Shaun & Sondi Carlaw

Shaun was raised in a Christian home and placed his faith in Christ as Saviour at an early age. Söndi was introduced to Christ in her first year of college when she joined a choir led by a Christian student. Söndi and the choir sang Christian songs and she also attended Bible studies led by the choir director. From other believers, she experienced God’s love and came to see God’s truth in the Word which led her to faith in Jesus.

Shaun’s experience in Hungary began in 1991 when he first started teaching English as a tentmaker with the EFCCM. He attended Trinity Western University to earn a Teaching English as Second Language Certificate and then sought God’s leading for his next step.

Leaders in the EFCC encouraged him to apply to the mission and serve in Hungary full time. It was a step of faith but God is the provider and Shaun headed to serve in Budapest in June 1998. Söndi served in the Campus Crusade office in Budapest from 1993-1997 and then with an American EFC mission team in Budapest from 1997-2001. Shaun met Söndi at Kelenfold EFC, and they were married in Budapest in 2002. Söndi joined the EFCCM in August 2002.

Shaun and Söndi are living in the Budapest area and are a part of the Sarokkő Evangelical Church. Shaun uses English teaching as a tool holding outreach English clubs, Bible studies and summer camps as a means to reach the community and grow the church. Söndi volunteers with a Roma mission in outreaches and music ministry in Budapest and in different places throughout Hungary.

Our Current Role
Hungary is historically a “Christian” nation however Hungarian people have now mostly lost contact with the gospel. They seek answers to life’s problems in material possessions, personal pleasures, alcohol, and false religions. Mixing Eastern religious thought with other various spiritual ideas have increased in recent years. Those who would be true believers in Christ are less than 3% of the population.

In reaching out to others, people often respond indifferently and building relationships of trust is important in sharing the gospel. Serving among the Roma, one can see a spiritual openness but this can be towards evil practices. Ministry among the Roma is a real spiritual battle as it is for reaching out to others in Hungary too.

About Action International Ministries
Shaun and Söndi now serve with Action International Ministries as of May 1, 2025. Their former mission EFCC ServeBeyond laid off all its full time missionaries at the end of April 2025.

Action International Ministries (ACTION) is a global mission agency committed to sending multinational workers who treasure Jesus Christ and minister His Gospel in word and deed, primarily to the poor.

In 1974, ACTION started working alongside small Filipino churches on the streets of Manila, ministering to street kids who had run away from home. From that small beginning, we have grown into an evangelical, interdenominational sending organization with workers in 30 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.

Steve & Myra Neufeld

Mobile: 587-377-5013
Email: steve.neufeld@telus.net
Website: www.iemission.com

  • Pray for the transfer of all our ministries from EFCC over to IEM Mission.  All is going well and we are excited about the possibilities as we move forward in ministry in Cuba. 

    Pray for the families in Cuba who do not have enough food for the month.  Pray for a young lady who is attending our church in Chambas who comes from a one-room house and only has one dress that she wears every Sunday as she faithfully attends worship.  


About Us
Steve was born to a missionary couple working in Northern Canada. At a summer Bible Camp as a boy he chose to accept the gift of salvation. Myra was raised in a pastor’s home and received Christ as her Saviour at a Lindquist Brothers Crusade when she was a young girl.

Steve and Myra were high school sweethearts in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada. They have three adult children, and 8 grandchildren.

The Neufelds have completed their 35 th year in international, transcultural global missions. They left for their first term on January 1, 1989. After language school they served in Lima, Peru until February 1992.

In 1993 they began the EFCCM work in Mexico. Church planting and evangelism was their focus resulting in the beginning of the Agua Viva EFC (now Árbol de Vida EFC) in Hermosillo, Mexico.

In May of 1998 Steve began as Latin America Area Director. He carried this role through to the end of 2020. The focus was to do all he could to facilitate success in ministry through giving visionary leadership in the management and expansion of EFCCM ministry in South America, Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico.

My Current Role in IEM Mission
Steve serves as missionary leading ministries in Cuba and Mexico for The International Evangelical Ministries of Red Deer (IEM Mission). The IEM does not have resident missionaries in Cuba and so Steve is the lead missionary as we solidify and expand our partnership ministries within Cuba. Teams go to Cuba at least twice a year as we serve together with three evangelical denominations in church planting, evangelism, teaching, acquiring house churches and fixing ones they own, finding resources for ministry, sponsoring summer camp, sourcing transportation for pastors and a multitude of other activities all designed to speed along the vision and dedication of our partners in the church in Cuba. A major component of these ministry projects involves facilitating the involvement of individuals and churches. People from Canada, Mexico and Spain working in partnership with each other in any of the countries represented. Mentoring and training present involvement and the next generation.

About IEM Mission
IEM Mission has taken over responsibility for the Encourage Cuba Ministry and the Hermosillo, Mexico ministry from the EFCC. The IEM is committed to making biblical followers of Jesus Christ here and to the ends of the earth. We are focused on pastoral care to Christian leaders, evangelism by all methods, church planting new communities of faith and demonstrating through holistic, compassionate ministry the Gospel to those who are hurting spiritually and physically. We intend to serve globally with boldness, creativity and excellence!

Bonnie Van de Mosselaer

Email: bonnie.vande@p2c.com
Mobile: 613-218-1047
Sign up for updates: p2c.sh/bonnieministryupdates

    • Pray for the mission trips that we are sending in the coming weeks. You can find a summary of the trips setting out if you scroll down on this page [https://p2c.com/students/mission-trips/].

    • Pray that students would experience God’s peace as they end their semesters. May they still prioritize their relationships with God even in this busy season.

    • Pray for the graduating students who are being sent out - would they shine bright in a world that needs more of Jesus' love. 

I became a Christian in elementary school when I prayed and invited the Lord into my heart at a kids' camp. As I grew up, I remember asking questions about faith and how it applied to my life. During my teenage and young adult years, the Lord continually taught me more about Himself as well as the importance of helping others know Him. In university, I got involved with P2C-Students, and it was there that I started to learn how I could help others take their next step towards Jesus.

My Current Role at Power to Change
I am the Development Team Manager with Power to Change - Students, overseeing all our national fundraising initiatives. This includes coordinating all regular donor communications, fundraising tasks, and thank yous. I also help train and assist our staff as they do their own personal ministry fundraising.

About Power to Change
Power to Change is a family of 10 ministries with one common purpose: to make Jesus known across Canada and throughout the world. Our work began on university campuses in 1967 as Campus Crusade for Christ, Canada. Today, we serve among students, marketplace leaders, athletes, families, the marginalized, internationally with humanitarian aid, and many others, helping them experience the life-changing power of Jesus Christ.

Power to Change - Students exists to “help students take their next step towards Jesus.” We are a student ministry serving college and university students all across Canada. Our vision is to see every student walk closer to Jesus and experience life in Him.

