It’s a famous definition of mission: “seeing what God is doing and joining in” – and we hear from people who are simply responding to that this month.
The first part of that definition involves looking for God in the world around us. We might think that is even more challenging in a war zone. But today we hear in two parts from Lynn Treneary, who is based in Maridi in South Sudan, at Chaima Christian Institute. Perhaps surprisingly, Lynn doesn’t find it hard to find God in this most testing of situations.
Jigsaw Kids Ministries in the Philippines has grown immensely over the 14 years since founders Kate and Tim Lee and their family went out to Manila with Church Mission Society. Six years later, they clearly understood that God was calling them home to Britain so that Jigsaw could continue to grow as a Filipino-led project. Since that time Tim has faithfully continued to nurture Jigsaw from the UK, making regular visits, and seeing the local leadership team grow until now there is a fully Filipino board overseeing the work.
With 10 community based projects and a central outreach centre the work Jigsaw is wide ranging and has transformed the lives of hundreds of children – and their communities. At its heart, this change is all about what God in Jesus can do.
Finally, Luke Larner, a lay pioneer in Luton and a member of God’s Squad – the Christian motorcycle club, reflects on his experience of mission as something that belongs to God.
