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God is Moving and Speaking whether we Notice or Not                    

J was riding home in a rickshaw one day when he saw a motorcycle driver nearly lose control on the dirt road beside him. A conversation with the rickshaw driver about dangerous driving led to a mention of death and what comes after. The driver commented that there is no difference between his religion and …

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An Encouraging Outcome

One man from the Middle East was only with us at the church for a few weeks before having to move on. In his farewell text this man said that he felt a sense of belonging to the church, that it felt like a family. He said he knew nothing about Christianity before he came …

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The Man from Macedonia                                                                               

In May of 2024 we were planning for furlough and for a move to a country to the north on our return. Just before leaving on furlough we found out we could not move to that country because of the instability there. While in Canada we prayed through many options for our future and knocked …

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Faith Based Risks

Jesus calls us to reach out and be the difference when we see people in trouble. Most times it’s not because we are able, but because we know that if we step out and just do it, God will make the way. Sipho is sacrificing many physical comforts to give his all for the young …

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107 Years Ago

I often wondered why God led me to this place in Asia, working in a hospital. I felt the Lord saying to me, “You may not understand now, but someday I will show you.” A few weeks ago, while preparing a presentation the hospital had requested, I suddenly remembered that my maternal grandfather had lived …

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Talking over Tea

A couple of weeks ago a teammate and I went for breakfast at a chai place that we normally go to. Over thelast months, I have shared the good news with the workers there a few times. I arrived a little bit earlier thanmy teammate and sat down at an empty table. Shortly after, a …

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God provides for a friend

I have a friend who helps me with language learning one day a week, a hard-working widow with six children. For the past few months, when she would see my prayers answered, she would keep asking me to pray that she could get a house or rather, land for a house. Poor people here are …

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Arrested in the Middle East

Early in 2025 I was given notice of a ‘code’ on my police file. Those with codes find themselves unable to re-enter the country after a trip, some have received orders to leave the country in ten days. I had not been contacted directly by police or received deportation orders, so I continued to travel …

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On the road for Jesus

It is ten years since I first arrived here, and I am so grateful I can continue to travel in this country to share the Good News. My heart is to reach the lost in unreached areas and to encourage believers who have very little fellowship. About four years ago I went to a province …

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The Lord opens a Door

Walking in my neighbourhood one day I heard a group of women behind me speaking the language of my Focus people group. I turned to greet them, and they all gathered around me to chat, excited to hear their language spoken by a stranger. With their faces covered, the only one I could see a …

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