70 Years of Labouring Where You Are

Young Couples and Families Continue to Faithfully Labour Right Where They Are The McCalls Recently, when Mallory McCall was walking in her neighbourhood with her two pre-school-aged       children, a man with mental health issues began shouting at her, “You shine …

70 Years of Faithful Models

Faithful Models to Follow Like Libby Help Pass the Torch to The Next Generation Libby Hinton arrived in New Zealand from the UK in the late 1970s to support women in Wellington, particularly at Victoria University. Her motivation stemmed from …

70 Years of Lifelong Labourers

Lifelong Servants of Jesus continue to ‘Set the Pace’ for Generations Yet to Come Allan and Maureen Goulstone certainly fit the description of ‘lifelong labourers’. They’ve served on The Navigators’ staff for fifty-two years, and their involvement with The Navigators …

70 Years Of Grassroots Fruitfulness

Fostering Grassroots Ministry From The NZ Students To International Works Mike and Audrey met The Navigators through people before they heard about The Navigators as an organisation. As a trainee nurse in the late 1960s Audrey met Wanaka Clibborn and …

70 Years of Students Ministry

Reaching the 18–22 Year Old Demographic has been a Key to Spiritual Generations Tim Simpson, Auckland Navigators student staff, asks students at the beginning of every year, “Have you considered Jesus’ claims now that you’re an adult?” Regardless of the decade, Navigators …

All the help we need

“What helps you to pray regularly?” This was a question someone asked me after a talk recently. How would you answer this question? My first thought is that praying with others helps me to pray regularly. From praying daily with …

Honest conversations with God

A close friend shared this conversation they had with God recently. I was struck by their honesty with God, “I don’t feel very loved”. I was also impressed by the way God’s Spirit brought truths from the Bible to mind …

Faithfulness or fruitfulness

Recently I talked with a couple who have faithfully shared friendship and the message of Jesus with their neighbours. While being attracted to the quality of relationship these neighbours see in my friend’s lives, they have rejected invitations to learn …

Do you tend to hold back or charge ahead?

When it comes to trusting God and taking steps of faith do you tend to hold back or charge ahead? My tendency is to hold back. I need to work at taking initiatives, even small ones, as I trust and …

Our cat has no pockets

I watched our cat wandering around the other day. It struck me how self-contained it is. It has no pockets, no bag, nothing extra. In the winter it grows a bit more fur for warmth, and in the summer it …