Julie Ma
Julie Ma (pseudonym) is a graduate of Sydney Missionary and Bible College (SMBC) and a member of the Angelina Noble Centre for women in cross-cultural missions research. She left her home in Australia over a decade ago to serve Hui Chinese Muslims alongside her Chinese husband. After all these years overseas, she is still not tired of beef noodles.
You can reach Julie at julie.ma.aus@gmail.com.
An Interview with a Missions Leader in China (3)
International mission agencies can offer guidance. We need guides. I don’t mean a simplistic, short-term orientation course. But neither do we need a boss who only gives commands and does not truly walk with us. I mean each missionary needs a genuine guide.
An Interview with a Missions Leader in China (2)
My vision is for training with the goal of fruitfulness. There is a great movement happening in the Chinese church, but there isn’t a great deal of actual church planting happening. How do we help them to bear fruit?
An Interview with a Missions Leader in China (1)
A three-part post looking at the current state of indigenous missions from China.
Missiological Reflections on Money
Questions of money—supporting Chinese Christian workers, paying local assistants, giving gifts to “needy” Chinese—return like revolving doors as often as new expat Christians arrive in China.
Know Thy IPG* Neighbor
Know Thy Hui Neighbor (10)
Who are the neighbors you want to reach for Christ?
Sharing the Good News with Hui
Know Thy Hui Neighbor (9)
What not to do and suggestions for getting started.
Hui Disciples of Jesus
Know Thy Hui Neighbor (8)
A look at three threats to Hui disciples and three paths they might take as they follow the Lord.
Hui Weddings, Funerals, and Other Rites of Passage
Know Thy Hui Neighbor (7)
Rites of passage are supposed to be passed through—they serve as gateways to the next stage of life. Yet too many of our Hui friends see them as closed doors, barriers to entering new life in Christ.
May They Dream of Jesus
Know Thy Hui Neighbor (6)
This is the time of year when Muslims are most in tune with spirituality and when Christians who love Muslims pray most fervently for God to reveal himself to them in the person of Jesus the Messiah.
The Two Eids and Other Hui Celebrations
Know Thy Hui Neighbor (5)
This month, our Hui neighbors observe Ramadan—the Muslim month of fasting which culminates with Eid al-Fitr. Yet even for Hui who do not fast, it’s a special time of increased spiritual awareness. Let’s look at four annual festivals and how they might lead to gospel opportunities.