Previously, the missionary had found himself swept up in the strange calm after the Brunei Rebellion, watching soldiers come and go through Seria as if war and parish life had somehow been folded into the same ordinary day. He had seen bravery, confusion, humour and faith all mixed together, from stern matrons turning rebels away […]
In the previous episode, the missionary carried on through the dusty countryside, moving from one small village to the next with little more than a worn bag and steady faith. He spent his days helping where he could, listening to people’s troubles, and sharing words of hope around evening fires. Though the journey was tiring […]
In the previous episode of his long missionary journey, he had barely caught his breath after the trouble of the rebellion before Brunei was hit by the worst floods anyone could remember. Still, he did what he had always done: pulled on his boots, went out among the parishioners, and tried to bring a bit […]
Previously, the missionary moved quietly through the uneasy stillness of the town, where fear and strange kindness often met without warning. Only the day before, he had been stopped by a former pupil now wearing the uniform of a rebel, who spoke to him with warmth before disappearing into the shifting tide of conflict. Back […]
In the previous episode, the missionary had found himself caught between two worlds, carrying Jack’s worries from a quiet Dutch village back into the heat and dust of Sudan. He had listened to fears at home and then sat by Sorro’s fire under the African moon, slowly realising that understanding people was not a matter […]
In the previous episode, the missionary found himself chasing small comforts as though they could mend the wider fear, fretting over the lack of an organist for Christmas while soldiers laughed and played on, oblivious to his need. Yet the effort came to nothing, as the army’s grip tightened and even Midnight Mass fell silent. […]
Previously, he had left Bor with a heavy heart after warnings of coming violence, only to return days later and find the place shattered by massacre, grief and hunger. Among the survivors, he met Margaret Aring, a woman who had lost nearly everything but still found the strength to organise help for others. Her courage […]
In the previous episode, the missionary’s quiet routine was suddenly broken when he came across an armed man at the crossroads outside the mission. At first he thought it was just some drunken fool, but it quickly became clear that something far more serious was unfolding. As silence fell over the town and fear crept […]
Previously, the missionary had found himself travelling through some of the most dangerous parts of Sudan, where even an ordinary journey could turn deadly in moments. After being stopped by armed robbers and narrowly escaping with his life, he was left shaken but strangely cheered by the people who celebrated the simple fact that he […]
Last time, the missionary had been living through the uneasy final days before Brunei tipped into open trouble, with the whole region already shaken by Britain’s fading power, the creation of Malaysia, and the growing strain between rulers, ordinary people, and rival communities. In Brunei itself, resentment had been building after the Sultan blocked the […]
Previously, the missionary joined the small Christian community in Makokha’s crowded yard, where the Gospel was shared not through neat lessons but through story, silence, and lived experience. As the group reflected on the parable of the weeds among the wheat, Makokha quietly challenged the missionaries’ usual message, saying a person did not need to […]
Last time, he sat beneath the great fig tree with the sisters, the night warm and still around them, while they spoke quietly about what it really meant to be a missionary in a land worn thin by war. As the moon hung above the tents and the sound of distant singing drifted through the […]
