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Robyn and mum Nichola, inset

The trip that transformed my heart

A church mission trip to the Watoto project in Uganda proved to be as life changing for the team as it was a blessing to those they served, reports Robyn...

The trip that transformed my heart

A church mission trip to the Watoto project in Uganda proved to be as life changing for the team as it was a blessing to those they served, reports Robyn...

Malcolm Lamont, inset

“I was drowning in grief”

Malcolm Lamont has experienced tremendous pain and loss, but transforming hope and restoration too. He told Direction his story. Malcolm Lamont’s childhood was dominated by trauma and tragedy. His twin...

“I was drowning in grief”

Malcolm Lamont has experienced tremendous pain and loss, but transforming hope and restoration too. He told Direction his story. Malcolm Lamont’s childhood was dominated by trauma and tragedy. His twin...

How my hatred turned to love

How my hatred turned to love

For someone who’d seen the transformation of their own dad, Calum Mackenzie’s attitude to the Almighty looked odd: “I hated even the mention of God.” As a child, his views...

How my hatred turned to love

For someone who’d seen the transformation of their own dad, Calum Mackenzie’s attitude to the Almighty looked odd: “I hated even the mention of God.” As a child, his views...

Heart-attack doctor died for 85 minutes

Heart-attack doctor died for 85 minutes

Doctor Sean George was declared clinically brain dead after a heart attack in a small rural town in outback Australia – but his wife Sherry had faith for a miracle....

Heart-attack doctor died for 85 minutes

Doctor Sean George was declared clinically brain dead after a heart attack in a small rural town in outback Australia – but his wife Sherry had faith for a miracle....

The appliance of science on mission trip

The appliance of science on mission trip

Medical scientist Sharlom Chaitika is a member of Elim Telford and recently felt led to undertake a short-term mission to Eswatini in southern Africa. Stepping out of her comfort zone...

The appliance of science on mission trip

Medical scientist Sharlom Chaitika is a member of Elim Telford and recently felt led to undertake a short-term mission to Eswatini in southern Africa. Stepping out of her comfort zone...

Charles Fraser-Smith, right, with the actor who played him in many Bond films, Desmond Llewellyn

Bond boffin ‘Q’ based on war lifesaver

The man who inspired the James Bond ‘Q’ character was a committed Christian whose ingenious wartime work is credited with saving thousands of Allied lives. Charles Fraser-Smith worked as a...

Bond boffin ‘Q’ based on war lifesaver

The man who inspired the James Bond ‘Q’ character was a committed Christian whose ingenious wartime work is credited with saving thousands of Allied lives. Charles Fraser-Smith worked as a...