RAW Mission

In this episode you'll meet Benjamin - a South Indian who, along with his wife, has spent many years proclaiming the good news of the kingdom to Muslims in North India, thousands of miles from home and family. We discuss the huge needs and particular challenges of India - the world's second most populous nation and second largest 'Muslim' country in the world, where there is on...

**WARNING** This episode contains some harrowing stories of violence against women, so is not suitable for younger children. We continue to hear stories from Afghanistan & Pakistan in this episode - this time from Roxanne, whose husband Jeff was interviewed a fortnight ago. Roxanne shares her experiences in the land of the Taliban: the deep friendships that she made, the incredible miracles th...

Jeff, a photographer, (& Roxanne, who we'll be hearing from in our next episode) have been on church planting teams in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan & India. They have decades of experience and some jaw-dropping stories of God's power and protection. What happened when an Afghan young man's father came to kidnap him and send him to to his death as a Jihadi on the frontli...

In this episode Matt interviews Ian Nicholson, one of the founding leaders of 24-7 Prayer and the Guildford Boiler Room (now Emmaus Road Church ) and one of 24-7’s International leadership team. The stories covered take us all over the world: to India, Austria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Russia, Romania, Bangladesh and Ibitha (Spain)! Ian shares about coming to faith, being a youth leader and a church p...

The current situation in Ukraine has dominated world headlines for months and will, no doubt, continue to do so for a while, with so many being killed and displaced - and with no end in sight. In this episode Matt interviews 'Nick', a Russian believer who is doing everything he can to support Ukrainian refugees in Russia. He shares about his experiences in the refugee camps, mobilising t...

What is the point of doing short-term mission trips? Don’t they do more harm than good? Hit and run evangelism with no cultural understanding?  Are they really a good use of time and money? We at Frontiers are all about long-term church-planting teams, but we often introduce people to the Muslim world through short-term trips. In this episode Matt continues his conversation with three young people...

What is the point of doing short-term mission trips? Don’t they do more harm than good? Hit and run evangelism with no cultural understanding?  Are they really a good use of time and money? We at Frontiers are all about long-term church-planting teams, but we often introduce people to the Muslim world through short-term trips. In this episode Matt continues his conversation with three young people...

In this gripping episode Matt talks to Brian & Jeleta, as they recall some harrowing events from the years that they lived in Cairo, Egypt. Brian relates how he was taken away by the police in the middle of the night from his home, leaving Jeleta and their one-year-old son behind. He and his friends were imprisoned for sharing the gospel with Muslims, making disciples, distributing bibles and...

In this episode Matt talks with 'Diana' about her 25 years serving in Turkey.  As a Chinese-American woman, Diana has fascinating insights into Eastern cultures. She also talks about raising daughters in a Muslim context and how a godly marriage spoke volumes to many of her friends who lived under the constant threat of domestic violence. She relates a frightening dream that her husband...

In this episode Matt talks to three students, all buzzing with God’s heart for the nations and considering the call to go.  Zach, Lena and Astu (all in their 20s) are at the same university and doing an amazing job encouraging their Christian Union (CU) to reach out to international students, running all night prayer meetings and much more. Astu also shares some stories from her childhood, growing...

In this episode Matt catches up with Joe, an old friend who came to help with the shelter-building relief work following the huge Pakistan/Kashmir earthquake in 2005. Since then, Joe and his family have lived in Pakistan and the Middle East, working among the poor and, over the last several years, with Syrian refugees. They discuss the negative impact that geopolitics, money and NGO work can have...

In this episode we pick up where we left off from last week's interview with Martin Goldsmith.  Martin talks about the importance of storytelling and how parables can be reframed for an Islamic context. He also talks about an occasion when some young men threw stones at him for talking about Jesus! We discuss colonialism, slavery, gender stereotypes in other cultures and whether it's app...

Martin Goldsmith is something of a legend in the UK, as an author, speaker and long-term missionary in South-East Asia. Now 87 years old, he has been married for 60 years.  He has spent his life studying & teaching God’s word and sharing the good news with people from all over the world. He is a brilliant storyteller and has a cheeky sense of humour!  In this episode Martin talks about his exp...

