by Staff Writer Makenzie McNeill From April to October 2020, I uncovered many challenges that rural and remote communities experience across Canada. From food insecurity to alcohol and substance abuse, the small towns that dot this massive country’s landscape often deal with their struggles alone, mostly forgotten by an ever-increasing urbanized society. And in a …
Bridge is a small rural community with less than 200 people within a 10 mile radius of the Church. We’re located 10 miles east of Myrtle Point just off Hwy 42 and halfway between Roseburg (I-5) and Coos Bay (Hwy 101) in Southwestern Oregon. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray that the Corona virus panic will be over soon …
Two years ago I got a picture in the mail. I was to mail money back to the photographer, but I lost the address. One and one half years later, as I was driving, I saw a man taking pics of a train coming around the corner. I realized that it was the man I …
Helena had the opportunity to babysit the one-year-old girl of one of the young moms that Helena has connected with in this community. She needed a babysitter for the day, as she was working and her regular babysitter was busy. She really appreciated that we took her daughter for the day. This family has recently …
We have been pastoring this wonderful, loving congregation at Mingo Bible Church for 10 ½ years. Mingo, which varies in population from 12 to 20 people, is officially listed as a ghost town. The church, consisting mostly of farmers, retired people, and some of other occupations, is located about 10 miles from Colby, in northwest …
We continue our series, “Struggles in Small Town Canada,” highlighting problems faced in rural North America. Makenzie McNeill discusses the topic of poverty in rural Canada. A Univeral Problem Poverty has taken many forms over the centuries and across civilizations. What it looked like to be poor at one time period in one cultural context …
Burley Bible Church is located on the beautiful South Kitsap Peninsula. Many commute to work in Tacoma, Seattle, and to the Bremerton Naval Shipyard and Keyport Submarine base. We have our own Christian School, preschool – 12th grades. The church has sent out many missionaries over the years and ¼ of our offerings go back into missions. It …
I never thought that as a Village Missionary, I would add “chicken wrangler” to our list of abilities, but we did exactly that on Friday night! The neighbors had a chicken get out that ended up in our yard, and we helped the family corral the chicken to be caught. We are also able to …
I enjoy serving Village Missions as Accountant in the finance department, supporting Jim Cross and Robin McAllister. I also serve as a bi-vocational pastor of a small Evangelical church here in Dallas, Oregon, which has an emphasis on recovery ministries. PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray for my wife Pam, who is fighting breast cancer. Pray for her healing …
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Our church delivered 100 “pandemic gift bags” to each home in the nearby village of Olena, OH. Olena hasn’t had a church in the village for years, and we wanted to remind them that we’re here to serve them, and open the door for future Gospel ministry. The bags had all kinds of things in …
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We had a man and woman break down next to our house. They were running on the spare tire with no extra wheel in case of a flat. They happened to be driving a vehicle which we could find no replacement tire for within 60 miles of our home. The local car repair place called …
