to “be church” and specifically to “be part of a church”.
It is, I admit, a pretty foundational issue for someone engaged in mission – but one that I can honestly say still leaves with me with lots of questions.
Posted by Colin Corbridge on Wed, 08 Oct 2008
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At Home in Uganda...
It’s around 100 miles from Yei (in Southern Sudan) to Arua (in northwest Uganda). In 2006 I completed the journey in approximately 3.5 hours, last year it took 6.5 hours but we managed the journey in an hour less this time. It was extremely exhausting with 3 people sitting across the front seats of a pick-up and getting covered in red dust from the road, choked with fumes from oil-burning trucks.
Posted by David Gough on Wed, 08 Oct 2008
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