Doug and Katia

Email katiaf@efcc.ca
To donate, go to https://efcc.ca/ -- Creative Access Country -- Account: 2-2170 Doug and Katia

Doug – I came to Christ through the influence of a missionary family and Christian teachers while teaching in northern Saskatchewan. I was initially Catholic, so it took over half a year to understand the Gospel and my need for a Savior. I accepted Christ on Easter morning in 1989. After I finished my teaching contract, I enrolled at Prairie Bible Institute to learn more about missions and how to be a Christian teacher. My wife Katia and I met and married at Prairie.

Katia - My mother and aunt led me to the Lord while attending university in Brazil. I had been experiencing much anguish, so my aunt invited me to visit her church in the countryside. I accepted Jesus and started a prayer and fasting campaign. After several weeks, I returned to my aunt’s town, and the Pastor prayed for me. When I woke up the following day, all my anguish was gone. I realized the evangelical faith was genuine and decided to pursue it.

After Doug and Katia met, we started seeking the Lord regarding which mission to join and where to go. He led us step by step, and we feel honored to have been serving God in Asia for the last 28 years.

Our Current Role in ServeBeyond
Our heart’s passion is two-fold:
a. To reach students and teachers for Christ in international schools. We are “tent-makers,” and the school setting provides ideal opportunities for witnessing and discipling, opening doors to impact teachers, students, and their families. We integrate the truth into our classes and serve in weekly Bible clubs and evangelistic meetings for children and adults.

b. To develop a love of learning in people, equip teachers and church leaders, and raise educational and ethical standards. We train teachers, teach church leaders the Bible, and counsel those in need.

About Serve Beyond
ServeBeyond, through the EFCC, is responsible for projects that employ more than eighty missionaries around the world. Our ministries meet spiritual, social, and physical needs in about twenty different countries.

The Evangelical Free Church of Canada (EFCC) is an association of 140+ churches and 80+ missionaries united by a common commitment to serve the Lord Jesus Christ, a common Statement of Faith, a shared Character and Calling, and a commitment to the Word of God.

Clarence Yau

Our contact information is as follows:
Handy: +49 176 4340 6372
Clarence Email: cyau@teachbeyond.org
Anna Email: ayau@teachbeyond.org
Address: Hammersteiner Strasse 18, 79400 Kandern, Deutschland

    1. Praise the Lord that Austin, our oldest son, has chosen a college. He will be attending Ohio University in Athens, OH and studying journalism. Praise the Lord that the finances have been worked out as well for him to attend. Pray that he would be able to find a good Christian community that will build into him and encourage his faith. Pray that he would find some good friends as well.

    2. Pray for our students and our staff who will be leaving Kandern at the end of this school year and transitioning to other places in the world.

    3. Pray for our family as we adjust to not having Austin with us beginning in July and for our adjustment to being a family of three.

    4. Pray for our financial support with the fluctuating exchange rates between the Canadian dollar and the Euro. Pray that the Lord would continue to provide abundantly for our work with Him here in Germany.

    5. Pray for us as we prepare to leave our ministry for 6 months beginning at the end of January 2026. We will be returning to the Calgary area for 6 months to fulfill our tax residency requirements before returning back to our ministry in Germany at the end of July 2026.

    That is it for now. Thank you again for your ongoing and continued support for God's work through us here in Kandern, Germany.

Clarence was not raised in a Christian home and it was in Junior High that he came to know the Lord as his personal Savior through a friend who invited him to attend Youth Group events and know the Youth Pastor at his friend's church. He understood Christ's sacrifice for him and the freedom that would be gained in a relationship with Jesus and entered into a relationship with Christ at age 14. His journey with Christ was a bit of a roller coaster through High School and it was in the year 2000 that he surrendered his life fully to Christ's call on his life to be involved in vocational Christian ministry. In 2003 he moved to Black Forest Academy in Germany to serve as a Resident Assistant in the boarding program at Black Forest Academy.

Clarence and Anna met in 2003 and were married in 2005 in which they answered the Lord's call to serve as Youth Pastors at North York Chinese Baptist Church from 2005 to 2012. In 2012 the Lord led Anna and Clarence's family back to Black Forest Academy with their 2 little boys to serve as the Middle School Chaplain and serve missionary families and their children at Black Forest Academy.

My Current role in Teach Beyond BFA
Clarence is now serving as the Team Lead with TeachBeyond in Kandern. This role includes keeping a pulse on the 143 TeachBeyond Members (adults and kids) that are serving at Black Forest Academy and various other ministries supported by TeachBeyond in the area. Clarence works within a team to ensure, to the best of their abilities, that the members of TeachBeyond in the area are being cared for in a way that allows them to thrive in their service at their project. We also seek to build community and create camaraderie amongst our team members. One significant challenge that Clarence faces is being able to provide genuine and authentic care for our large team and building a system/culture of mutual care so that it doesn't fall solely as Clarence's responsibility.

About TeachBeyond
TeachBeyond is a mission organization that seeks to provide Transformational Education Services to various schools and projects around the world. Our vision is a world where individuals and communities become all that God intends. We are global community with approximately 1000+ members consisting of national/local members and expatriate missionaries providing transformation educational services as part of God's ongoing mission to transform individuals and communities in to all that God intends.

Christina Wai

I am on Facebook, Signal, and WhatsApp. beef2beef@hotmail.com
My newsletters (they always include prayer items) are in both English and Traditional Chinese.

  • Dear partners of the Kingdom,

    Greeting from flowering Japan! May this update find you springy and hope filled.

    “Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge Him. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.”

    Hosea 6:3

    Latest Update:

    Thank you for all your prayer and the faithfulness of our good Father, I have been mostly well and was able to travel as well as meeting many in the last 2 months.

    In February, I went to explore the outreach sites with worker from another organization. We visited churches that lacked co-workers and areas where there were no churches yet. It was heartbroken to see overworked pastors also poor communication and misunderstandings between different cultures.

    Most of March was spent near Mt Fuji at a retreat centre under renovation. I was picked up for a 2-day road trip with a break to meet and attend Brazilian-Japanese church. They were very welcoming and later I realized some of them were contractors working on the renovation. Such an interesting experience trying to communicate through AI for almost everything! 

    For a couple weeks, me and my friend assembled furnitures, prepared rooms, planed and printed things needed for week-long retreat for 60 people while showers/toilets were being built. The day before attendees arrived we had a snow dump and roads were closed. Last minute arrangements were made to shift the schedule so attendees wouldn’t have to arrive at night walking up a snowy slope. All in all, the retreat was a good time of connection and sharing while being exposed to resources that can hopefully help strength and expand the Kingdom in Japan.  

    I was home briefly but managed to upload new a YouVersion plan in Traditional Chinese (part 3 of 5, see last newsletter for more info). Got to connect with my team  along with visiting members and met the Japanese lady who finished knitting her hat. 

