Callum chats with OM in Australia's new National Director, Neil Cummings, in a broad ranging conversation covering topics from:  the joys and challenges of growing up on the mission field, stories of God at work, OM's next season and the opportunities in the current situation.

In Season 1, Episode 4, Callum chatted with Geoff Peters about the Mission Gap.  In this episode, Geoff Peters returns to continue the conversation.  What will inspire Christians to fulfill the Great Commission?  Geoff highlights three areas that we need to focus on:  what we KNOW, what we HEAR and what we FEAR.

This month Ben introduces us to the Map Program (Ministry to Australian Peoples). Ben's relationship with the Lord, a time in Central Asia and his passion for cross-cultural missions ultimately brought him to Sydney to reach Australians with the Gospel. 

The MAP Team specifically focuses on building meaningful relationships with Muslims. There are Muslims from over 60 countries currently living in Australia and while the number of Muslims doubles every 10 years, very few have Christian friends.

Many Muslims face social isolation and hardships as they try to settle in Australia and so the team at MAP work hard to show the love of Jesus to what is an unreached people group in our own country.

As Christians we have the opportunity to meet many incredible people serving sacrificially in cross-cultural missions, and today we get to hear Jared and Verena share an update on their ministry in the Middle East. Sharing their journey and their experiences, this conversation is sure to encourage you. 

Kicking off 2020 we welcome back David and Priscilla to go deeper into their experience on the Logos Hope. They share everything from their first day to the dimensions of the ship, while highlighting the ships vision to bring Knowledge, Help and Hope to the world.

Links we mentioned:
- https://www.om.org/ships/
- https://www.om.org/ships/logoshope
- https://www.om.org/ships/step
- https://om.org.au/

In this episode Callum Thomas interviews Geoff Peters from OM International. Geoff spearheaded a research project to understand the reason behind the numbers in the missions world. There is a gap between Christ’s call and our action. We call this the “Mission Gap,” and we want to know WHY it exists.

David from Trinidad & Tobago and Priscilla from Australia with an Egyptian background share their journey in missions. Having both been raised in Christian households they share the challenges and excitements of taking the road less travelled. Their passion truely inspires. 

Andrew Carnell who has a heart for both the local church and cross cultural missions shares his experiences and insights on what God is doing in Australia through young people and globally through the Logos Hope. 

Chris shares his thoughts on the imbalance in the world of global missions. Seeing the problem is one thing, but discovering the solution is another as we discuss here. While there is reason for concern there is great encouragement in seeing what is happening around the globe, and Chris sheds light on some specifics.