Our need of food, both spiritual and physical, can open a door to share the gospel. “Jesus said, I am the bread of life… If anyone eats of this bread he will live forever.” John 6: 35 & 51 We have restarted what we call the Community Banquet. This is where we throw open our …
In recent days we have faced several hard, complex situations. We needed the Lord’s help to walk with a light heart and to be full of His hope. Sometimes we just needed to become like children with a childlike joyful faith. My sister and I found a chorus that talks about swinging on swings and …
Our life these days is in the café we opened recently. We are here day in and day out with little bits of other interesting endeavours tucked into the folds of our café aprons. Meaningful conversations are happening, and deep relationships are being forged. We hope the café will be like a community garden where …
I am blessed to have lived in this country for nine years. Each year I gain more love for the people. I have traveled all over the country and shared the gospel with people who are hearing the good news for the first time. In the last of the 81 provinces I visited, I knew …
Last week my wife and I had an urge to go to a local park where we had not been for a long time. When we got there my wife saw a lady she knew. While they talked, I sat on the grass a few meters away. After a few minutes a young guy came …
Click Here to Download Free PDF Version This book contains over 100 stories written by many Canadian missionaries working with WEC International (Worldwide Evangelization for Christ). The book was prepared in part to celebrate 100 years of WEC being established in Canada, from where we have been sending workers to many lands. The stories come …
Recently, in order to attend the wedding of a friend’s relative, we spent a wonderful couple of nights in a village. My wife brought a good friend who had not yet been to a village. It was quite the new experience for both of them, having to sleep on small cots together with all the …
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A few Christmases ago, knowing my fascination with space exploration, one of my daughters gave me a book by famous astronaut, Chris Hadfield. Chris was seriously accomplished in a range of fields, and when he finally made it onto NASA’s short list, he was mentored by John Young – one of only twelve men to …
It is with thanksgiving and joy that Operation World is celebrating 60 years since our very first edition. It comprised of 32 pages, with hand-drawn maps, and was printed in apartheid-era South Africa on a hand cranked Gestetner machine.Since then, Operation World has seen seven global editions. It has published four children’s titles, as well …
After doing training and candidate orientation with us, it can sometimes take new workers a while to get to their field of service. Here is what one couple who are hoping to move later this year have been doing recently: Although I was able to finish my one-year Bible certificate and release a new album …