    Mid-April I met up with friends from Canada and was able to relax and took some time off to visit Hokkaido for the first time (after living in Japan for 7 years)! After we parted I visited my ex-teammates who moved there to start a new team. It was a good time of story sharing while checking-in to see their “life” after they have settled. Although it’s never going to be easy pioneering, it’s never boring when breaking new grounds. It was wonderful to see the connection they made with neighbours though constant presence and openness. If you like to volunteer in shuffling snow, I can hook you up =) 

    During my away time, I was able to have 2 workers stayed in my place to have some solitude reflection. If you know places that can offer that too, please let me know. Workers desperately need space to unwind and focus. 

    What’s Next?

    Ok, I have a couple major “deadline” this week… finish my tax and getting the English version of the 55 Day e-learning PureHeart Challenge Course on to the new platform on our website (May 5th is the start of new intakes).  

    I will be meeting up with other visitors and teams throughout May and still working on timing to visit Mom in June. 

    One area I need your support is prayer in regards to helping new initiatives. My calling/burden is to walk alongside workers for aptness and longevity for the goal of “reproducing” health and joyful Japanese followers who in turn will multiply vividly by the Lord’s Grace. There are so many things I want to see happen in Japan but I am realizing my aging pain and limited capacity especially if I have to be away for weeks at times. 

    Praises:

    · Retreat centre renovation finished (couple weeks after I left)

    · Many opportunities for connection and reconnection

    Prayer Requests:

    · Focus to getting necessary/urgent tasks done

    · Direction in ministry involvement

    Blessings,

    Christina

I grew up in a non-christian home but my older brother went to Christian school and became the first believer in our family. Since then he started to share Jesus and took my to church gospel events. One time, the message was about God willing to forgive all our sins; I was touched but thought that I want to know more before deciding to believe. The next day, the message was about how simple faith is, just like toddlers eating eggs. So I decided to trust this God who is willing to forgive even I don’t understand everything He feeds me.

In college retreat, I committed to served God full-time but has never thought of how. After working some years, and wanting to spend time with aging parents, God led me to a missionary school (Youth With A Mission). One step at a time, God called me to pioneer a team in Kobe, Japan. With prayer and getting to know the team, I responded by saying yes. Again trusting this good God even I can’t see what’s ahead.

My Current Role
At the moment I am a self-funded missionary involved with both international sender Youth With A Mission in Osaka and a local ministry near Kobe. This year we are pioneering a bilingual bible school which I serve as administrative and tutoring staff. Since everything is new, there are trials and errors. And this is an intense school, so yes, lots of reading and homework (which I need to grade). My prayer is that students and staff from this school will be infused with the passion for His Word and stay to staff the next school. The local ministry I have been working with for the last 3+ years is Onfire Japan. We focus on discipleship through bible study and mentoring. Since 2021, we have been doing LIVE morning worship everyday and a few other theme-focus hours throughout the week. I have been joining LIVE panel, providing technical support and training. We have team members who are very willing to jump in if there is a gap but we need more to be willing so we can expand to more hours and cover more themes. My prayer is to start a Chinese-Japanese hour.

About To The Nations Fellowship/OnFire Japan/YWAM
My Canadian Charity partner “To The Nations Fellowship” was founded to come alongside the Body of Christ to facilitate sending Christians on long and short term missions.

Onfire Japan, founded in 1995 to minister after a major earthquake in Kansai, is a Christian ministry dedicated to seeing Japan and Japanese Christians filled with the presence and power of God. We equip believers for discipleship and simple church planting through

online media, networking and training. We’re excited for the opportunity to work together to see revival come to the church and the harvest come to Japan.

Youth With A Mission, founded in 1960, is a global movement of Christians from many cultures, age groups and Christian traditions, dedicated to serving Jesus throughout the world.

Shirley Unger

Address: 304-25 Ivybridge Gate, Winnipeg, MB, R3W 0L5 Canada
Email: sunger@gemission.com or shirley.unger@gemission.ca.
Website: https://gemission.org/

I became a Christian when I was a child. I grew up in a Christian home, learning about Christ at church and in Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. I was asked by a friend at a birthday party if I had a personal relationship with Christ. I went to my room, took out my little Bible that my parents had given me for Christmas and invited the Lord into my heart.

I had never considered going overseas to serve as a missionary in my earlier years. I went to Bible College and then got my teacher's degree at Brandon University. My goal was to teach elementary age children, but the thought of doing it outside of Manitoba didn't cross my mind.

After teaching on First Nations schools for four years, which was kind of a mission field of its own, a Greater Europe Mission (GEM) rep was at my parents' home for lunch and asked me to consider serving. That led to going to Spain on a summer mission trip. During the wrap-up time in Germany, opportunities to teach at Christian schools in Europe were mentioned. I applied, looking to serve for a year or two and the Lord expanded it to become a long term ministry, eventually with more than just teaching.

My Current Role at GEM
My current ministry is as an administrative assistant to both GEM Canada and to GEM Teams, where I served in person for over 16 years. My role with GEM Teams is to interact with teams and individuals who are wanting to serve on a short term team (1-3 weeks) and walk them through the GEM application process. I also read through their evaluations after a project and make our mobilization department aware of those who may want to return or consider longer term ministry. I meet with GEM Canada staff virtually once a week and with my supervisor also weekly. I meet with GEM Teams staff once a month and with that supervisor about once a month. I travel to Germany to be with the team in person once a year.

About GEM
Greater Europe Mission (GEM) began in 1952 because of a desire by Bob Evans to train leaders in the Bible. 22 Bible schools were established in the first 30 years, many that continue on. The ministry spread to include church planting. Today the mission has a wide variety of ministries, including Creative Arts, Business as a mission, sports, camps, children/youth education, justice, refugees, church planting, disciple making and so much more. GEM has over 700 missionaries from North America, Europe and beyond.

GEM's mission is to reach Europe by multiplying disciples and growing Christ's Church.

Jason and Monica Klumpenhower

  • Greetings!

    The big news is Monica and Ava are home! And Monica is expecting a baby due in September!

    We are so thankful to be back together as a family and to be excitedly awaiting the arrival of the 6th member of our family. The past 7 weeks have at times flown by and at other times dragged by at a snails pace. Monica was able to get her citizenship paperwork completed and meet with many of our faithful supporters. I have been and continue to be focused on language learning and continuing my involvement in the evangelism project.

    Thank you to each of you that specifically prayed for our family during this time of separation. Your support, prayers and encouragement are such huge blessing to us!

    Please pray with us for: Monica’s Canadian citizenship paperwork will be processed without issue. Pray for Christ Church Heiloo Men’s Day on April 5th. Pray that God will use it to strengthen and encourage the men. Pray for the KOTV Evangelism project, that God will continue to use it and us to further His kingdom here in North Holland.

