Asia

Building Strong Christian Communities

Local churches working together The Churches of Christ in Vietnam are a group of local churches working together to share the gospel and build strong Christian communities. Through the International Church Partnerships program, Global Mission Partners connects Australian churches with…

Great Gifts for the Mission-Minded

From the winding roads of Indonesia to the rugged paths of Zimbabwe, the Great Gifts Mission-Minded Bundle equips leaders who bring the Gospel to the hardest-to-reach places. Students, pastors and local leaders are building hope through presence and perseverance, turning…

The Great Gift of Small-Business Skills

Latif is twenty-five years old and lives with his parents and a younger brother in one of Ambernath’s slums. He always wanted to drive an autorickshaw, but living in poverty, this was impossible. He grew up with many responsibilities, including…

When Love Changed Everything: Meet Theo

Theo’s transformation from rebellious teenager to compassionate leader began with a mother’s prayer. At 15, growing up in a broken family in Central Java, Indonesia, Theo was nearly expelled for fighting with classmates and teachers. One pivotal night, as he…

Appointing Pastor Bin in Vietnam

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…

Meet Hery Susanto

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…

Being Locally Led

Imagine establishing a ministry or project in another country without understanding the language or culture!  No real communication!  Lots of mistakes! That’s why, at Global Mission Partners, we prioritise getting to know the locals. We make every effort to form…

Love Restores Heena’s Hope

Heena enjoyed attending school because she is intelligent. However, she was afraid to go there because the boys often picked on her. Heena wanted to focus on her education, but instead, she felt herself spiralling into depression. There are high…

A New Office for a New Season

Thanks to a very generous bequest, Hosanna Ministries has opened a new office in India. Richard and Joy Williams served as missionaries with Global Mission Partners (then Overseas Mission Board) in India from 1962-1967. As part of their legacy, they…

Ministering to Migrant Workers in Thailand

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…