God is transforming lives in mission and we would like to share these stories of transformation with you. Read about God's work in the stories from our missionaries and short term mission teams.
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To Capture Hope |
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Stepping off the plane into the brisk Northern Ontario air, the first thing that greeted John was a sign covered in graffiti that read, “Welcome to Hell.” This was just a foretaste of what he was about to experience on the Native Indian reserve in Pikangikum, Ontario.
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Released From Darkness |
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A panic attack came over Jess* and in a matter of seconds she was blind. What would cause the body chemistry to have such an effect? But it doesn’t stop there. Every time she closes her eyes she sees vivid pictures. Her dead uncle is attacking her; beating her with a pot. The images are so real that she writhes in pain. The doctors can’t do anything for her. This can only be a spiritual battle.
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He Rescued Me |
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“Som” was terrified of her family’s ancestral spirits when May, one of the first believers in the village, introduced her to Dave and Louise Sinclair-Peters, Team 2000 missionaries in Chachoengsao, Thailand.
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Providential Accidents |
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A strange and sudden noise interrupted Laurence Hiebert when he was working in the church office one day in early September. The MBMSI missionary, serving in Toyota City, Japan, stepped outside to see that the handrail on the stairs was broken. One of the large bricks beside the stairs was broken loose, and two branches from the tree by the sidewalk lay at the edge of the street. What in the world happened?
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Immeasurably More |
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A conversation with a business man on a flight bound for Saskatoon, SK in May 2006 challenged John Wiens to consider full time ministry in Ukraine. The statistics that he learned alarmed him: the ratio of women to men in their 60s is 30:1. Why? Because men are dying from alcohol poisoning. But alcohol addiction isn’t the only tragedy in Ukraine. Divorce rates are at 80% and the nation is home to 100,000 orphans. Rampant corruption and a discouraging economy leave Ukrainians with little hope. John couldn’t shake the facts from his mind. With connections to this land – both he and his wife Evelyn’s parents were born there – his desire to see Ukrainian lives transformed was strong.
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Seizing the Divine |
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“I’ve missed my divine moment!” Jeremy told his teammate as he crawled into their tent at night. The Nomad Team had been trekking through Central Asia and building relationships with families in a remote valley. Jeremy had reached a place where he thought he had learned as much as he could on his short term mission trip. One week was left in their journey, and he was excited to return to Canada with renewed passion. But God had plans to stretch his mind even further and call him into a deeper relationship with Himself.
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The Gift of Grace |
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Understanding the gift of God’s amazing grace was a concept that Eudes Santillan struggled to accept. As a child she was bombarded with lies that said wasn’t good enough, smart enough, or pretty enough. Before long the criticism was too much to handle. Eudes became hard and rebellious.
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A Healing Faith |
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A fragile, frightened 12 year old girl in Peru calls out to a God she does not know in a faith that many do not have.
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Discovering Hope |
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As a young girl, Elicia Borelli’s first encounter with God came in an unconventional way: through a Jehovah’s Witness. Every so often her JW neighbor invited Elicia to her house to read the Bible. Though Elicia didn’t share her neighbor’s faith, she learned to respect God. But reverence for her Creator wasn’t enough. Her parents were separated, her father was an alcoholic, and her brother was suffering from tuberculosis. With nothing to hope in – and nothing to hope for – Elicia's life was void of joy.
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