    In Christ, Jason and Monica Klumpenhower

Monica and I both come from strong Christian backgrounds. I was raised to know and love Jesus but in my teenage years I completely walked away from my faith. Through much pain and struggle God brought me back to him as I learned that it was only through His power and the saving grace of Jesus that I could experience true joy and peace in my life. From a young age Monica always felt the desire to serve the Lord in ministry somewhere. Through some trials one of the key lessons the Lord has taught Monica is to always find your identity and worth in the Lord. He is worthy of our trust and always faithful.

We met at Capernwray Hall Bible School in England and married a year later. From the beginning of our marriage we knew God was calling us into missions, we just weren’t sure where. Through experiences such as returning to Capernwray Hall as volunteers, to building houses for families in extreme poverty in Mexico we explored this calling and God affirmed it to us! While visiting the Netherlands on a holiday from our work in England God impressed on our hearts the deep lostness and spiritual need of the Dutch people. This has never left us. 3 years ago, we joined Greater Europe Mission and 1 year ago we moved to the Netherlands!

OUR CURRENT ROLE

We are actively involved in a street evangelism organization here in Alkmaar called Kracht om te Veranderen (Power to Change). My roles include being part of the core leadership team, recruiting and leading short term teams, and going out on the streets telling people about Jesus! The biggest challenge we face is how to spread the Gospel in new and engaging ways. Dutch people are very closed, especially when it comes to talking about matters of faith. Too often we are met with cold indifference, postmodern worldviews and sadly people who have been hurt by churches or religious organizations and want nothing to do with God.

My secondary roll is a part time position at Tyndale Theological Seminary as Facility Manager. Tyndale is unique as it is a seminary that offers full scholarships to pastors and christian leaders from Asia, Africa and eastern Europe. The faculty is comprised of like minded missionaries from all over the world working together to teach and disciple these future leaders to go back to their home countries and do the same.

Monica is our prayer coordinator for Kracht om te Veranderen and aside from her responsibilities as a mother, is actively engaging the moms in our community in hopes to start a small Bible study and share the love Jesus has for them!

ABOUT GREATER EUROPE MISSION

Greater Europe Mission was founded in 1944 with the goal of sharing the gospel with disillusioned post WW2 European people who had seen so much loss and despair. Since that time GEM has grown to 3 different sending countries and over 300 missionaries serving across Europe. Sadly, in most European countries only about 3% profess a relationship with Jesus. Europe needs Jesus! Greater Europe Mission exists to relationally connect and reach the unbelieving and uncommitted across Europe. To grow and deepen them in their faith through intentional discipleship and to empower and send them out to impact their world for Christ. GEM missionaries are involved in many different types of work, with the common goal of expanding God’s kingdom and reaching Europe by multiplying disciples and growing Christ's Church.

Tim and Laura Neufeld

  • Please pray for:

    1. The hanger expansion project at Prairie Aviation Training Centre.  We have run out of room for our planes and offices.  The people making the decisions for the project are trying to strike the correct balance between cost and function, this is not easy!

    2. Pray for the 3 families who are part of the flight school family who are taking their first steps towards serving God overseas as pilots. Seeing these folks take this step is so exiting, and is why we are here. Pray that Laura and I would be able to encourage them, give them good insight into life in the places MAF works, and be able to help them in many different ways.

    3. Pray for me (Tim) as I continue to wait for important paperwork from Transport Canada.  It has been quite challenging waiting for that large government organization to process these papers.


    Tim Neufeld

    Flight Instructor - PATC

    Three Hills, AB

    587-321-5702

Tim and Laura both grew up cross-culturally as missionary kids, Tim in Latin America and Laura in Kathmandu, Nepal. Their lives first intersected when they attended Prairie High School in Three Hills, Alberta. Years later, Tim felt a clear call to mission aviation and decided to attend Prairie School of Mission Aviation to earn his commercial pilot license. During this time, Tim and Laura – now a teacher – got back in contact and were married in December 2009. Tim and Laura knew from early in their relationship that finding a way to become active in God’s Kingdom in a global sense was important to both of them, and since the beginning of their marriage have been working towards fulfilling this mandate. Before joining Mission Aviation Fellowship, they had been living and working in northern Alberta, where Tim was flying for an air operator offering medivac and charter work.

My Current role in Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF)
The Neufelds have being serving with Mission Aviation Fellowship in Papua New Guinea since October 2017, along with their two children: Hannah (2013) and Ethan (2017). Tim flies a Cessna 208 Caravan into isolated communities across the country to bring help, hope and healing through the love of Christ. His passengers may be missionaries, pastors, Bible translators, teachers, local people, or those needing urgent medical care. Laura is a teacher and has been volunteering at a mission school where both of their children attend.

In January 2025, after seven years of service in PNG, the Neufelds will be transitioning to MAF’s flight school, Prairie Aviation Training Centre in Three Hills, where Tim will be training pilots for mission aviation. He looks forward to using his experiences overseas in training the next generation of missionary pilots.

About MAF
Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is an international Christian organisation whose purpose is to bring help, hope and healing through aviation to people living in isolation and poverty. Every 5.6 minutes a MAF aircraft takes off or lands somewhere in the world, transporting people who live in remote villages and assisting missions, churches, aid and development agencies and others working to transform the lives of communities that are cut off from the outside world.

PATC is a part of Prairie College, a world class Bible school just one hour outside of Calgary, URL: www.prairie.edu/aviation/

Sam and Colleen Yim

Read more about Christ-honoring transformation https://www.christar.org/cycle-of-transformation and why we share the gospel with least-reached people. https://www.christar.org/why-we-share

