New Child Sponsorship Scheme Begins:

Parental Care Ministries Child Sponsorship:Mission International has now begun a child sponsorship scheme with Parental Care Ministries in Mbarara in Uganda.

To fully sponsor a child it costs £20/month/child, to part sponsor a child the costs start at £5/month/child. If you would like to sponsor a child with PCM then please use the Bank Mandate form at the top right of this page. If you would like to discuss the matter further please contact us on mail@mission-international.org

Parental Care School - Sports Day:

Parental Care do well at inter-school sports event:
The staff and pupils of Parental Care School were delighted recently during an inter-school sports day to discover that the school had won most of the events against much stronger opposition.

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Keep on Praying:

Help us by praying for the work and workers of Mission International:

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Inspirational Lighthouse family song & Video:

Lighthouse Family - Free!
This inspirational video can be seen if you Click Here.

Christian Morality debate

David Robertson debates with Paul Orton:
Christian Minister debates with Humanist/Athiest live on Premier radio - to listen click here

Chris Moyles comments on Baptism!

UK Radio 1 disk jockey is amazed by baptism service:
Chris Moyles the well known Radio One host is heard on this clip commenting on a TV broadcast during the Easter Baptism service from Kingsgate Church in Peterborogh, England. To see the video click here.

80 Million for Ronaldo

Ronaldo's big money!
Manchester United's Christiano Ronaldo has just been sold to Real Madrid for a record £80 Million pounds. To try to get a handle on that the media in the UK have been asking what would that buy? How many David Beckhams and so on. I did a quick rekki to discover that £80 Million pounds would sponsor 33,333 children for 10 years at £20/month.

Many Millions of children and adults will die this year due to hunger, disease and as a result of dirty/diseased water. In this time of financial crisis it is an insult to poor families around the world to see a young sportsman like Ronaldo being exchanged such a colossal amount of money, a percentage of which he will 'earn' himself of course for playing football each week.

Saying it and doing it?

How do we respond to the model Jesus left for us?
Someone once said "...many Christians do as Jesus did and many Christians say what Jesus said but what we need are Christians who both say what Jesus said and do what Jesus did...". We need the complete package if we are to fulfil the mandate that Jesus left for us.

Epistle of Straw: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Solas
The book of James in the Bible is much maligned as one which seems to divert from the Reformed Evangelical track of Sola Scriptura (by scripture alone), Sola Fide (by faith alone), and Sola Gratia (by Grace alone) etc. I am however sensing that the Church in the western world needs to get back into its stride, take a more balanced view and both say and do. There is no need whatsoever for us however to throw the baby out with the theological bathwater and sideline the Solas but to add to our repertoire the practical application of our faith.

Mission International's purpose is to endeavour to both say and do. Our teams travel to various parts of the world to share the Good News about Jesus as He commanded us to do, and we also partner with local NGOs to implement projects which will support the poor as Jesus called us to do.

Join us:
If you or your church/group would like to join us in obeying Jesus' commandments then please contact us to see where you can best get involved. mail@mission-international.org or you can begin by looking at the various project blogs (Mission International Blogroll) listed on the right column of this blog. Please don't say and do nothing.

Pictures of destroyed homes:

Some further news on the plight of Pakistani Christians: We have been reporting news of the abuses which Pakistani Christians have had to suffer in recent days, to see more pictures and read their story please click here.

Times Educational Supplement:

Hope Centre Burundi Article in TES:
Charles & Val Carr, now home in the UK after a 10 month period building the Hope Centre in Burundi are featured in the TES article below.

To see a weekly pictorial account of the Hope Centre project from the start please visit www.HopeCentreBurundi.com

The BIG Meal Christmas '08

News Just in...

We have just received some news from Uganda where Mission International's Mighty Meals 'BIG Meal', a Christmas meal for children inthe developing world, has been apprereciated by many.

Letter from Pastor Sunday who manages Mighty Meals in Uganda.
Click here to see more on this story.

St Peter's Face-lift:

New era approaches for St Peter's Dundee:

St Peter's Dundee is going through some huge changes in terms of building and renovation work. If you would like to see a video of this amazing story, including news of Mission International's work then please Click Here

Marathon runner makes the finishing line:

King is Queen of the track!
Grandmother, Janet King a hairdresser from Port Seton completed the Edinburgh marathon in 5hrs 15 mins. Her run was in support of the Hope Centre in Burundi. Janet (Left in the picture below) seen here with her colleague came to visit the teams training day to introduce herself. It was really good to meet her and to hear of her efforts in fundraising, a final total thought to be in the region of £1000 will be posted here soon.

