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26 July 2018

Prayer Opportunity: Big Weekend Ahead!

We’re approaching the half-way mark of our tour of Alberta and Saskatchewan! Right now we’re in SK, and looking forward to being in Prince Albert this weekend. If you’re in the area, check out our weekend activities here (just look for the date), and consider joining us!

Preparing for "2000 Years of Missions"! — Preparing for “2000 Years of Missions”!

If you’re able to come Sunday morning, great! But if you have other commitments, you can join us for one or both parts of the 2000 Years of Missions seminar.

We would appreciate your prayers for the weekend. This is one of those seminars that may look simple, but it does require many hours of prep and setup. And I’ll be going from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon between the seminars and preaching and sharing and so on.

So pray that my voice will hold out! 🙂

But more than that, just pray that God would give us all strength and endurance – and that God’s Spirit would speak through us as we share. May we all grow in Him this weekend!

You could also pray for the vacation Bible school that’s going on in Las Palmas now! The group there needs lots of endurance as well, as they share God’s Word with those kids. Pray that the children would come out, and that God would speak to them through His Word.

Thanks so much! I hope we can see lots of you in Prince Albert on Saturday and Sunday!

5 July 2018

Family, Friends, and Missions History

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We’re keeping busy here in Canada, and enjoying Canada Day Month (I just made that up, but that’s ok)!

We’ve been enjoying some time with family and friends along with continuing ministry. We enjoyed some time with friends in Caronport, doing such very patriotic things as visiting the Canadian Forces base in Moose Jaw, a key base for the Royal Canadian Air Force. We had an excellent tour. (You know you’re in Canada when the military personnel passing you in the hallway apologize.)

CFB Moose Jaw On the 1st I taught a Sunday School class in Caronport on the modern era of missions history, which was fun. It’s been a while since I taught it, and I learned a few more things about history and the current state of world missions this time around. I look forward to learning more as I repeat the seminar again later this month.

Now we’re celebrating my in-laws 50th anniversary by spending some time together as a family in BC.

During this time the Mexico election happened, which many of you have been hearing about on the news. As you have probably noticed, there’s a lot of speculation – news that isn’t really news – and so we will wait to see what happens. But we are thankful that the Lord is the sovereign King of all nations.

30 June 2018

Prayer Requests for Sunday – Caronport & Mexico

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Hi everyone!

We’re currently in Caronport, Saskatchewan! I’m taking the Sunday school class tomorrow at Caronport Community Church to teach the 2000 Years of Missions seminar (Modern Era). I would appreciate your prayers, as it’s not an easy seminar to teach. But I pray that God will use the material for His glory.

But I also wanted to remind you all to pray for Mexico tomorrow. The 1st of July is the national election. We know that God puts rulers in place, and removes them. But it is still appropriate to pray that His will would be done, and that there would be peaceful voting, and that Mexico would remain a country in which the truth can be shared freely.

Thanks for your prayers!

19 June 2018

Calgary. And, meanwhile, in Mexico . . .

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So we finished one of our busiest weekends of our time in Canada. We’re thankful for what the Lord has done, and thankful that my voice held out!

The Where did the Bible Come From? seminar went well (from my perspective) with about 30 people. We had some great conversations about Bible versions, the canon, how God preserved His Word – good times. It would be great to give the seminar again while we’re here – so let us know if you’re interested!

SCCEFC - Jim with translator Grace Then on Sunday we zipped around to three services, and I preached twice and shared thrice. That was at South Calgary Chinese Evangelical Free Church. An encouraging time, although it would have been nice to have more time with people. Maybe we’ll be able to stop by again.

I was very thankful for my brave translators, who did a great job!

But for now we’re heading to Saskatchewan for a while.

Meanwhile, in Mexico – well, first of all, in Russia, Mexico beat Germany in their first game at the World Cup! Yes, the goal did indeed “cause” an earthquake in Mexico. Indirectly.

Anyway, where was I? Ah yes. Meanwhile, in Mexico, the Mount Calvary Team had a great time of ministry, from what I heard! Check out a report at Rod’s blog – Mount Calvary June 2018

Continue to pray for Mexico as the national election draws near – less than two weeks now.

14 June 2018

The First Week in Canada

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We were stopping by my nephew Jevon’s school to see a (very cool) project that he had been working on. We were walking through the halls when another student asked Jevon if we were all his family. Hearing an affirmative, she swore in amazement.

Seriously, girl? In Mexico, we bring more family members just to go grocery shopping.

Well, we’re obviously not in Mexico anymore.

So just a week in, we’re still adjusting to life here. The way our schedule here works, the very beginning and very end of the trip are probably the busiest, so we’ve hit the ground running. Or, I should say, sprinting.

We very much enjoyed our time at First Evangelical Free Church, and then at Prairie Tabernacle, meeting a few new friends and reconnecting with old friends. We’ve also had business to take care of, sometimes expected and sometimes unexpected.

We had a tour of Hannah’s new school and dorm this week, which was pretty cool.

We’re gearing up now for the Where did the Bible Come From? seminar on Friday and Saturday. By the way, there is still time to register (until 7pm tonight) if you’re in the area! We really want to fill it up, and there’s still space left. Just click the link above. Invite your friends!

On Sunday we’ll be at the South Calgary Chinese Evangelical Free Church, before ending our first very quick visit to Calgary. We’ll be back later in the summer.

Well, gotta run!

Playing a game with cousins — Hannah and Nathanael try a new game with their cousins.

5 June 2018

Calgary: Upcoming Ministry

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For those of you in the Calgary area, I want to make sure you know where we’ll be and when this month. Plus, you can click the graphics below for a larger version to share on social media or in an email if you’d like.

â˜ž First of all, we’re hoping that as many of you as possible can come to the Where did the Bible Come From? seminar. We really want to pack this seminar full because I think it will be very useful to you, both personally and as you share with others. It’s a very interactive and practical seminar.

So please come and invite your family and friends!

You do need to register ahead of time (but it is 100% free!). The link is on the graphic, but I’ll include a live link here. You have to register for both days separately, which are the evening of Friday the 15th and Saturday the 16th morning/early afternoon. Here you go: Register for Where did the Bible Come from?

Don’t miss it – and be sure to share the graphic!