The communities of small town Canada are often viewed through rose-colored lenses as idyllic places immune from troubles. This nostalgic perspective of rural communities still lingers in many peoples’ minds. Whether it be reinforced by our culture or media, small towns are either idealized as sanitized and carefree, or overlooked as insignificant. Sometimes both. But […]
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Last week, May 15-20, we held a candidate orientation school, at Faith Mission Retreat Centre in Falkland BC. For the past many years, all of our Canadian candidates would make the trip to Kansas City MO. or Dallas OR, to join together with the the US candidates for the orientation meetings. But this year, due
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It has been a joy to meet with five folks who are interested in joining the membership of the church. How exciting to hear how the Lord has worked in each of their lives! Our God is still greatly at work today, both to redeem precious souls, rescuing them from the clutches of sin, death,
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The church took a special offering for a lady and her daughter in our community whose house burned down. We had an opportunity to visit with the lady briefly when we delivered it to her. Also, our Men’s and Ladies’ Bible study started the study, I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist. We
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After a great weekend retreat in January with 28 kids and a great staff, it was wonderful to be back and worship with the church. The long drive to Mazama, about 6 hours, made for great conversations. One young man named Jesus rode with me, and we spent about two hours talking about Jesus. What
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We are located in what is often referred to as the “fin” of Upper Michigan. Being surrounded by Lake Superior on three sides, we get what is called lake-effect snow. Last year’s snow total was 345 inches; our first major storm this year brought over 25 inches. Needless to say, the people here are strong
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Grindrod is a quiet farming community located in a beautiful valley, enclosed on two sides by forested mountains. There is a lack of employment opportunities in the community, so those who do work usually have to commute. The mild climate here makes it attractive to retirees who like the “country.” The village itself is home
My Aunt Patsy just passed away a few hours ago and in a few days we will celebrate the death and resurrection of our Lord. Aunt Patsy was a strange mix of compassion, unbelievable generosity, intelligence, stubbornness, and mental illness. We loved her but sometimes interacting with her was a challenge. Always sure she was
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What a wonderful announcement long ago in a field somewhere on the outskirts of Bethlehem! Shepherds, paralyzed by fear, heard a stunning and fear-allaying message: And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born
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