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Looking Forward
Well, I’m way overdue for giving you all an update on our family here in Toronto and for that I apologize. I knew having three kids three and under would be challenging, but I don’t think I fully anticipated how much time it would take every day just…
A Time to Give Thanks
Last week, we hosted our 6th Thanksgiving gathering! Thanksgiving is an inherently American holiday, but even more than that it’s a way of life that God calls us too. These words from Catechesis Books, a publishing company,...
Alleviating “Poverty of Being” in Ecuador
Roberto and Cameron Vivanco have been serving together in Ecuador as SAMS Missionaries for over 16 years. (Cameron, 2001, Roberto, 2006) Cameron and Roberto serve in an international non-profit Cameron started in 2009 to help children in desperate and difficult...
A church in the Netherlands zealous to make disciples of Christ
Pictured: Women of Christ Church Heiloo pray together Deuteronomy 31:12Assemble the people together-men, women and children, and the foreigners residing in your towns- so they can listen and learn to fear your God and follow carefully all the words of the law. Christ...
Confirming the Faith
On October 9th, the Church of Christ Our Peace held a very special confirmation service. One of the things that was so special was that it combined all of the CCOP congregations into one large church service with members of the English, Khmer, and Chinese being able...
SAMS at New Wineskins: A Global Family Reunion!
Several hundred Missionaries and Senders gathered at Ridgecrest Conference Center in North Carolina in September for the SAMS All-Society Retreat, several pre-conferences, the SAMS Celebration Dinner and Reception, and New Wineskins Global Mission Conference! The...