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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The day after returning from Europe I flew to Cairo. One aim of the trip was to get some spoken Arabic practice as I continue my Arabic studies. It reminded me of how I felt when I went to Turkey for the first time in 1998. Everything is new, everything is interesting and everything takes …
On a short-term trip to the Middle East in 2022 I met a family at a WEC conference who asked if I would be interested in helping them for a short time to teach their eight-year-old daughter who was to be homeschooled. They lived in a neighbouring country in Central Asia. God opened the door …
While I was on the Greek island of Samos, I got to know a man from Gaza who speaks English well enough for me to communicate with him. He is a Muslim, but he is interested in learning about my faith in Jesus. We are still messaging on the phone. At the end of July, …
