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Passing Faith to the Next Generations: Miriam Charter

October 7, 2024 | 21 minute read

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A Prophetic Word (December 1983)  From my perch in the little café on the town square, Piata Unirii, I watch people shuffle past clutching cheap burlap carry-bags, probably hoping to…
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From War to Earthquakes: God Led and Protected John and Penny Hall

September 30, 2024 | 21 minute read

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In 1974 when we were living in Pleiku in the central highlands of Viet Nam, there were many attacks on the villages in the area, particularly between Pleiku and the…
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First Wave to Russia: Doug and Julie Tiessen

September 23, 2024 | 21 minute read

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Before the modern era, missionaries packed their belongings in coffins with the sobering knowledge their bodies would likely return in them! Prospective missionaries were fully cognizant of the ultimate sacrifice…
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Follow Me: Murray and Michelle Derksen

September 16, 2024 | 21 minute read

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Cristina and her husband were our neighbours in Guadalajara; they lived on the corner of the next block, on our way to the preschool our boys attended. Many days we…
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Passing on the Legacy of my Heritage: Gaileen Warden

September 9, 2024 | 21 minute read

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It was February 9, 2009, a sad day in my life. I was leaving Venezuela. My colleague Rebecca Rodríguez and I were the last international workers (IWs) to leave the…
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Make God Famous: Michel and Denise Dubé

August 26, 2024 | 21 minute read

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Casting out demons, healing the sick, and healing deep psychological wounds are biblical events we saw happen in our ministry. God took two very ordinary people with very ordinary stories…
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Miriam Charter – Fear, faith, and friendship

August 21, 2024 | 21 minute read

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By Karissa Delamont   Growing up in the Alliance, I had heard the name Miriam Charter. Single missionary serving in Romania back before the iron curtain fell. But it wasn’t…
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Wrecked for the Ordinary: Perry and Lynda Friesen

August 19, 2024 | 21 minute read

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A changed life greatly encouraged us in our second year of language study. It is the story of an elderly lady named Elena Feodorevna, the mother of a young couple…
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Caring for the Body, Healing for the Soul: Marion Dicke

August 12, 2024 | 21 minute read

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We were sitting around in a circle discussing the community health needs in a remote region of the Bateke Plateau in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It had been…
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Called and Carried by God’s Grace: Dave and Denise Golding

July 29, 2024 | 21 minute read

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“It’s Dave Golding! Is Denise here?” Those simple words will always be etched in my memory as they rocked my world and changed the direction of my life forever. I…
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