Direction January 2014

The January 2014 issue of Direction includes:

EDITORIAL
John Glass says mission is possible

OUR CALL TO BLACKPOOL
How John Bullock and his wife Debbie pastored two churches – 250 miles apart

NEWS from Elim and the wider church

OUT AND ABOUT WITH THE GS
John Glass opens his diary

ELIM MISSIONS OLD AND NEW
From Elim’s first missionary to Paul Hudson’s vision for the Department

REACHING KURDS IN LONDON
A missionary family thought their dreams were shattered, but God was at work

RELEASE PEOPLE OF YOUR CHURCH
Rolene Cort explains how churches grow by releasing members into missions

FULL-TIME MISSIONS
Your step by step guide to applying to serve full-time

NEVER TOO LATE TO SERVE GOD
After being left ‘broken and alone’ Clair Oates is becoming a missionary at 50

MELTING POWER OF THE SPIRIT
A fascinating account of missionary work from a 1931 article by Marion Ewens

WHERE IN THE WORLD
Where Elim Missions reaches out

HELP! HOLY SPIRIT, I NEED A KICK!
On a short-term mission trip, dentist Martin Davison faced a real dilemma

SHORT-TERM MISSIONS
Your step by step guide to applying to serve short-term

I REALLY GREW UP!
Elim missionaries reflect on their short-term trips

HAVE FUN RAISING FUNDS
Missions can’t go ahead without cash

WHAT TO DO IF GOING ON MISSION
Dr Sharon Kane offers her health tips

MUSIC REVIEWS with Ian Yates

I WANT TO EXPAND EXPECTATIONS
Says Lucie Prentice in this month’s Aspire

PRAY FOR A BREAKTHROUGH
Writes Alistair Cole as he introduces Lift Up 2014

BUILD AN INTERNATIONAL CHURCH
Nigel Tween explains how you can build a church for all nations right here in the UK

‘MISSIONAL’ IS A REAL WORD
If you are a Christian, then you’re also a missionary, explains Gary Gibbs

ANSWERS with Rajinder Buxton

AND FINALLY with John Lancaster