It happened on the last Sunday of October 2019. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I missed my flight out of Vancouver for Montreal on Thursday, from where I was planning to fly…

Along the journey called life, there are a plethora of challenges and opportunities that come our way. Whether presenting to us in forms of intrigue, demand, necessity, or the ordinary,…

One of our daughters returned from a full day of grade 7 studies at our local public school; having walked home with her brother, she flopped onto the couch and,…

Missions work is not just about a group of people going overseas to heal spiritual wounds and provide fresh water! It’s about planting seeds of the Gospel, watering the plant,…

Is persecution good for the Church? For example, there is much political and ethnic turmoil throughout Africa these days. The family of God is sometimes caught at opposite ends of…

Like many international workers (IWs), I did not embark on my journey with a well-developed theology of suffering. Rather, it has evolved over the years and continues to grow and…

“When I grow up, I want to do what she does,” I whispered to my husband, John, in 2004. I was a fully grown woman with two children at the…

Choosing a vocation or knowing the career for which one might prepare and train takes self-awareness, understanding of aptitudes and skills, wise counsel from those who know us, and a…

We are thankful for the response from Alliance churches and donors—altogether $377,730.30—to provide financial resources for our partners in Turkey as they responded to the earthquake that impacted vast areas…

 We feared for our lives that day in 1997. Extreme tension between various military leaders in the city of Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, had brought out well-armed and determined militias…