A travel checklist

Do Consider your budget, pace and companions Research and ask for recommendations Know your strengths and weaknesses Find churches, missionaries or other believers to connect with Think in terms of service Consider how others will impact you Be kind and flexible...

Travelling the World as Citizens of Heaven

Travel advice from a Christian perspective is rare, so one well-travelled Australian pastor has attempted to remedy this. Stephen Liggins provides helpful frameworks in which to consider whether and how to travel. It’s an easy read, interspersed with many anecdotes...

Flying Kiwis: A History of the OE

In Flying Kiwis, Jude Wilson has written a fascinating history of the OE, the overseas experience. Wilson was on her own OE for 20 years, which she recognises is far longer than the usual 2-3 years. On her return to NZ she researched the OE as a New Zealand cultural...

Fresh faces in Waikato

Why do I exist? Why is the Bible so controversial and open to individual interpretation? How does feminism fit into a biblical worldview? Students at Taurima Hostel looked into these tricky questions, along with a range of other issues, as part of a hostel-based study...

Two weeks in Fiji hits home

Bula vinaka! When exams finished last year, we set off on a different kind of adventure with six students and grads, two staff and a bunch of wonderful Fijian hosts. TSCF has a long, close relationship with Pacific Students For Christ, our sister movement in Fiji....

Day tripping for eternity

When Gunn from IFES Norway pioneered a movement in Luxembourg, we of Ichtus Vlaanderen in Belgium were enthusiastic. Since she was all alone there and it’s not far from Belgium, we included her in our staff retreat and got to know each other better. A new movement...