Take a deep breath

Canvas | Issue 88: People of Prayer Unlike some on these islands, I am not a regular visitor to high altitude. Except for my travels on Air New Zealand and the occasional jaunts on hills around the country, I’m rarely too far above sea level. Following my recent visit...

The state of the boiler room

Canvas | Issue 88: People of Prayer Think of the most capable, gifted Christian leader you know. It doesn’t have to be a personal acquaintance, just someone you’ve heard about – no doubt with a sense of awe and wonder. Perhaps he or she is a brilliant speaker or...

Pacific partnership

Canvas | Issue 88: People of Prayer TSCF Staff Workers Chris Hay and Michael Bresler took six students on a Global Reach Journey to Suva, Fiji, in November last year. Bex Allen spoke to them about their experience and how prayer was a vital thread woven into their...

Nepal: Growing missional hearts

Canvas | Issue 88: People of Prayer In late November 2019, a team of four Kiwi students led by Global Reach Co-ordinator Kim Shaw (along with Sean Marston of International Nepal Fellowship), travelled to Nepal. Their purpose: to connect with the local IFES movement,...

The Sanctuary: An oasis of prayer

Canvas | Issue 88: People of Prayer In the midst of a hot, dry summer, in the middle of a hot, dry basin at Mystery Creek, 5,000 people gathered together from across Aotearoa for four days of music, community, art and glorious Waikato sunshine. At Festival One, the...

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