Praying for Spiritual Transformation

Dale Winder The National Initiatives Manager for the BGEA of Canada When I began my elementary school years we began the day singing the Canadian national anthem and saying the Lord’s Prayer in unison. By the time I finished high school we were taught that science had proven God does not exist. Therefore, not only did we stop saying the Lord’s Prayer we also no longer sang the national anthem because it acknowledged the existence of God. Today, students are no longer taught that science is true because they are teaching truth is based on what you personally think or feel. As a result, we have fully arrived

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Toronto STM November News & Prayer Request

Give thanks and praise to the Lord. With the Lord’s grace, the prayers and faith actions of the co-workers and believers, the cannabis shop at Unit C-6 next to the short-term mission center finally moved out of our 60-merchants plaza on October 31, 2021. And because of the newly established By-Laws, no marijuana shop can be established among us from now on. Thanks and praise to the Lord! Non-Christian merchants are amazed by the power and truth of the Lord Jesus, and the Lord’s name is exalted, glorified and honored! Glory be to God. Once again, thank you for your support and prayer, the Lord is our banner!

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Urban Mission – Mission at the Door Step

by Woon Yuen Cheng, PhD, missioner, pro-temp Director of VCCSTM The main article of the current issue of The Logos “Urban Evangelism – The Flow of Love” has taken on an old topic afresh regarding urban evangelism. Urban city, a place where people congregate, and in everyday live where frequent interpersonal influences and communications take place. Without a doubt, it is key to evangelism. Looking back to the early churches, one sees the importance of urban mission – Paul’s three mission trips took place at (1) Athens – Center of intellect of the entire Greek and Roman world, and (2) Corinth – One of the commercial centers of

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The Realm of Life

By  Alice Cheng The realm of life is considered as the awareness of one’s mind and the cultivation of one’s character. It is closely related to our vision, mood, and cultivation. When the horizon is high, there is no obstacle and there is a clear wave in the heart. The eyes are the window of the soul: What comes into our eyes is what goes into our hearts. Seeing can become our points of view, our visions, and even our realms. God’s vision is much deeper than ours. May God expand our realms of life. Our Functional World of Order From God’s point of view, He called his

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The Choice between life and death at the end of Days

By: Timothy Tin According to a BBC report, “since 2012, approximately 5 million Afghans fled their homeland and were unable to return, some without homes within the Afghan border, while others fled to neighboring countries to seek shelter” The number of displaced Afghans is ranked as the world’s top third most number of displaced refugees. When the American troops planned to withdraw its forces on August 31, 2021, Afghans were facing the imminent choice between life and death in the great escape of the end times. Those who boarded departing planes from Afghanistan were escorted down the path to peace and stability, but those who could not manage

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The US Withdrawal from Afghanistan

By: Helen Man In August 2021, the United States completely withdrew from Afghanistan, ending the 20-year-old war. President Biden claimed that the withdrawal from Afghanistan would not look the same as the withdrawal from Vietnam; no one would be dragged off the roof of the US embassy; no Americans nor Americans’ friends would be left behind. The President also cited that the US has trained and equipped nearly 300,000 troops in Afghanistan, which is more than enough to deal with the Taliban; and this is a glorious withdrawal. However, what happened after the US military left was that the Afghan government had no intention to defend the country and

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The Wisdom of “Making Free Choices”-Reflection from Japanese Culture

 By Chion Under the vaccination freedom culture, many countries experienced different waves of protests.  When I thought of the story of typhoon forecast, there was a dilemma of making choices.  For example, the local government only provided the weather forecast, warnings on the waters/mudding, as well as the regions where people must to withdraw.  However, the information or the instruction with this nature is not as straightforward as the ones from the Hongkong government where they give a clear direction about whether the students or workers should go to school or work.  Under this circumstance, I called a friend, asking for help.  She said “whether you choose to

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Toronto STM October News & Prayer Request

Pray for the Fall courses from September to December, “Video & Teleconferencing Group Follow-Up & Growth II”, “Distinguish Heretics II” and the courses “The Image of God and Believers Evangelism” and “The 4th Video & Teleconferencing” of the new semester from January to April. Pray for the new semester and for the Lord to let the students have the hearts to pursue and learn eagerly Pray for the wisdom to build up the spiritual growth of new believers and strengthen their faith. Let the growing new believers/relatives smoothly engage with church life.   Please pray for the short-term mission vision sharing and graduation ceremony. Thank the Lord for

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How Can I Help You?

Pastor Samantha Wong 2 Kings 4:1-7 in the Bible records a story of the prophet Elisha helping the poor widow.  The prophet Elisha had a servant, after he passed away, only his wife and two sons remained.  Due to his great debts that he could not repay, he faced that his sons would be taken away as slaves.  The wife could not allow that, and she begged Elisha hoping for a turnaround.  When Elisha faced the helpless widow, he asked, “How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” The widow said, “Nothing except a small jar of olive oil.” “Nothing?” It could

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Follow Me (Continued)

Jesus said to him, “Follow Me” (John 21:19) Growing in Grace, Learning in Serving Thank God for giving me and my wife a new heart in knowing Him, serving Him. After baptizing in 1994, we started participating in the choir, and as we grow in faith, through God’s mercy and protection, and with the encouragement and support of pastors and co-workers, I have become core co-worker of the Mandarin fellowship. We served in the church as one body with other brothers and sisters of different culture and background. In 1996 I was nominated and elected as church deacon in evangelism. Serving a church of 400 in three different

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