Multicultural Response

Sending Missionaries to Local International Communities in NZ Needed

This is the continuation of my previous post "3 Practical Impacts on Missions of NZ as an Ends-of-the-Earth Country," which I discussed the first impact. The second impact on missions with New Zealand as an Ends-of-the-Earth Country is the obvious need to send missionaries to local international communities. With the consistent influx of … [Continue Reading]

3 Practical Impacts on Missions of NZ as an Ends-of-the-Earth Country

In the previous post, I talked about New Zealand’s Key Role in the Fulfillment of the Gospel Mission. Through the Acts 1:8 infographic on that post, I've shown that New Zealand is one of the "Ends-of-the-Earth" or EOTE countries. So, having established New Zealand as an EOTE country, I would like to talk about the three practical impacts that … [Continue Reading]

New Zealand’s Key Role in the Fulfillment of the Gospel Mission

Please let us spare ourselves the hermeneutical and so-called scholarly or 'technical' interpretation of Acts 1:8. Let us allow ourselves to read and understand Acts 1:8 in plain English. Then in the light of the verse, have a look again at the image above. What does that tell us? Yes, it is very clearly shown on the map! If we take … [Continue Reading]

Two Reflections on “Missions” as Tentmaking Missionaries in NZ

We celebrated Missions in the month of May. Appreciating the experiences in missions that were shared every Sunday of May, I also reflected as well. Below are the missions thoughts that I pondered on: The mission field of people who DON'T WANT TO KNOW God is growing and more workers are needed in this area Yeah, while the … [Continue Reading]

Kind Kiwi Initiates Feeding Ministry through Food Haven

Through a kind-hearted Kiwi in Timaru, a feeding ministry started through Food Haven. He and his family had meals every now and then at the café. One day, while having lunch he asked how he can share the meals to those who can’t afford. Thus, we talked about starting a feeding ministry. To allow us to find people in need, I got in … [Continue Reading]

Another MAP Toolkit Building Block – My IAM Learning

In 2013, when I started Online Writing Niche, my website design company here in New Zealand, I got the opportunity to create and manage the websites of two companies that engage in infrastructure asset management consulting. For those who are not familiar with the term, Wikipedia's definition of infrastructure asset management is "the … [Continue Reading]