EMMANUEL MISSIONS
SPOTLIGHT
Our current spotlight features an update from Jono & Janice Barnhoorn. The Barnhoorns will be joining us to give an in-person update on Sunday, August 7th:
We have been back in southern Ontario since June 9 after leaving Nigeria on June 2. Getting adjusted to life {in Canada} has taken a little more time and energy than we had expected.
What are we doing and are we still with Wycliffe Bible Translators???
Yes! We are still with Wycliffe. Our ministry will be quite similar to what we have been doing in Nigeria, but from afar. We plan to resume work remotely in January if we feel like we are settled and if we have the appropriate financial support to do so.
Jono will be making trips to Nigeria next calendar year and will meet with his team via the internet in-between trips so that the translation work can continue. Janice will be working part time and her role will also involve some international travel.
Please pray for our family as we settle into a life of new normals here in southern Ontario. Pray that we can be a part of a community that encourages and upholds us while still challenging us to serve our Lord in all that we do. Pray that we will continue to trust the Lord to continue to provide for us, through his people, in the coming years.
Thank you for your love and support over the years. We are so thankful for you and the way that the Lord has used you to bless us.
NATIONAL
The Embassy, Humber College
Trevor Gingerich
The Embassy exists to help students discover hope, purpose, and life to its fullest through the message, mission, and living person of Jesus Christ. It's a place where students can gather to worship regularly and be exposed to biblical teaching that's applicable to their surroundings and pertinent to thier unique stage in life. Although studies show that large numbers of Christian young people turn away from faith during post-secondary education, Trevor is actively working to reverse these statistics. He believes that our Canadian colleges and universities represent mission fields that require missionaries. and links, or connect data from your collection to display dynamic content.
The Embassy
The Jesus Network, Toronto
Shawn & Haley
The Jesus Network has been at the forefront of ministry in Toronto since its inception in 2007, providing hands-on ministry to the communities they serve. Shawn & Haley head up the ministry, living in the most densely populated new immigrant area in the GTA. With their team, they establish friendships and share the love of Jesus with their neighbours. They distribute DVDs and literature and over 500 food baskets at over the Christmas season.
The Jesus Network
The Jesus Network, Toronto
Dreamer (Roya)
The Jesus Network is a cross-cultural ministry that is focused on being agents of hope and change in Toronto influencing others through the message of Jesus Christ. Roya is from the Middle East and come to know Christ as a result of having dreams about Jesus. Roya and Haley head up the food basket distribution program and follow up with the families whose doors are open after receiving a basket. On Friday evenings, Dreamer hosts church in her home with ladies from the area. The home church has now expanded to a second home.
The Jesus Network
Mission Canada, Peterborough
Scott Couper
As a Mission Canada worker, Scott has stepped into a new season and calling as a “Street Level Advocate” in Peterborough’s city core. Scott knows that it is through kindness expressed in non-judgmental ways, that hope can be realized (Romans 2:4) and the love of Christ experienced. Utilizing his many connections with church leaders, social services and local police, Scott builds relationships and connects individuals to helpful services and resources. His deepest desire, however, is to be a human bridge, seeing people restored to right relationship with a Heavenly Father who loves them and has a good plan for their lives.
Mission Canada
Power to Change, Maritimes
Brian & Yvonne Mackie
The passion of Power to Change is coming alongside college and university students to help them know Jesus and experience His power to change. Through communities of faith, they discover the relevance of Jesus’ gospel message for all of life. Brian is working with students on several university and college campuses in the Maritimes. He is training student leaders to be active on campus, sharing their faith and providing the Christian presence in these environments where young people are faced with many choices and temptations.
Power to Change
Power to Change, Campus Ministry
Jonathan Topping
Power to Change is forging communities in Canada where life transformation happens among post-secondary students, whether in-person or online. They’re offering hope by connecting the dots between Jesus’ mission and your life through helpful content. They’re gathering through events and unique opportunities that inspire us to see the bigger picture of God’s kingdom. Jon speaks at events on various philosophical issues that can impact faith and Christianity. He loves to have deep conversations with those who are either struggling in their faith or have challenges against the faith.
