https://wec-canada.org/wp-content/uploads/leaves-to-the-nations-PDF-1.pdf 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 from many countries and from many …
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 …
I was travelling in one of the provinces of this country where there is no Christian fellowship and decided to hitchhike. It’s such a great way to meet all kinds of people when there are no regular buses in the area. Near a small village on the main road, within one minute of holding up …
Locked in her own thoughts, a Korean girl was walking part of the Camino de Santiago in Spain when an Arts Release pilgrim felt God’s leading to approach her. She said to the Korean girl, “You are beautiful. Don’t ever think that you are alone. Jesus is walking with you.” Unable to speak, the girls …
My wife and I took a short trip to another city with a friend and ended up running into one of my friends there. This man told us that his wife was currently in a place near where we live to help her sister who had a premature baby. My wife and another woman went …
We have some new believers who have recently joined our young adults’ group. I had a chance to chat with them one day and was surprised to learn that neither of them are actually new to Jesus, only new to church! One girl, 19, had found God on her own in her room as a …
Our friend, Angel, invited us to her village. The word ‘village’ in the local language is packed with meaning. Almost everyone who lives in the city has a village. This is where they are from and where they call home – the place where their big extended family networks. For some, especially those for whom …
