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Geoff and Jackie Bishop were missionaries for many years in Burundi, central Africa. In this interview, they share the events that led them both there, how they met and what their ministry looked like. But eventually, they were no longer able to work in Burundi, so returned to Australia, where Geoff was from originally - what next? They detail the way they have adapted to use their skillset and ex...

Amy Young spent many years as a cross-cultural worker in China, and now works to support cross-cultural workers through various ministries. In this thought-provoking and encouraging interview, Amy shares her experiences of China, her near-death experience, the story of her books and reflections on embracing differences between cultures.  Check out Amy's ministry Global Trellis: globaltrellis....

Rowena and Barry McKnight have been missionaries for many years in Thailand. In this insightful interview into their years of service in various ministries and regions of the country, they share the importance of learning the local language, their experience in church planting and member care for other missionaries.  Barry & Rowena spent some time in the leadership of the juniper tree. Le...

This special episode is a recording of a live event we hosted with Tony Horsfall on the topic of Self-care. To watch the video recording of the event, visit fieldpartner.org/self-care-event .  ‘Self-care for God’s Servants’ asks the question ‘Is self-care valid?’ and then looks practically at ways in which we may care for others without neglecting our own needs. In particular, it looks at the...

Onesphore is the Burundian National Director of Great Lakes Outreach . In this interview, Onesphore shares the story of his birth into an ethnic conflict, his discovery of the calling upon his life and how he worked alongside unreached minority groups in Burundi. He shares his heart to raise up a well-trained generation of missionaries from Burundi and throughout Africa, to return the gospel to Eu...

Subscribe to the podcast to catch our latest episodes! After being baptised at only 5 years old, Katie felt a clear calling to serve in Asia in her late teens and ended up in Taiwan doing her masters. During this time, she put down roots with a local church, starting a prayer room in her house with some friends and seeking God's will for their area, in Danshui, near Taipei. It was laid on Katie's...

Christine interviews Ruth Van Reken, member care expert and world-renowned author of bestseller 'Third Culture Kids'. Learn more about Cross-Cultural Kid here .   Ruth discusses her childhood as a TCK - 'Third Culture Kid' and how she did not come to terms with the impact on her life until adulthood. At the age of thirty-nine, she began journaling, trying to understand the full impact of my c...

Grant and Jean are missionaries from South Africa. In this interview, they share their journey leading to work in China, what it was like to have and raise children in a brand new culture. They tell us about continuing to seek the Lord's will throughout their life in mission.  They challenge us not to leave our callings unpursued, but to seek out the Lord's will with the burdens he lays on ou...

Lydia David is a missionary who has worked in China & Turkey. She was working as an occupational therapist when she was called to serve in China, where she ended up living and working for five years before moving to Canada. A remarkable chain of signs (including a famous shark!) indicated a new calling which led her to Turkey where she moved next, before having to return to the UK for the time...

Jennifer Bishop grew up in Burundi and has since lived in various parts of the world. In this interview she shares with Christine about what it is like to be a 'third culture kid' - how it can influence your life and can broaden your world-view. She also tells us about her work with refugees through her church in Australia and the perspective it gave her on the public's perception of these people....

Christine Paterson Interviews founder of Great lakes Outreach Simon Guillebaud, who has dedicated most of his life to the nation of Burundi, including becoming a citizen! Simon tells the story of his journey to faith and his remarkable early experiences as a young missionary - expecting to die for the gospel (to the extent of warning his new fiancee that she may be a young widow)! He shares some o...

A fascinating interview with Brad Thurston, one of the early collaborators with FieldPartner. We get a insight into Brad's remarkable story of faith. From his experiences as a 'missionary kid' in Lebanon during a period of conflict, to his extraordinary journey to faith - spending a year preaching without a personal faith of his own! We hear of his early ministry and the amazing way that God broug...

Henry and Betsy share their experiences of coming to Christ after their marriage, how they felt called to bring to gospel to unreached people after hearing just how many places the gospel has yet to go to. They share their experiences of mission in Mozambique, how many of their colleagues struggled with lack of training which caused them to set up Didasko. Check out the Didasko Website: www.dasko....

Peter Askew serves cross-culturally in the north of England! His title is “Operations Manager for the Antioch Network Manchester”, an Anglican initiative, which plants churches in ethnically diverse communities and on housing estates across the Diocese of Manchester."   Pete is an old friend of the Patersons, Ross and Christine knew him when he was growing up in York, where his parents and th...

Christina Winrich was born in Wisconsin, came to faith as a musician working in France and then rashly offered the Lord a whole year of her life to serve Him in missions! After taking 3 short-term mission trips (one to South America and two to China), she landed up on a a year’s cross-cultural programme run by our Antioch School of Missions in China.   Her one year ultimately became five in C...

In this interview, Jen Bishop interviews Christine Paterson (co-founder of FieldPartner with husband Ross). Christine was born in Burundi of missionary parents, and lived in that region of Africa until she was 13 so her cross-cultural journey began really from birth. She had been through multiple experiences of culture shock before she even knew what it was!  Exposure to Chinese culture after...

An insightful interview with one of our co-founders - Ross Paterson.  It’s more than 50 years since Ross (founder of FieldPartner with his wife Christine) left for the mission field, with the backing of just one church behind him. At the time he was single and determined and sure of God’s leading, but he was also completely untrained in cultural terms. His first ten years spent in Taiwan were...