Power to Change
Pregnancy Help Centre, Durham Region
Kathy Michel
The Pregnancy Help Centre of Durham offers counselling, prenatal classes, parent support, and prayer for women of all ages who are facing unplanned pregnancies. PHC exists to demonstrate God's love and mercy, giving help to people who may be distressed due to pregnancy. Our own Kathy Michel is the Executive Director of the PHC. She oversees the programs, staff, and volunteers at three Durham locations: Oshawa, Ajax, and Bowmanville.
The Pregnancy Help Centre of Durham
Young Life, North Durham
Jessica Taylor
Young Life is all about connections! Young Life, an international organization, came to Canada in 1954, and to the Uxbridge & Port Perry area about 7 years ago. Working with volunteers, Jessica plans fun-filled activites and a message about the Christian's walk and faith on weekly basis for 775-100 local teens. In addition, there is an in-depth Bible study for teens who are interested. Young Life's vision is to introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and to help them grow their faith, showing teenagers there is hope in life!
Young Life
INTERNATIONAL
Asian Outreach, Mongolia
Noel Hutchinson
With 36 percent of the population living below the poverty line, Mongolia is a third world country left in decay following the 1991 fall of Communism. Asian Outreach's Education and Community Development programs provide literacy classes, small business loans, and training for poor and needy families. On the spiritual side, prior to 1990, there were only five known Christians in Mongolia. That number has now dramatically increased to over 60,000. Asian Outreach has been closely involved in that change, training over 85 percent of Mongolia's Christian leaders through their Leadership Training programs.
Asian Outreach North America
L'viv Theological Seminary, Ukraine
L'viv Theological Seminary
With the fall of communism in 1991, a great door for the gospel opened up in Ukraine. However, it is estimated that 90% of those who are leading the church today have no theological training. L'viv Theological Seminary is committed to preparing Christian men and women for ministry, equipping them with the tools they need to be leaders in the Ukrainian church of tomorrow. LTS has approximately 1000 students preparing for ministry.
L'viv Theological Seminary
PAOC International Missions, Guinea
Philip & Judy Bowler
Making disciples - this is what Phil and Judy are about. PAOC's "Alleluia" churches are young, vibrant and eager for support and training to reach this Muslim dominated country. "Dr. Phil" is the theological educational consultant for Guinea, Liberia and Senegal, and in this role, he teaches courses and trains leaders for the churches of West Africa. Additionally, he is the director of Global University (formerly ICI) for these countries. Judy is the facilitator of discipleship and evangelistic strategies with a vision for multiplicative church planting in Guinea and beyond. She also oversees the ChildCARE Plus Program for Guinea. Together they are working to strengthen and develop the 17 Alleluia Christian schools in Guinea.
PAOC International Missions
PAOC International Missions, Global Ed
The Timothy Fund
In building the kingdom of God, the deliberate, diverse and dedicated discipleship of national leaders remains a priority. We multiply our impact when we mobilize thousands of kingdom-minded leaders.
The PAOC currently has 38 partner institutions in 31 countries from Southeast Asia, to Eurasia to the MENA region and Africa to South America and the Caribbean. Last year, the Timothy Fund provided 234 scholarships to students in 23 of our international colleges.
Timothy Fund Scholarships defer tuition costs and are given directly to schools for students' accounts. Each scholarship is worth $600, and is often accompanied by students participating in school life as a way of participating in their educational costs.
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PAOC - Timothy Fund
Wycliffe Bible Translators, Nigeria
Jono & Janice Barnhoorn
Working with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Jos, Nigeria since 2007, Jonathan is involved in training translators and overseeing Bible translation in four languages - Duya, Ashe, Waci, and Nyankpa. Janice works at the Wycliffe office in the Human Resources department in addition to training national women. They and their children need God's hand of protection over their lives as they work to see Nigerian communities transformed by God's Word being translated into the heart languages of Nigerians.
Wycliffe