Janet's run took place on one of the hottest days of the year (31st May 2009) and so it is a great achievement for her to complete the whole course in such a fantastic time. We all want to say a huge thank you to Janet and to everyone who contributed to her sponsorship - Well done!

Pakistani Christians need your support!

Can you help those who are suffering right now?
Here a mother stands outside the graveyard weeping after the death of her young son due to violence against Christians in Pakistan. She is one of many who have been brutalised by Islamic extremists recently. Mission International has sent some support but needs so much more. If you can help please use one of the options at the top right of this page.

To see more on this story please click here.

Mission International - Teams Training Event:

Burundi Team receives Training:

The fifteen strong Burundi team received a course of training to prepare them for their trip last weekend. The team, from a wide variety of age groups, were very attentive as they were given information regarding their trip from Mission International staff. For more information on this story please click here.

Hope Centre Kids see their new home for the first time:

Time for transformation:
The children of the Hope Centre in Burundi have been shown round house one for the first time. The house will be copied almost identically another five times to provide homes for all of the children. The transformation for them will be huge, coming from the insecurity of poorly apportioned rented accommodation to a home in which they will grow up securely and comfortably will for them be like a dream come true.
We are all so grateful to Charles & Val Carr for their hard work and of course to the Burundian team who have grafted tirelessly to get the centre to this stage. There is of course some way to go before the centre is complete but this is an exciting stage to reach.

If you would like to contribute to the continuing work of the Hope Centre Burundi then please see the options at the top right of this page.

Hope Centre houses near completion:

Houses one, two and three are almost there!

Charles and Val Carr and their family, who have spent the last 10 months in Burundi managing the Hope Centre building project will be returning to the UK at the end of May. During their time in Burundi they have managed to build three of the six homes which comprise the Hope Centre in Mutimbuzi, Gatumba, Burundi. Charles and Val have managed to squeeze in a short holiday to Uganda and will now finalise their time in Burundi before making their way back to the UK. Their efforts have been nothing short of remarkable. They have left their home, their friends and their jobs/schools and have travelled to a foreign country, climate and culture and have worked incredibly hard to set up and establish a very worthwhile project and at the same time have kept us all informed of progress and have been involved closely in the fundraising process as well.

At the rear of the homes there is a small porch attached.

The front of the homes shows how beautifully they appear and reveals the extent of the detail and high level of workmanship put into the whole project so far.

To see more on this story visit www.HopeCentreBurundi.com

Marathon for Mission International:

Edinburgh Marathon Runner runs for Hope Centre Burundi:

Grandmother Janet King, a hairdresser from Port Seton in East Lothian in Scotland, will run the Edinburgh Marathon on Sunday 31st May to raise funds for the Hope Centre in Burundi. Janet heard about Mission International's Hope Centre when hairdressing for one of her clients - a member of a local 'Ambassadors for the Poor' group. We wish Janet well for the run and if you would like to sponsor her run then please contact us on mail@mission-international.org.

To see more on the Edinburgh Marathon click here.

To support the work of Mission International see the options at the top right of this page.

Pakistani Christians pray for their nation:

Many are in fear after attacks on Christians:
Many Christians don't know what the future holds for them as they try to make some sense of the savage attacks that have taken place on their communities throughout Pakistan by Muslim extremists. They are being hunted and killed for the simple reason that they belong to Jesus.

Many Christian communities have been left homeless having had their homes and churches razed to the ground and their young men and women raped and killed.

How can you help?

Mission International wishes to help support those who have been most severely affected by this brutality. If you would like to help then either click here or donate through the PayPal link at the top right of this page.

To see more on this story click here:

Pakistan - Christians being killed!

News from Pakistan!

News recently received by Mission International from contacts in Pakistan relate stories of Muslims meeting out cruel abuses on Christians and churches in the Punjab region. Under reporting by local press agencies and the fact that Government agencies have largely ignored the plight of the Christians and the crimes of those carrying out the abuses is further evidence that Pakistan is in a crisis.

The recent reports received claim that churches have been burned down and many Christians have been killed, in particular young men, although some reports detail rape and murder of young women.

Appeal:

Mission International intends to send financial support to Pakistan to help purchase basics like food, clothing and shelter for those whose homes and churches have been sacked. If you are able to help by supporting this endeavour please donate by clicking here or donate to 'Pakistan Appeal' via PayPal at the top right of this page.