Current government legislation discriminates against all UK residents who engage in prolonged periods of humanitarian work overseas. On our return from 5 years in Zambia we found that we no longer had equal access to education, health and benefits wh
Read more…My wife and I have recently sent our youngest daughter off to university and are in a position to take advantage of a term-time ministry opportunity with a seminary in Spain from February of next year.
Our eldest is now married but we still have two c
Read more…We employ a number of mission staff serving around the world with children reaching university age, and we are keen to make sure we stay up to date with guidance for making university applications from abroad. Any top tips?
Read more…Does anyone know what sort of percentage of mission partners are going into ministry without being members of a mission organisation? I am meeting with the Leadership of my church on 10th March and this information would be very useful in terms of w
Read more…I'm having trouble finding a company willing to insure us for 70-80 day trips annually now that we have passed the age of 66. Does anyone have any suggestions? We've not bothered with insurance the last two years as we're in Europe only a short fligh
Read more…Our church has invited a group of young people from America to join with us in a mission week here in Wales next year. Can anyone advise on the best way to go about getting visas for them? We were originally advised to get visas for a cultural trip
Read more…Dear friends,
More trouble to report I'm afraid. This time it's a family of 11 US mission workers in Ukraine who have no church or agency to support them and a desperate need to get back to the States. Does anyone know member care workers in Ukraine
Read more…I am a missionary serving in Rwanda and would like to find housing in Jerusalem for furlough. If anyone has any ideas!
Read more…Does anyone have any feedback they'd be willing to share about missionaries' children doing A-levels on line?
Many thanks in advance,
Paul
Read more…Hi Folks,
I am trying to help a couple who have been abandoned on the field. They are currently living and working outside the U.K. and for reasons I shall not discuss hear, have been abandoned by their "sending church". They are currently trying t
Read more…If you want to reach Afghanistan for Chirst you need to do it now and in India as thousands of Afghans come to New Delhi for Education, Hospital and Buisness.
What ever time money and effort you invest in Afghanistan for a Decade can be achieved in on
Read more…Hi Everyone,My name is Mary. I'm new to Oscaractive. I'm having a hard time figuring out how to place a discussion on offer/wanted so will write it in new discussion. I have started a ministry SHSA Educational Spaces. Most of my time and funds go tow
Read more…Hi All,
I have a question I am wondering if anyone here would be able to help me with.
My wife and I work with YWAM in Scotland and have done for almost 10 years. During that time we have dreamed of our own home, and at various points felt that the Lo
Hi! We are new to OSCAR but are relocating to Kenya in December to work with street children. The charity we are coming under has received international NGO status this week but it is not in time for us to set up our visas through them.The visa we ha
Read more…Are there any missions which have proceedures for epidemic situations which they might be able to share with others who are drafting up guidelines for their mission or team?
Read more…Does anyone have any thoughts on this question from one of our Partners, living in Asia but coming to the UK for a few months this summer?
Our daughter turns 17 next month so we are looking at getting her a provisional driving license. I followed ins
Read more…Are there any other multiple email sending agencies that you know of or recommend - so that I can send a newsletter to many supporters at the same time, by just sending to one server, but so that it doesn't get spammed? I have found "inJesus" but its
Read more…Hi - I am working for AIM International and we have our pre-field orientation for new missionaries 13th - 16th April 2014. We are currently expecting 2 long term and 1 short term families, with 8 children between them ranging from about 10 years down
Read more…Anyone else out there struggling as I am, with the apparent hegemony of holistic or integral gospel? This seems to mean for a westerner that in order to do Christian ministry in places like Africa one has to bring in money. Always bringing in money m
Read more…Does anyone know of any good materials/resources to help prepare young gap year people heading to Africa cope (practically, emotionally, spiritually) with the poverty and injustice they will see and encounter around them?
Thank you!
