We support a number of projects beyond the work we do here in Oakwood:
The Mahalir Aran Trust is a Christian refuge community for disadvantaged women and children in Tamil Nadu, south India. It aims to meet the practical, spiritual and emotional needs of those resident in the centre, as well as being a gospel platform for a variety of ministries reaching out to people in the local villages.
Andrew & Rachel Chard spent fourteen years in Tanzania as pioneer church planters with six of these years leading an international church planting team among a Muslim people group. Andrew is currently working for an organisation seeking to prayerfully, pastorally and practically support the persecuted church; Rachel works for Friends International, based in Oxford, but with a national focus on reaching the unreached.
Janet & Peter Dallman work with Overseas Missionary Felloswhip ('OMF') in Tokyo, Japan. Peter is Training & Development Coordinator for OMF in Japan, running training courses for OMF missionaries. Janet is Pastoral & Spiritual Care Coordinator, providing practical, pastoral and spiritual support. Janet also acts as Candidate Coordinator for OMF in Japan.
Riste & Tea Micev are our mission partners with Crosslinks in Serbia, training church pastors in expository preaching as well as translating key books and resources into the Serbian language. They are part of the leadership team of a recent church plant in the northern city of Novi Sad.
Robbie & Lizzie Bellis spent 8 years in Brussels working alongside Woluwe Evangelical Church. In 2019 they moved to Louvain-la-Neuve (a town 30 minutes south of Brussels and home to many students, young professionals and families) to launch a new church plant.
Kirstie Reid is a member of the church family at St Matthew's Ponders End, and working with Woodberry Recovery - a recovery programme in North London offering biblical insight and practical tools to provide relief from emotional and mental distress for anyone struggling with addictive behaviour or life-controlling issues.