Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13,14 No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is […]
Dan is reading all the time; He loves to learn and have his perspectives challenged. Last year, in discussions about mission and calling with Lynn Dietz, EMCC Regional Minister during his visit to South Africa, Lynn recommended reading “Kingdom Come.” This book articulated so much of what we had been feeling about a deeper call […]
Sometimes we get thrown a curve ball. Often in our work in South Africa, the unexpected happens. In those times, Kerry and I look at each other and say, “I didn’t see that coming!” We got thrown a curve ball in January. Zephaniah, our lead trainer, didn’t come back to work after the Christmas break. […]
A part of our ministry philosophy is to always try to work ourselves out of a job. The main idea here is spiritual multiplication through intentional discipling: making disciples who make disciples. One of Dan’s disciples is Zephania Mbuyisa, whom he has been discipling for over three years through the work at Seed of Hope. Since I met Zeph, […]
The season of planting is consistently a highlight for us. Soil that has been properly cared for has been increasing in fertility and is literally pregnant with possibility. Add high quality seed at the right time, with sufficient moisture in the soil, and the result looks like a miracle – every time. We are excited […]
It’s been three years since setting foot in Canada and we knew there would be change. Still we found ourselves marvelling at the sheer scope of development in Ottawa and Toronto. In Toronto especially, massive high rises continue to go up and change the skyline dramatically. The city is a concrete jungle. As I looked […]
Food is a foundational and basic human need. Without access to food, families find themselves in crisis mode and decisions made in crisis mode are never the best decisions. So often the thought is that hunger exists only in Africa, but access to food or the lack thereof affects Canadians as well. Thirteen percent of […]
“I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.” ― Helen Keller It has become a significant realisation in these Canadian home assignment months, that we are not walking alone. In this BLOG we want to pay tribute to all the people who continue to be interested in us and […]
We have discovered something wonderful in Wildwood! Dan spent a morning with a dear high school friend, Alison Laberge in her local community. Alison dreamt of starting a community garden in Wildwood, Calgary and worked with other community members to make that dream a reality. In the photos below, you can see what they have […]
Sometimes, seeing, really is believing. To walk alongside a field of 3.2m high maize and see the abundance of growth is awe inspiring in this season of drought. We wanted people to experience first hand how Farming God’s Way principles preserved our field this year. On Feb. 4, we had our first open field day […]