
Reports: SYD1
At the end of January 2024, we were fortunate to travel to London for the Sydenham International Conference (SYD1), being held for the first time after COVID-19. In total, there were 13 of us from ten countries across several continents. The goal of the conference was to equip and inspire young delegates for leadership and ministry in their own home countries. We were all doctors-to-be and already actively involved in our local CMF groups, so the topic and timing were perfect.

the elective experience
Having grown up in South Africa, I moved to England to start my nurse training in Birmingham when I was 19, and hence it wasn’t a huge surprise when my second-year elective location of choice was back to my roots.

my trip to Papua New Guinea
In August 2023, I headed off to Papua New Guinea (PNG) to undertake five weeks of medical mission as part of my elective

can we ever be truly ‘safe’?
Generation Z live in one of the safest times in history, but many suggest that they are the most safety conscious in history, and highly risk averse. This is not without evidence.

finding peace in anxious times
There are other steps you can take to reduce anxiety and depression. If watching the news before you go to bed keeps you awake at night, read something uplifting instead. It doesn’t have to be spiritual, but it should be light and preferably on paper, not on a screen.

the changed ways of the young
That’s so Gen Z.’ Imagine hearing that — from Generation Alpha, the youngest generation as of 2024. It wasn’t too long ago when Gen Z-ers felt like this new indecipherable batch of children joined at the hip with technology — but now, the oldest members of this cohort are approaching 30.

a generation of hurry
how can I be more like Jesus in this modern day of tech and hustle culture and busyness and chaos?

Editorial: Gen Z
Liz Birdie Ong is a medical student in Dublin and Nucleus student editor
'I feel like I could die…

Liturgy for resting
Lizzie Chitty shares a prayer for our times of rest and recuperation
Dear loving Father,
Thank…

why do you want to be a midwife?
‘Why do you want to be a midwife?’
It’s how the conversation always starts
I know where they…