In this episode we meet Samir Rocha, a Brazilian full of passion for Jesus, for the church and for reaching Muslims. He has spent many years leading a team in Asia and is soon to return there to set up a training and mentoring programme for Latinos and others from the Global South to become church-planters in the Muslim world. He and Matt talk about calling/guidance, the advantages of on-field pra...

In this episode you’ll hear Trish's story and her experiences of life in some very dangerous places in North-East Africa. She speaks frankly, humbly and powerfully about some traumatic events in her own family (including a nasty car crash), personal struggles with guilt and shame, civil war, evacuation, burnout and loneliness.  Alongside all of this, she and her husband have had the great joy...

In this episode Matt interviews Daniel Waheli, who spent 20 years church-planting in Africa and India. Hear his incredible stories about an 'indestructible' witchcraft-charmed shirt, a local lady who had a dream about two of his team 15 years before they arrived, death threats and Daniel's two months of solitary confinement in an African prison. Daniel also talks about how to share...

In this episode Matt meets a biomedical scientist and teacher, called Nekesa. She has a West African heritage, grew up in France, studied in Germany and The Netherlands, and is now serving on a team in East Africa!  We discuss the challenges of leaving parents behind, how to deal with the constant stream of marriage proposals she faces, and how she overcame her fear of sharing the good news with M...

We're back! After a few weeks off over Christmas, we're excited to launch 2022 with a new series of inspirational stories. In this episode Matt welcomes some guests and old friends from AIM, Africa Inland Mission. Tim and Bronwen spent 10 years in Mozambique, reaching out to Muslims there and encouraging the church to do the same. You’ll hear about their constant battles with rats, the t...

In this episode you'll meet 'Andrew', who has been on the field for 43 years! Yeah, you read that right - he’s still going, still living in a really challenging place, one which (in spite of its huge gospel needs) attracts very few missionaries, let alone tourists. Some people’s life mantra is: ‘No Regrets’. Not this guy. He’s humble. He owns his mistakes and exposes some of the com...

WARNING: this episode contains hard-hitting, provocative material. 'James' is a church leader in a large city in the North of England, but spent his 20s and 30s on a Frontiers team in West Africa. In this episode, as well as sharing his story and some fascinating anecdotes, he also challenges and questions many of our modern-day theological and cultural narratives.  He and Matt discuss p...

Meet Molly, who was led by God through a dream to go to North Africa and ended up staying for more than 20 years! At one point, however, another dream caused real problems for Molly and her family, for the team and for many other workers in the country. We discuss stories of betrayal, tips for communicating the gospel well, biblical peace-making, a challenging birth story and so much more… For an...

In this episode Matt interviews Jack and hears some of his stories of working with stateless, traumatised refugees in Asia . Find out what happens when the police try to round up a bunch of Jack’s friends as they play football on the beach. Learn about the moment Jack plucks up the courage to pray for a paralysed man. Listen in as we discuss how privileged white Westerners can serve the poor witho...

Meet Adam & Karina,  church leaders in the UK who have a huge heart for refugees and asylum seekers. They moved into the centre of their city to share Jesus with Kurds, Iranians, Afghans and others. Here they share the incredible story - just part of what God is up to in Britain today amongst Muslims who have moved here from countries where there is so little access to the gospel. To encourage...

In this episode we meet Mike, who spent 15 years church planting in Turkey with his family. What on earth do you do when faced with demonic manifestations and there is no pastor in the room to take charge?! What is is like raising and educating kids when there are no English-speaking schools around? And how do you start Bible studies in a mosque? Send us a message! Support the show _______________...

A straight-talking Northern lass wrestles with God’s call to take the Good News to Muslims in one of the most dangerous countries on earth. Sarah shares about walking away from God, team conflict and insecurity, as well as opportunities to show God’s power. Send us a message! Support the show _________________________________________________________________________________ Do get in touch if you h...