Missions and Sacrificial Service
CMDFA Luke’s Journal inspires the integration of Christian faith and work in healthcare.
We hope this issue will stimulate your evangelical and missional imagination, and both encourage and sharpen your missional living and participation in sacrificial service.
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EDITORIAL:
On Missions and Sacrificial Service
Dr Eleasa Sieh
Stories of missions “from the ends of our toes to the ends of the earth”… More
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Mission is a Great Way of Life
Dr Michael Burke
Only in the hands of the sending God can it truly be called a mission… More

Doing Missions or Living Missionally?
Dr Sneha Kirubakaran
A conversation Jesus is excited to have with each of us… More

Serving as Senders
Dr Calvin Ma
The Bible teaches every Christian has a missionary obligation… More

Seeing God in the Unexpected
Dr Esther Watts
On Day One of my arrival to Broome, I was faced with the unfortunate circumstance… More

Working with the Yolnu people in Arnhem Land
Dr Geoffrey Harper
If you feel God calling you to it, pursue it! … More

One Family’s Journey of Obedience
Dr Kerri B
In weakness we prepare to go praying that God will use us… More

Beautiful are the Feet
Dr N E Low
That which treads the dusty paths He called beautiful… More

Serving in Central Asia
A & M
Let God plant the seed and watch it blossom… More

Contemporary Issues with Overseas Service
Drs Nick and Fay Woolfield
Sacrifice is part of being a believer and is worth every bit… More

Called to Mission
Dr Sunny Wong
Joining the force of global mission to serve … More

Reflections on Unseen Sacrifices from a Returned Missionary
Dr Russell Clark
I have made decisions many have considered stupid… More

What does CMDFA do for our Missionaries?
Dr Patrina Caldwell
Support to live missionally, as Jesus commanded… More

Faithful endurance and resilience throughout the battle of frontier mission
Anonymous
Because Christ won the battle, His followers also win… More

Imagine You’re Caring for Jesus
Tanya Tufanova
Show your neighbours you care about their eternity… More

Sacrificing the Ego
Sarah Rizkallah
A self-reflection challenge … More

Is God Faithful in our Failure?
Dr Jeremy Beckett
Is God only faithful when things work out for the best?… More

Sacrificial Work and Workship
Kara Martin
How much I am prepared to be a channel of Jesus’ strength?… More

Bivocational Ministry was not the Plan
Dr Julian Chew
Rural churches struggle for people to be involved in lay ministry… More

Lessons for the Next Pandemic
Dr John Goswell
Be prepared, you never know what’s around the corner… More

The Australian GP Crisis
Dr Aniello Iannuzzi
The situation is getting rapidly worse for a number of reasons… More

Life Member Profile: Dr John Steele-Smith
Bob Claxton and Russell Clarke
Recollections of a medical life well spent… More

VALE: Dr John Steele-Smith
Australasian College of Dermatologists
It is with sadness tha twe announce the passing of Dr John Henry Steele-Smith… More

Book Review: Charles Fielding “Preach and Heal”
Dr Sneha Kirubakaran
Reading this book sent me on a journey… More