sam.yimyim@gmail.com 517-732-4353
colleenyim@gmail.com 517-526-5614

  • Greetings from Detroit! We are happy about the end of Ramadan and the count down to Easter. We always practice Lent, 40 days of focusing on the reason for the resurrection, and since it also overlapped with Ramadan, we were/are able to have spiritual conversations about what it means, prayer and fasting. Pray these conversations go deep into their souls. During Ramadan, one of our students from Iran invited us all to celebrate Iranian New Year. I assumed it would take place at night, since Muslims are required to fast from sunrise to sunset, but she emphatically said, “No, 80% of Iranians don’t care about that!” Which started a tense conversation among some of the other Arab students (Iranians are Persian and most do not speak Arabic) who couldn’t believe that 80% of the Muslim Iranians didn’t care about keeping the fast during Ramadan. The conversation got more tense when the Iranian said “The Ayatolla destroyed our country.” This erupted with many asking her not to say such things, that couldn’t be true, and “please don’t say such things if you respect me.” Things calmed down but this is just an example of the differences of opinion in the Muslim community. This particular woman is actually a secret believer. Pray as she settles in to her new faith and her new country, and that her husband will be able to join her soon, and for us as we walk with her. We hope you are having a chance to reflect on the death and resurrection of Christ and pray for us as we take this most important historical event and boldly share it will all, regardless of the tense conversations it causes. Sam and Colleen Praise: -Sam had a great trip to Jordan and was able to meet everyone he had wanted to. -Praise as Ramadan is finshed and schedules are back to normal. -We were able to meet outside of regular meetings during Ramadan for many special gatherings. Meeting in people’s homes and on field trips we were able to learn about our students more deeply and build stronger relationships. -Our home cell group continues meeting bi-weekly and praying for different countries. -The ESL class is back and all the students returned after Ramadan- this is a great blessing. Pray: -Justice, whatever that looks like, for the Middle East. -Jiran outreach: As Ramadan is finished pray more Arabs would come and hear, especially as there will be more outreaches. -We are beginning to prepare for Manarah, C*’s training program for Muslim Evangelism in May. Pray for students to sign up and for us as we prepare our classes and help with the logistics. -Pray for our Arab service. We have “relatively” low numbers, but those who come are being blessed. Pray we don’t fall into the “numbers” trap and care more about how many come verses those that do and meeting their needs. -Friendship Friday on April 11. It continues to be attended well and people are growing deeper in their friendships. Pray these deeper friendships help to share deeper truths.

Sam: I was raised in a Christian home and I followed my parents when they went to church. When I was a teenager, I attended a Billy Graham’s evangelistic meeting and I made decision to follow Christ. When I was a high school teacher, I felt I need to be equipped to reach out to to high school kids, so I decided to go to seminary. During the mission course, I found there are many unreached people groups in India. At that time, I knew I would like to go to India to share the gospel with them.

Colleen: While working for the Department of Natural Resources in a rustic park, while working, my boss would always share the gospel with me. After a couple years of sharing and praying, I finally really understood what the scriptures he was sharing meant, and on June 10, 1981, I repented and started following Jesus.

My Current Role in Christar
We are ministering in Dearborn, MI, home of the largest Arab Muslim population in the US. We work along with a church in Dearborn teaching ESL during the week, hosting a Friday night outreach, visitation, and participating in another city wide outreach called Jiran, a time of Arab/English singing and Bible storying. We also give on-line training for an organization in HK called Oasis, who train Nepalis in HK for pastoral work.

Alliance Seminary HK: Sam just completed mentoring 2 D.Miss students and they have us both as second readers for their D.Miss program.

Writing is also a continuing ministry. Sam continues writing for Christian Times from HK.

Columbia International University: Sam continues to teach as an on-line professor to students in the mainland.

About Christar
Christar workers PARTICIPATE by planting churches in these LEAST-REACHED communities, where He is yet to be worshiped. The vision of Christar is to cultivate Christ-honoring transformation in communities where He is yet to be worshiped.

Christ-honoring transformation speaks to the process as well as the outcome. In the establishment of indigenous churches, we pursue a Christ-honoring influence on the community at large. As workers who partner with God in His work, we are a part of the transformation process that God is bringing about. God’s promise in Revelation 5:9 is clear. People from every tongue, tribe, people and nation will worship God in eternity.

Our vision is to go to those people who are not accounted for in the eternal roll call of nations!

John and Leanne Paetkau

Personal Email: paetkaujl@gmail.com
Work Email: jpaetkau@send.org
Mobile: 403 519 3210
Facebook/Instagram: John Paetkau
Give Online: Canada: send.org/canada/give-from-canada
USA: send.org/give/missionaries/paetkau

John: I grew up in a Christian family in northern Alberta, and became a Christian at a young age. God really got a hold of my life when I was 18, and I was called into ministry at that time. I planned on becoming a youth pastor, to reach the young people of Canada with the Gospel. During my second year at Briercrest, God called me overseas through the testimony of an old missionary from Spain. 11 years later on December 4, 1997, after serving as an associate pastor for 7 years Leanne, our two little daughters and I got on a plane and flew to Ukraine. We served there for 17 years and returned in 2014 with our three children to transition them into their next stage of life.

Leanne: I was born in Swift Current, Sk into a pastor’s family and received Jesus as my Saviour at the age of 5. After high school I went to Briercrest Bible College for 4 years. Here I met John which was a wonderful blessing and he became my husband after graduation. I was also introduced to missions at Briercrest in my first year when a missionary guest speaker came to speak he challenged us with the biblical account of Peter getting out of the boat and walking on the water. Peter faced his fears, likewise I was challenged to get out of the boat and confront whatever fear I had. At the time my greatest fear was that if I gave my all to the Lord he would send me to Africa, which I found frightening because of course, Africa has snakes and spiders. John and I got married and we ended up serving the Lord in a local church doing ministry for 7 years, not only to gain experience but also to pay off our student loans. John and I were excited to be able to receive a call to serve in Ukraine, and we were there for 17 years serving and raising our family.

Together we served the alongside Ukrainian believers in northeastern Ukraine, mentoring and training leaders, doing discipleship, helping them with children and youth ministry, camp work, and doing evangelism through friendships in our community. By 2013 we could see that we were becoming “the grandparents of our ministries” as we had trained up new leaders to take our place. Thus we exited out and eventually moved back to Canada hoping to transition our kids and someday move back overseas to where God was calling us next, to do whatever was next. We are still involved in ministry in Ukraine through various means (prior to the escalation of the war in 2022 we would lead a team to minister each summer there) and now from we serve from afar.

Our Current Role at SEND:
John - serves as a western Canada Missions Coach and representative for SEND in MB, SK, AB & BC. This entails the following in all four provinces: connecting with those who are inquiring re missions; visiting & speaking at bible schools; representing SEND and speaking at churches and conferences; coaching and facilitating new missionaries who are preparing to go the field; and facilitating short term teams and individuals.

Leanne - has two primary roles. Works part time as a home care professional and serves alongside John in the above roles as able. She also serves in ministry to women in both a face to face and online context.

About SEND:
SEND International is a international mission with members from 12+ passport countries serving in 21+ countries around the world. SEND seeks to plant the church where it doesn’t exist and serve it where it does, with a special focus on least reached peoples. Our focus is church planting and discipleship, using a variety of ministry platforms depending on the culture, the needs, the opportunities and the location.


Bev Huff

I was raised in a Christian home and attended church faithfully.  It was at the age of 6 that my father passed away suddenly and my mother at the age of 30 began to raise four children on her own.  It was my mother’s godly life and faithful walk with God that inspired me to live for Christ. At the age of 13 I received Christ at Echo Lake Bible camp and was disciple by godly youth leaders.  

