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WorldShare

WorldShare is a charitable organisation based in the UK. It is registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales (registration Number 803575) and is a company Limited by Guarantee in England and Wales (Registration Number 2498199).

The purpose of the organisation, is to promote the work of indigenous Christian organisations working in developing nations, which engage in evangelism, education, healthcare and community development. WorldShare was formed in 1943 as the Chinese Natives Evangelistic Crusade.

Duncan McCullum McRoberts, a missionary from Bangor, Northern Ireland, was witness to the horrors of war in China during the period of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) – women raped, children bayoneted, refugees machine-gunned, everything destroyed.

McRoberts (1912–2000) made amazing journeys across China, narrowly avoiding death on many occasions, and in his book While China Bleeds records in detail both the suffering and the resourcefulness of the ordinary Chinese people.

This experience filled him with a deep desire for a strong China, where Chinese could truly be free to rule themselves, and for China to know Christ. In prescient words he says:

“Although bleeding China has lost millions of human lives – cities, towns and villages have been destroyed, yet China’s gains stretch forth into the future. This bloodshed has brought about national unity and national consciousness. Millions of soldiers and civilians have travelled over hundreds of miles which they before never knew were in China. A new spirit, a new life is emerging. From a backward and conservative country it is safe to believe that China will emerge as one of the most progressive nations of the new world. Economic relations between China and our countries will probably be very close. China will utilise some foreign technical advice but the developments of new China will largely rest with the peoples of China.”

In the same way, McRoberts saw that the future of the Chinese Church must also be in Chinese hands. Long before Communism drove out foreign missionaries, and isolated the Chinese Christians, McRoberts saw that “the job of carrying the Gospel to China’s millions will largely be accomplished by trained Spirit-filled natives.”

Today, the Chinese Natives Evangelistic Crusade has evolved into the Partnership Alliance, a grouping together of independent affiliates in the UK (WorldShare), WorldShare Australia, Partners International (USA), Partners International Canada and CNEC Singapore. WorldShare continues to support the work of local Christian partner organisations but in other countries as well as China.

America Latina Schools in Guatemala

Hope for Africa Missions - HQ in South Africa but working across the continent

Word of Hope Orphanage in Yangon, Myanmar

Potter's House, Guatemala

Kanal Hyat, Turkey

Beginning of Life, Moldova

Macedonian Mission to the Balkans, Macedonia (FYROM)

Balkans Wholistic Development, Albania

In total, in the Partnership Alliance affiliates support 161 local Christian organisations in 56 countries. Although China was the first focus, (and continues to be), Alliance partners are found in Central America, South America, North/South/East/West Africa, the Middle East, Asia (South, South-East and Central) and Europe.