Their Stories

Get a view from the front lines…

Creative Tensions

The nature of our work is such that we have to protect the identities of those out there on the edge. They’re there with the BEST of intentions, desiring only to share the LOVE of God with those who don’t really know Him but that gets misunderstood in some bizarre ways.

We really want you to catch a glimpse of the kind of stuff we’re into though so we’ve done our best to crack open a window into our world without compromising the identity of those Kiwis we have doing the good work out there in tough situations.

Thankfully there are some who don’t need to shield their work from prying eyes so don’t be surprised to find the occassional story that holds nothing back.

The Point Of The Story

We make no apology for the fact that there are two clear reasons for us uploading stories here…

  • We want God to be glorified through the lives and resources invested in the work being highlighted, and
  • We want you to see something of yourself reflected in the experiences of other Kiwis.

Everybody’s journey is different but we’re all very ordinary and if an ordinary Kiwi can trust an extraordinary God to help them engage a very alter-ordinary people with the gospel, why can’t He do that for you? Well, He can!

Stories Here

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Downloadable PDF versions of our magazine are available online here. Up until 2011 we produced 3 per year, but now 2 are produced. These magazines are loaded with exciting tales of what God has done through Kiwis and others serving with Pioneers around the world. Get yours here. Read them at your leisure.

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Pioneers has ministries from Canada down to Bolivia and Brazil. We have Kiwis serving in Mexico, Puerto Rico and Bolivia. You’ll find some of their stories here.

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The furthest away from us and often the most expensive to get to and live in, Europe still draws crowds of Kiwis on the big O.E. Pioneers has numerous teams scattered throughout Europe from Ireland to Greece and up to Russia. Kiwis in Europe are few in Pioneers but if there’s a story to tell, it’ll be here.

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Often referred to as the “Dark Continent”, Africa is actually full of light – the light of the gospel anyway. Pioneers has traditionally ministered in the West and North of Africa but more recently new African opportunities have opened up. You’ll read about some of them here.

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Until 2010 Pioneers workers in the Middle East were few in numbers. Then Arab World Mission amalgamated with Pioneers and we are suddenly one of the largest organizations in the region. The ministries are many and complex – including a significant media outreach. If you’re looking for cutting edge mission stories look no further!

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Are you old enough to remember the Soviet Union? It may be no more, but it still influences large swaths of people in the ‘Stans. This section will contain stories located between Iran and Kazakhstan, and Turkey.

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The largest group of people on earth are the Chinese, but did you know that China is full of many different minority peoples? East Asia is rapidly becoming the economic centre of the world yet many remain beyond the reach of the gospel. Stretching from Tibet across to North Korea and Japan, Pioneers teams are seeking to make Jesus known.

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Sometimes it’s difficult to categorize the world into major blocs. In this case South East Asia includes everything between India and Nepal in the West over to Indonesia and the Philippines in the East. We have Kiwis scattered through there and their stories will be here.

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Our Pacific backyard has featured highly in the history of Pioneers Aotearoa | New Zealand, but less so with Pioneers focusing more on where the church is least represented. Still, we have a number of workers involved in different ministries. From medical care in PNG to transformational development in Fiji, there are stories told and recorded here.

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