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“Don’t put God in a box, there are so many ways He can bring the gospel to people. Each way is also quite effective. [For us] they come...
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Jan 26, 20232 min
Jesus Japan & ISMNZ: a graduate testimony
I first moved to NZ when I was 16 years old. As soon as I arrived in Palmerston North, Akira & Kikuko Doi helped me with everything –...
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Jan 25, 20233 min
Community Work in Nelson: as told by Jonathan Thorpe
Community work in Nelson mainly centres around creating a strong sense of community and fun for International Students, giving them a...
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Jan 23, 20232 min
*Happy New Year*
We wish each other a “Happy New Year,” all the while wishing we could do more than wish for such happiness. Like many others, I want to...
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Nov 23, 20223 min
A tribute to David Broughton
A couple of months ago, David and I were sharing about the Cycle of life by John Crawford, who mentored David. “For many, winter of life...
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Oct 19, 20222 min
Life-long Learning
Early in my marriage, my wife and I made a pact that we would take turns studying. In our 27 years of marriage, there have been only a...
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Oct 19, 20222 min
Personnel Development
“Help your employees find purpose - or watch them leave”— McKinsey & Company At the core of Jesus’s growth was an understanding of His...
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Oct 19, 20222 min
Serving the Palmy Community: Mooncake Festival Celebrations
The Palmerston North team hosted a mooncake festival celebration at the Centre in Massey University on Saturday 10 Sept, in a combined...
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Oct 19, 20222 min
Supporting Staff: As they start out in Frontiering and Pioneering Ministries
We are excited that Jonathan Thorpe, who has been serving as the Nelson City Leader, and has been with ISMNZ since the beginning, will be...
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Jul 13, 20222 min
ISMNZ Lower North Island Regional Camp 2022
24-26 June 2022 Forest Lakes Taking advantage of this year’s new Matariki long weekend falling after Massey exams finished, we started...
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Jul 13, 20222 min
The Return of the International Students
This morning, I finished my devotion on Genesis. Some of the stories weren’t pretty but as I close my reading on Gen 50:26, “So Joseph...
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May 17, 20221 min
ISMNZ Staff Worker & Volunteer Retreat
We had our long awaited ISMNZ Retreat at Elm Fireside in El Rancho on 6-8 May. Originally scheduled for 24-26 September 2021, the retreat...
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May 11, 20222 min
International Students will be able to return to NZ from July
Some important decisions were announced by the Prime Minister today that impacts the international education sector and international...
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Apr 6, 20227 min
Looking back and going forward: an update on the change and the pandemic effect on our ministries
As believers we should not live under the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, but in the shadow of the Almighty God whom we serve. Our...
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Apr 6, 20224 min
Preparing for the return of international students
1I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the...
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Apr 6, 20221 min
Lower North Island Student Camp 🏕
If you are an international student based in Wellington or Palmerston North (or happy to travel), and looking for something to do this...
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Feb 25, 20221 min
A Letter from our Graduate
Dear ISMNZ staff: I am writing to express my sincere gratitude to the volunteers and staff who have helped me from my first year which is...
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Jan 7, 20224 min
Wellington City ISMNZ Update & 2022 New Year thoughts
Our work in Wellington amongst international students has been significantly impacted by Covid‑19. The noticeable decline in new student...
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Jan 7, 20222 min
Nelson Year Wrap-up
Ironically, the restrictions that Covid has brought to us all this year have also brought some good things for our ISM group in Nelson....
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