
New Scam – Beware of university staff inviting you to international conferences
I get a lot of scam emails, mostly from people in developing countries claiming a wealthy relative…

Lessons from Africa: running and dying well
We are just back from amazing two weeks in East Africa. Our son Andrew was taking on a series of epic…

The explosive growth of the South Korean church had its origins in profound missionary sacrifice
In Yanghwajin Foreigners’ Cemetery in Seoul are 145 graves belonging to Christian missionaries and…

Breastfeeding – a life-saving intervention
It’s World Breastfeeding Week, and guest blogger Adele Cowper shares why this is so important.
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The Big IF – Lobbying world leaders is right but charity begins with changed hearts
45,000 people gathered in Hyde Park today to urge G8 leaders to act on world hunger (see also reports…

Dilemmas, difficulties and hope – reproductive health in developing countries
Despite my determination a few years ago not to be a GP with a Women’s Health interest that’s exactly…

Joy, sorrow and satisfaction – medical mission in Ecuador
My own personal journey to becoming a medical missionary began when I finished secondary school and went…

What the UK needs to learn from the worldwide Church
Last week there was a meeting between David Cameron and leaders of major UK NGOs on the process to find…

Losing trust – why immunisation programmes fail
What do South Wales, North Nigeria and Northwest Pakistan have in common? They all have outbreaks of…

World TB Day
One hundred and thirty one years ago today, Robert Koch announced the discovery of the bacillus that…