ABWE Canada Blog
Unreached People Groups Are the Next Frontier for Global Missions
From the beginning, ABWE’s missionaries have been bringing the good news of the gospel to the ends of the earth, in obedience to Jesus’ command: “Go and make disciples of all nations” Matthew 28:19 Our vision is to fulfill the Great Commission by multiplying leaders,...
Taking Initiative in Cambodia – Good Soil is Reproducible!
“Trevor, I need 40 of The Story of Hope student workbooks and 10 leader guides.” Trevor Amack, ABWE missionary to Cambodia recently received this request from Andre, a local Khmer pastor/teacher and ministry partner. Trevor instructed him where he could find the...
Summer Update from the Wards
Greetings from Togo! WOW! These past few months have been so crazy busy that I don’t even know where to begin! I guess there’s no better place to start than to give God the glory for what HE has done. We truly serve an amazing God who not only gave up His life for us...
Pastor, Where Do Your Missions Dollars Go?
Pastor, are you sure you know where your missions support goes? If you took a close look, would you like what you find? I suspect there’s a good chance you wouldn’t. So let’s make it interesting. Take out a sheet of paper. Here are a few questions—and no peeking at...
Manipur Massacre Against Kuki Christians
The persecution of Christians in India is not a new phenomenon. Violence against Christians has escalated over recent years under the Modi Government. The most recent one is the ongoing months-long orchestrated and synchronized persecution of Kuki Christians in...
Struck Down, but Not Destroyed
“In one minute, it was all gone.” Two Turkish brothers, gray-haired, mustachioed, and sorrowful, led their visitors toward the crumbling rubble of a house hurled upside down. They pointed to a crushed stairway, filled in with chunks of cement, fragments of...
War and Revival
War in Ukraine was not the first crisis in Oksana’s life. Her plans had already been interrupted once before—eight years ago, when she unexpectedly discovered she was pregnant. As she contemplated her options, she heard about the Choose Life Center in her home...
Forbidden Soup
Ilyas stared in surprise as one of his dinner companions reached over the table and plunged his fingers into his bowl. “Why did you just stick your hand in my soup?” he exclaimed. The Afghan couple seated across from him had requested to meet at a local...
Losing a Leg to Gain His Soul
A shot exploded through the night sky. Honoré fell to the ground, a searing pain radiating from his leg. Honoré, a Togolese farmer, was walking to his village after a day’s work in his field as darkness fell. Mistaking his movements for the rustles of an...
Fruitful Ministry Despite Uncertainty in Ukraine
On Sunday, our family met with Sasha, pastor and father of five, over pizza in a city 3 hours west of Kyiv. “We baptized 27 people this week. 80% of our members were brought to our city because of the war. We are ready to launch another church plant...
Essentials for a TRULY Evangelistic Church
Both words, evangelical and evangelistic, are rooted in the Greek word εὐαγγέλιον (euangelion), which means “good news” or “gospel.” Perhaps this is a bit simplistic, but it is essentially correct: An evangelical church is a church...
Demystify Mental Health for Missionaries
It’s no secret we’re in an alarming mental health crisis. A 2020 study published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found one in five American adults experiences mental illness each year. In 2021, national leaders in the...