While I was attending college and was challenged by a CEF director who spoke during a chapel service to give a summer to teach 5-Day Clubs.  I attended CYIA training and served as a summer missionary that summer for CEF of Manitoba and for the first time experienced what it meant to be a witness for Christ.  That is when the Lord planted the seed in my heart to serve with CEF.  For the first time I experienced God using me in sharing the gospel and I witnessed the miracle of children as well as adults coming to salvation and a personal relationship with Christ. 

 My Current role in CEF

For the past 17 years, I have had the joy and privilege of serving in the North American/Caribbean region as an Education Director.  I have witnessed God at work in many ways in developing the outreach and ministry of CEF in the Carian.  I consider it an honour to have had a part in helping open” Specific” countries in the Caribbean, with training programs helping to increase the number of Instructors and providing key training to help strengthen and ministry. As well as the joy of having opportunities to ministry to children and seeing them come to Christ. I praise God for what He is doing and look forward to what is ahead. 

Ministry roles with CEF 

  •  Regional Education NA/C – 2006 – present 

  •  Canadian CMI Director – 2002-2005 

  • Education Director – CEF of Manitoba 1981-2005 

  •  Area Director -City of Vancouver, British Columbia 1978-1981       

  • CYIA Summer Missionary – 1977 & 1978 

About CEF

Child Evangelism Fellowship of Canada (CEF) is an evangelical, Bible-centred mission whose purpose is to evangelize boys and girls with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and to establish (disciple) them in the Word of God and in a local church for Christian living. Our concern in seeking to evangelize children is that, “not one of these little ones should perish.”

Janice & Enoch Jabab

Our monthly ministry updates/prayer requests on our blog: https://www.cimcanada.org/janice-ministry-updates
Email address: janicecimministries@gmail.com

  • Dear friends & family,

    Thanks so much for your prayer support the last few months. We thank God for His grace over Enoch’s family as they completed the final funeral rites for their father in February.

    In March, we traveled to Suburini, Gmanejere and Accra in preparation for a Short Term Ministry team from First Alliance Church (Calgary), coming in April over the Easter season. I have been encouraged in my ministry through their preparations for the lessons and activities they will conduct with two of the Mission Schools in Northern Ghana. Their passion and zeal, attention to detail and thoughtfulness in delivering the Easter message of Jesus’ death and resurrection is evident.

    Please pray with us as we continue to prepare. Pray for the children and people in Suburini and Gmanejere, for the spiritual and physical health of all team members, and for God to be made known and glorified through this STM.

    Unfortunately, I was unable to finalize my immigration documents this month, though I had expected to be finished with it all a couple of months ago. However, I’m optimistic that it will be ready by the end of this month. Thanks for your continued prayer support.

    Yesterday (March 23), we celebrated the ordination of Reverend Thomas Sherro, who pastors Guno church near Tamale. Reverend Ezekiel Gbande was also ordained in Kpandai in February. CIM has been working alongside Reverend Sherro and Reverend Gbande for many years and it is a joy to see the Lord’s favor upon them. During Rev. Sherro’s ordination, I particularly appreciated each of his church congregations’ traditional dance and songs in their local dialect. It is so beautiful and joyous to hear the gospel truth proclaimed in each tribe’s heart language. I

    n Nyankpala, we continue to learn through the ABCs of God’s prophecies through Jesus. Please pray for the children and their families, as their Ramadan fasting is coming to an end in a few days. Pray for the Holy Spirit to touch their hearts and reveal Himself to them.

    Please also continue to pray for the various church planters across Ghana. There will be some transitions for a few of our pastors in the upcoming months. Pray for God’s leadership in their lives and provision for their families as they face new changes. Please let us know how we can also be praying for you.

    God bless you, Janice, Enoch & Lucy Jabab

Enoch and I (Janice) both became Christians at young ages because we grew up in Christian families and attended church. Enoch's mother always lived by example to their family about the importance of prioritizing God and serving others. This life of service to others for God's glory was greatly imparted onto Enoch at a young age. I began participating in short term missions trip to Ghana in 2009, where God started putting on my heart a love for the Ghanaian people.

God confirmed my calling by answering a confirmation prayer in 2018. I prayed to God that He would put the passage of Mark 10:29-30 to someone in my life to give to me as a confirmation that my full-time move into ministry in Ghana was God's will. In God's perfect provision, He confirmed my calling to me a week later when my pastor spoke from Mark 10.

My Current role in Chinese International Missions (Canada) CIMI am CIM Canada's International Worker in Ghana and I oversee some of the administrative work between CIM Canada and the local church, Evangelical Church of Ghana (E.C.G.) We work with nine E.C.G. pastors, in which the pastors are involved in church planting efforts in as many as 22 preaching points in their surrounding rural areas. We also support 3 E.C.G. mission schools and their teachers. In Nyankpala (our current town), we work with Campus Ministry students from the university in organizing a weekly kids club for the children in the community to learn about the Good News of Jesus.

About CIM
Chinese International Missions Canada (CIM) was established in 2003. The mission of CIM is to unite international and local ministries in proclaiming the Gospel cross-culturally through sending people, supporting ministries, and creating long-lasting partnerships.

Janet Snyder

  • Dear Praying Friend,

    "For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, and as a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to sprout up before all the nations," Isaiah 61:11.

    GOD'S UNIMAGINABLE ANSWERS TO PRAYER:

    1. Thankful for the 13 students, 5 instructors and 1 interpreter that came to Florida to complete the French Dynamics of Teacher Training Course.

    2. Giving God thanks for what has begun to sprout in the French countries for teacher training and the lives that will be changed because of it.

    3. Grateful for God raising up a coordinator for the Junior Youth Challenge ministry in the Caribbean.

    4. Thankful for the Easter Party Club trainings that are planned and taking place.

    PRAYER REQUESTS:

    1. How grateful we are to God for His provision, goodness, and mighty works during the week of the French Dynamics of Teacher Training Course in Florida to complete the course in person. What a joy it was to see them become a family and watch them work hard to develop as teacher trainers. Pray as they return home and plan for their first Super Seminar/training/conference and work as a team in the country.

    2. Thirteen of the students from Haiti were not able to travel to Florida and the course was recorded. Two of the instructors from Haiti are making plans to complete the course there for them. Pray as Rodia and Marceline schedule this around the arrival of materials and safety for the students.

    3. God has raised up a coordinator for the Junior Youth Challenge ministry. It is Melissa James, and she is from St. Kitts & Nevis. Pray as she begins this new role and for Renwick, Kelston, Bev, and I to have God's wisdom and direction in planning the first training course for timing and location.

    4. Our trip to Grenada is still a go! Bev and I travel April 4 to 13, to help with a TCE 1 course, plan an Instructors of Teachers Course and talk with potential instructors. This will be our 60th trip to the Caribbean. How we thank God for this special milestone with a shout of praise and thanks.

    5. Join us in praying for God's provision for financial needs and visas and removal any obstacles for those desiring to travel to the International Conference, May 19-24, in North Carolina. Thank you for being a partner who is devoted to praying for the ministry. I am grateful for you as we see righteousness and praise sprout up before the nations.

