In April, Global Mission Partners’ CEO, John Lamerton, and Major Gifts Manager, Craig Brown, undertook an urgent trip to Vietnam. The leader of the Vietnam Churches of Christ, Pastor Doan, had suffered a debilitating stroke. Pastor Doan has been responsible…
Hery Susanto is the powerhouse Director at the Christian Church Theological School of Indonesia in Salatiga, Indonesia. Hery and his wife Rita began ministry in 2002 in remote GJKI Plosorejo, an Indonesian Church of Christ in central Java. Hery completed…
Phil Chambers from the Aldgate Church of Christ in South Australia walked 500 km on the Walk the Yorke Trail to raise money for Global Mission Partners’ 2025 Easter appeal. “I laced up my hiking boots, swung on my backpack…
Mary faced unimaginable challenges after losing her husband and dealing with the profound impacts of the 2013 civil war in Juba. This situation led her to struggle with alcoholism and supporting her children. However, hope arrived when a group of…
When visiting Zimbabwe last year, I met with our evangelist friends from the Associated Churches of Christ in Zimbabwe. I spoke with Evangelist Shaky Moyo and heard an inspiring story about Pastor Bhanzi, who planted a church in an old…
In the diverse setting of Buddhist temples, the bustling Maeklong railway and Tha Kha floating markets in Samut Songkhram, Thailand, a community of twenty Christian families gathers every Sunday for worship, dedicated to ministering to Thai and migrant workers in…
Ariyani dreaded the idea of travelling to a rural village by motorbike. She aspires to be in a ministry position in her church, performing on the stage, not traversing Indonesia’s “adventurous” roads. Ariyana studies at the Christian Church Theological School…
Pastor Choi and Pastor Alma are the senior pastors of the Asian Christian Community Centre in the Philippines. They have partnered with One Church in Blackburn, Victoria, through Global Mission Partners for many years. The church partnership started by establishing…
Esline Toamavute and Pastor Samual Garae travelled to South Pentecost in November 2024 to facilitate the Promoting Dignity, Inclusion, and Protection training. This training was the second of two workshops held in Central Pentecost. The first workshop reflected on what…
Many years ago, a small Church on the Northern Beaches in Sydney asked me to help advise them on their mission support and programs.