December 2019

IET, the Wrights and a Blessing

Intercultural Engagement Team has been diligent in their discernment this past year, and they are continuing to discern God’s direction for the FMCiC and “intercultural mission” around the world.  They are asking good and important questions like: “Where has God gone on before us, and already opened opportunity for life-giving […]

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Christmas Ornaments and Blessing

One of the Christmas traditions Karlene and I have is to give each other and our kids an ornament that somehow reflects the past year – that is, something they’ve done, or accomplished, or achieved. Our Christmas tree tells our story. There are driver’s licence, lifeguards, sports, Bible verses that

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Youth workers paid and volunteer, pay attention to the following opportunity… and Soul Friends….

Let me start with “soul friends”. It’s Christmas season and I am finding that I am experiencing both melancholy and deep gratitude. Like many of you, my family, as we move into Christmas week, is dealing with loss (my family lost my dad recently). The funny thing about loss is

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First Response Bags

Thornbury, ON is a small community of 2,200 located at the intersection of Beaver River and Georgian Bay. Erika and Jason Mills moved to Thornbury two years ago to co-pastor Blue Mountain Community Church. The church wanted to focus on children and youth ministry, so Erika started following the local

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CliffsNotes – December 10, 2019

Caistor Centre, ON is in between Smithville and Binbrook, north of Beamsville, about a half an hour from Dunnville. I love that we are present in Caistor Centre and Dunnville. I led Pastor Kim Henderson’s induction service yesterday. There was a whole lot of love in the room: pastor for

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