    Gratefully, Janet

I grew up in a small country town in Pennsylvania in the US and each week our bus driver would drop us off at a neighborhood home to attend a Good News Club. Each week I would hear of God’s love and salvation through two faithful teachers. One week when I was 10 years old, I accepted Christ as my Savior.

When I was 12 years old, I had opportunity to be a helper at the Vacation Bible School at my home church. It was here that I quickly realized my love to work with children and teach them the gospel. After attending university, I was an elementary school teacher for several years. I volunteered with Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) during the summers. From these experiences and mentoring leaders, the Lord called me to serve Him with Child Evangelism Fellowship full time.

My Current Role at CEF Canada
I serve as the Education and Literature director for the North America/ Caribbean Region. I oversee the training programs, train teachers and leaders, and equip and support teacher trainers in the 26 countries in the Caribbean. As Literature director I work with translation and printing of the literature for French, Dutch, Creole, and Papiamento.

About Child Evangelism Fellowship Canada (CEF Canada)
Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) was established in 1937 and the mission is to evangelize children with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and to establish (disciple) them in the Word of God and in a local church for Christian living. The major ministries are Good News Clubs during the school year and 5-Day Clubs throughout the summer. Volunteers are trained to reach the children in over 200 countries around the world. Every Child, Every Nation, Every Day.

Janet’s Newsletter!

Josh & Deb Wong

Both of us, at a young age, having grown up with a Christian home, made a simple acceptance to have Jesus be our Lord and Saviour.

For Josh, while attending the University of Calgary, he joined P2C - Students to study the bible on campus, and upon graduating in 2000, joined staff with P2C to help launch the campus ministry in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

For Deb, she always knew ministry would be a significant part of her life. She assumed it would come later in life after she had established a career. However, when she witnessed a different reality in P2C at her time at Dalhousie University in Halifax. So in 2003, she graduated and joined staff with P2C, ministering alongside Josh in Halifax.

Our Current Role at P2C - Students
Josh, as director of Strategy and Operations team, helps students take their next step towards Jesus by coordinating the strategic planning process of the ministry and creating and managing infrastructure to effectively and efficiently deliver ministry objectives. As a member of the National Leadership Team, he helps to implement change management processes to help the ministry achieve the desired outcomes of our plans and goals.

Deb, as director of the Creative Communications team, helps students connect with opportunities that help them take their next step towards Jesus. Through communication spaces like our p2c.com/students website, social media (insta: @p2cstudents), and resourcing in-person conversations, we design, create videos, write, inviting students to get involved with a local community, go on a mission trip, consider internship, and more. She also helps her team members in fund-raising.

About Power to Change
Starting at the University of British Columbia in 1967 (as Campus Crusade for Christ), Power to Change has been steadfast in helping people know Jesus and experience His power to change the world for close to 60 years. Throughout the years ministry expanded beyond post secondary students to other domains of society including families (FamilyLife), athletes (Athletes in Action), the marketplace (LeaderImpact), those living in vulnerable communities and in the margins (Connecting Streams), and those needing humanitarian assistance (Global Aid Network). Today, Power to Change has 10 ministries across Canada and belongs to a network of global ministry partners through Cru International to help people know Jesus and experience His power to change the world.

Jim & Shari Cottrill

Email: home@cottrillcompass.com
Phone: 1.403.276.9505
https://cottrillcompass.com
Visit our mission website here: https://avantministries.org

Jim’s mother led him to the Lord around the age of 3 or 4. At the age of 7, Shari was learning some Bible verses in school. She came home and talked about them with her parents, who led her to the Lord. We praise the Lord for His mercy!

In 1998 we began serving in full-time ministry training high school and college age teams which travelled around the world focusing on drama and music ministries. In 2003, we joined CAM International, which has now joined with Avant. Both missions were started in the late 1800s with a focus on reaching the lost with the Good News.

Our Current Role at Avant
We are currently church planters in south eastern Mexico City, in the municipality of Ixtapaluca. This work involves serving the community through community centre outreach, evangelism, Bible studies, leadership training, and networking with like-minded churches and missions in the area. This area of Mexico is one of the least reached areas in the Americas, and one of the most populated urban areas in the world.

About Avant
Avant has been focused on reaching the unreached since the 19th century, planting hundreds of churches over the past 130 years. Today, there are still many places in the world that are unreached and have no church. Avant's vision is to make a difference in time for eternity by rapidly planting and developing churches where none exist. We serve the Lord by “planting and developing churches” with several hundred missionaries worldwide, in 50 countries.

Oliver and Deborah Mayer

Oliver - After attending a youth retreat when I was 16 years old, a youth group started in my small town. What impressed me about the couple that led the youth group was that they practiced what they preached. This in turn made me want to find out more about Jesus and the Bible. During this first year of the youth group, I opened my heart to Christ. During the youth retreat we had studied the story of Joseph from the Old Testament and looking back I find it really helpful and encouraging to have learned from the beginning that “others might mean it for evil but God has a good plan (Genesis 50:20 NIV 20 “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.”)

My call to Thailand came when a missionary visited us at the beginning of 2010 while we were serving at Holsby Bible School, the Torchbearer Bible School in Sweden. He shared with a number of students about his work in Northern Thailand and Deborah and I were really impressed. At his recommendation we got in touch with OMF. Three years later (February 2013) we were sent out by OMF Canada to work in Northern Thailand with Mekong Minorities. We have now been with the Mekong field for over 11 years.

Deborah - I grew up in a Christian family. My parents were involved in ministry and I had a lot of exposure to Christianity, but it was when I was 7 years old that God convicted me of my sin and my personal need for Him, which led me to accept Jesus as my personal saviour. Ever since, He has been so faithful to teach me and guide me in the truth. Around the age of 14, I knew that God was calling me into missions. Though I was a little resistant at first, God began growing a desire in me to learn more, which I did by reading many missionary biographies, watching mission films, and learning whatever I could about other cultures. I got involved in an international student ministry in Calgary, and I also went on two short-term mission trips to Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. God used those experiences to cement that ever-growing desire to be involved in what He is doing overseas.

My Current role in OMF

We are involved in church planting and discipleship among the Karen minority group in Northern Thailand, with a special desire to see Karen believers equipped to share the Gospel with unreached Karen villages, near-culture people groups, and beyond.

We want to challenge the Karen to be rooted in Christ and His Word. Out of a close and vibrant relationship with Him the individual Karen will bear fruit (see John 15:1-5, especially 'If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit'). This will have an affect on other locals (believers and unbelievers), other churches, other villages and beyond.

As we are now based in the city of Chiang Mai, Deborah has been able to get involved in some ministry in the city as well. She is part of a Christian team of language consultants, offering English language services to medical students and faculty at the local university. This has opened many doors for sharing the gospel with students and mentees.

