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God’s Plan for a Broken World
04.15.24

God’s Plan for a Broken World

As the freighter eased into its berth at the Seattle harbour in July 1972, a small group of passengers could be seen gathered at the rail. Garth an...
Leaving Their Legacy Among the Vietnamese
04.08.24

Leaving Their Legacy Among the Vietnamese

My Dad, George Irwin, simplified life. He took complex issues and made them simple, practical. To him, missionary work was not all about strategizi...
Spoiled for the Ordinary
04.01.24

Spoiled for the Ordinary

“I’m afraid she’s too girly and fragile to be trekking around the world with a 30-pound backpack for the next nine months!” Dave’s dad exclaimed. H...
Breaking Up Dry Ground
03.25.24

Breaking Up Dry Ground

The year 1994 was significant in the life of The Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA). Both Canada and the United States jointly discerned a cl...
Chaplaincy: Lessons from Lazarus (John 11:38-44)
03.20.24

Chaplaincy: Lessons from Lazarus (John 11:38-44)

When Jesus asked the bystanders, family members, and community to roll away the stone, what was asked seemed wrong, shocking and offensive. As a pr...
Encounters with God
03.18.24

Encounters with God

My parents came from farming backgrounds in Nova Scotia. Their parents followed Jesus, and one of my grandmothers led the missionary society at her...
Following His Will is So Worth It
03.11.24

Following His Will is So Worth It

Just before coming home on home assignment in June 2013, a man came to see me. "Mama Anne, I'm your disciple. I have burden for the people in my vi...
Redemption on the Range
03.06.24

Redemption on the Range

Located twenty-four kilometres from Winnipeg near the community of Stony Mountain is a Canadian heritage building, surrounded by a stone wall made ...
From the Prairies to Peru
03.04.24

From the Prairies to Peru

A powerful sense of God’s presence pervades the Lince Alliance Church’s lower auditorium in Lima, Peru. Four hundred and fifty chairs are occupied ...
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