Campus news – summer 2018-19

WAIKATO Celebrate Waikato Students, graduates and local church and mission leaders gathered for stories, supper and prayer on 29 October. Celebrate Waikato was an opportunity to reflect on how the work has progressed since the last event in 2016.  I introduced Waikato...

Finishing the race

Margaret Piper died on 11 March 2018. Her faithful support and prayer are missed by many, including TSCF. Margaret Frethey and Ross Piper first met at the 1960 IVF Conference in Masterton and became strong supporters of TSCF. Margaret and Ross coordinated the mailout...

Otago team farewell Mike Summerfield

Mike Summerfield and his wife, Michelle, have a long history with TSCF. In the 1990s Michelle served as president of Otago’s Varsity Christian Fellowship. Mike and I first met in 2011, when they returned to Dunedin from the UK for Mike to complete his degree in...

Fresh challenge for Mark Grace

In 2018 Mark Grace officially transitioned from TSCF staff to becoming the full-time Ambassador for the CCCNZ network of churches. His friend Mark Santich, who heads up the Canterbury team, recalls the contributions he has made to TSCF. Mark Grace and I joined TSCF...

Phase two for “The Well”

In John chapter 4, we meet a woman whose life is transformed after meeting Jesus at a well. The TSCF Springs Road Project is driven by our desire for men and women from all over the world to have their lives transformed by meeting Jesus. Springs Road runs alongside...

Living by the book

Over the last few months, I’ve been thinking a lot about the evidence for Christianity. Specifically, I’ve been pondering just how far the historical evidence can take us—in our own faith, and in our evangelism. This isn’t about questioning the quality of the...