About OMF
OMF is a global fellowship of Christians with a heart for East Asia. We share the good news of Jesus Christ in all its fullness with East Asia’s peoples to the glory of God. We are passionate to demonstrate and proclaim the good news to East Asia’s billions, many of whom have never seen or heard it.

In places where there are no churches or limited resources, we humbly and prayerfully engage in church planting. In places where the church already exists, we serve alongside it to strengthen and extend it.

Larry & Bella Mori

Larry—I attended the Urbana mission conference in 1987 while I was working as an engineer at IBM. During the conference, I responded to God’s call to serve Him overseas due to the Great Commission in Matthew 28:19-20. That led to eventually going to Japan as a 2 year term missionary with the EFCA. During that time, I made a deeper commitment to become a career missionary to Japan. I met my wife, Bella, on the mission field and God blessed us with two children, Timothy and Tiffany.

Bella—While I was attending Bible school in Canada, God gave me the burden for Japan through the sharing of missionaries. I was sent to Japan through the EFC of Hong Kong as a missionary until I met Larry on the mission field and were married in Hong Kong.

Our Current Role
We have started Sendai Izumi Church in Sendai City. We teach Outreach English classes at Sendai Izumi Church and also at community centers (when invited) as a means to reach out to our community. In the past, we also spent a few years serving the Tsunami victims while we were church planting the Sendai Izumi Church. We have a small congregation and we meet every Sunday for worship, weekly prayer meeting and hold Outreach English classes weekly.

About EFCA
We are serving with the EFCA ReachGlobal and EFC of China – Hong Kong Overseas Mission Board.
EFC of China – Hong Kong Overseas Mission Board Purpose: Spread the Gospel to the whole world and benefit all peoples by spreading the Word.
EFCA ReachGlobal Purpose: Focus is to invest in disciplemakers to establish the church where the gospel isn’t known.

Daniel and Carla

  • Hi everyone,

    About 20 hours ago, if you have been connected to global news, you already know that a 7.7M earthquake struck Myanmar about 20 hours ago. Tremors and effects of the seismec event reached all the way to Bangkok and beyond, with considerable impact to structures in Bangkok.

    A quick update for you all:

    • We are safe. Although we're 300 km closer to the epicenter than Bangkok, seismic activity doesn't always travel the way you'd expect. No one in our city reported any unusual feelings or observations; however some reports from villages near the project's farm say that there were termors felt out there.

    • Myanmar reports at least 144 fatalities already from the quake, with certainly many more injured. Please pray for the people suffering there and that those of the Body in-country may be resourced to respond to the needs to show our Father's mercy and love in practical ways.

    • Chiang Mai, Thailand (which borders Myanmar) reported 3.3 M tremors in the region, with felt effects but no reported significant damage or casualties. Colleagues of our who live in the greater Bangkok Region have reported damage to their apartments and to their workplaces (source: The Thaiger News)

    • Significant impacts of the quake were felt. At least 6 people have died in structural failures already with countless more injuries. Former colleagues of ours in Bangkok have mentioned damage to their apartments & workplaces also. A high level of anxiety has blanketed the Greater Bangkok Area, given the significance of the tremors & the uncertainty around structural damage—there are hundreds of high-rises that may have been built without factoring in earthquake events.

    Please, in your prayers, lift up those in Myanmar, in Bangkok, and in other areas significantly impacted by this natural disaster. We hope and pray that local believers rise to the occasion and demonstrate practical evidence of God's love to the communities and families impacted.

    Thank you for your concerns and your partnership.

Daniel came to know Jesus and follow Him before he can remember. “I’ll do anything for you, God—just not missions” was common in his prayers until he surrendered that last phrase while serving at a Bible camp. 10 months later, he served as a teaching missionary in a country he’d barely heard of. That experience transformed Daniel’s perspective and he’s been wrecked for the ordinary ever since.

Carla learned about Jesus from her mom, and she believed it was good to follow God. In college, an American teacher explained to her the meaning of the Gospel, which moved Carla to eagerly accept Jesus. After graduating, she saw how temporary her field’s achievements were, so Carla resolved to labor for the eternal kingdom instead. Carla sees her calling in walking alongside others and participating in the transformation of lost souls being restored to Jesus.

My Current Role
Daniel & Carla are working in a marginalised “Creative Access” nation where openly sharing about Jesus is not welcome. The ministry group they work alongside seeks to intervene in and proactively battle human exploitation and trafficking. They give leadership to various parts of the project, including café business consultation, discipleship & spiritual support, and systems integration.

About CMA
Daniel & Carla are sent with the Christian & Missionary Alliance Canada, which exists to multiply disciples in every part of the world as people who follow Christ, doing this through a focus on prayer, leadership, ministry, stewardship, and overall effectiveness. Founded in the 1880s, the Christian and Missionary Alliance is committed to Jesus and His mission. They send people to live on mission locally and globally, aiming to be a Christ-centred, Spirit-empowered, Mission-focused movement in everything it does.

George Yau

Phone/Whatsapp: 780-885-5343
Email: georgewkyau@gmail.com

When I graduated from high school at the age of 18, with the help of my former Christian classmate, I successfully came to Saskatoon, Canada to further my studies and participated in various church gatherings including youth fellowship. My initial intention was to make more friends, until one day after the fellowship, a brother shared God’s salvation with me using a booklet on the Four Spiritual Laws. The Holy Spirit moved me to confess my sins, repent, and accept the Lord Jesus as my Savior and the Lord of my life, and was willing to follow Him all my life. I was baptized in 1975.

In the early 2015, I had the opportunity to meet with the director-general of the Chinese Christian Mission (CCM). After a meeting, I was invited to join CCM Canada’s small-town missionary ministry and became a full-time traveling missionary in the three prairie provinces of western Canada. After praying with my wife and seeking God's guidance, I understood that this was God's call. I gave up my job as an engineer and turn to preach full time and care for the Chinese living in small towns and villages.

My Current Role at CCM
From 2015 to this year, I am the full-time traveling missionary in the three prairie provinces, responsible for promoting small town missions to various churches. I also encourage and lead believers to preach the gospel to Chinese people in small towns and villages. The three provinces have a vast territory with many small towns and villages. Therefore, it is necessary to recruit many believers to participate in this visitation and evangelism missions. Also it is a big challenge to encourage churches and believers to stay in this mission long-termly and continuously.

About CCM
Rev. Thomas Wang founded the CCM in Detroit, USA in 1961. Since then, CCM has been established in more than ten countries and regions around the world. CCM Canada was established in 1979. All CCM organizations around the world have a common mission: "To spread the gospel to the Chinese people and to bless all nations." CCM in various places is actively fulfilling this mission through four aspects: "literary mission, overseas mission, urban mission, and small-town mission."