The Same Commission podcast starts Season Three with a hard-hitting look at what mission looks like in the aftermath of war. Andy Mayo shares his experiences of mission in the Balkans after the Yugoslavia conflict in the 1990s. Pertinent to today’s world, with over 110 armed conflicts [1] , we look at the challenges of working in areas affected by fighting, when to stay and when to go and how to balance the needs of people you are serving.

with Andy Mayo

Andy with his wife Faye lived in the Balkans for the decade that followed the civil war that tore Yugoslavia into fragments, serving in a Bible School that sought to disciple believers to serve as evangelists and church-planters. Now back in the UK, Andy and Faye are both involved in the arts, pointing to the Good News of Jesus in universities and other contexts - Faye through ceramic sculpture and Andy through music. Andy is part of the leadership team of Oak Hall Expeditions and both serve in a small growing church on the south edge of London.

“We had prayed about it and we had real peace it was the right place to be, and actually it was a really fruitful time. So, we weren’t in the heart of where those bombs were falling, we were over the border. The UN were leaving but we felt sure it was the right thing to be there at that point” – Andy Mayo, Oakhall

Podcast participants: Jim Armstrong, General Director, Echoes International, Matt Pitts, Missions Director, Echoes International and Andy Mayo, Oakhall

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KEYWORDS: Mission; Mission partners; Gospel; Christian; Brethren; Believers; War; Conflict; Tension; Armed Conflict; Fighting; Aftermath; Eastern Europe; Humanitarian Aid; Training; Support

[1] https://geneva-academy.ch/galleries/today-s-armed-conflicts